| Gentle sight-readers,
As we are visual creatures I concur with the idea that what we see is of immeasurable help to the psychological part of trumpet plying. Those of us that are impressionable rely on the memories of what we see to help stimulate the thoughts that inspire us! For others it's what they hear.
The bottom line is however that by watching/listening to efficient players we go a long way to improving ourselves as players and musicians. We were not designed to play musical instruments. We were designed to survive and deal with life. dealing with life is best done efficiently. Only work hard at those things which require great physical strength and extroardinary mental focus. The rest must be dealt with efficiently so that we can endure.
Learning to play easily and gently in the high register will go a long way to preparing us for comfortable performances of the 2nd Brandenburg. Learning to produce massive volume without encountering great resistance gets us through a Mahler 2nd without breaking a sweat. And so on... .
I applaud you for looking at playing efficiently with patience and the notion that all good things come over time with consistent practice and keen observation.
ML |