| Easy...Eric Cantona. "Who?" I hear you saying from across the pond.
The enigmatic, talismanic and charismatic French football legend who inspired his Manchester United team mates to regaining the English football championship after a gap of 27 years, in his first season with the club.
He would be the ideal lead trumpet player - a huge amount of self belief, bordering on arrogance and yet playing with an artistry and passion bordering on the poetic. He brought out the best in all those around him and yet, when the chips were down he could take hold of a game by the scruff of its neck and win it single-handed.
In that season I think United won about seven games 1-0 thanks to goals from Eric (or Dieu as he was known to the fans).
Coincidentaly, as well as his interest in poetry and acting, Eric was also a keen trumpet player - he actually took some lessons with the principle trumpet player from the Halle Orchestra.
On a more serious note - I often refer to coaching techniques and concepts from sports psychology and athletics training in my teaching and practice. Whilst it can be argued that playing the trumpet is a mind game, the physical aspects of playing cannot be ignored. Perhaps I'll post some of these ideas in another forum.
By the way, before you guys in the UK get on my case about Cockney Reds, I am actually from Manchester!
All the best, Noel.
PS I was highly amused to find that TM has censored my post - the word I typed, C**kney is not a 'rude' word but an everday term for people from London - as in c**kney rhyming slang? As its been said before, the US and the UK, two nations divided by a common language. :)
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