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Originally Posted by Jarrett How do you guys go about keeping your classical chops up while you focus on your jazz studies.. I know the textbook answer is "Practice both" but it's not going that well for me... I can't play classical music anymore without a VERY strong pull to just play jazz. It's like I can't hold my mind to the classical genre anymore... Therefore my performance is suffering. Anyone else had this problem?
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Yes, I have had this problem but not in the same sense as what you posted. After not having played in an orchestra for many years while all the time I've been "developing" jazz, I was asked to play first trumpet in the Hebrew University orchestra. It was impossible to follow the conductor. My training and experience accounted for nothing at that time for I was out of the regimentation of counting for 100 bars and playing one note and then counting another 50 bars, etc while all the time I'm listening for the beat because the conductor did not give one ... only expressive arm wavings.
In short, playing Jazz and then Classical is not like turning the water on and off but rather one has to ease into it. Advice: give as much time as you can to practicing classical before getting into the orchestral schedule and do it with the mind set that this is your last performance of your career or that you're going to win $100,000; so, you better make it good!
I could have said the same thing they say about Jazz players ... you're either born a classical trumpet player or you are not but this is not true IMO.
Good luck,
Liad Bar-EL