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Rick Chartrand · 01-20-2005, 01:52 PM

Dear Manny

Firstly I'd like to take this opportunity for all of us that post on Trumpet Master.com to thank you for all of the help you give us all. Its rare that a musician of your calibre is willing to take the time to help others. That shows compassion for your fellow person and isnt that what its all about?

Here's my Problem/Question. I have 15 years of playing under my belt and got my classical training. In those early days of my playing my sight reading abillities were great and I could sight read very well anything out of the Arban's method etc. However at that time since I wasnt studying Jazz yet my improvisational skills were lacking. After playing for about 10 years I turned to Jazz and now my improvizational skills and ear training are great. Heres the problem. I do solely improv work and I recently picked up a book of simple Jazz tunes, My funny valentine, Skylark etc and found that my sight reading abillities have deterirated to a point where I have to run through simple songs like this several times before I can get the 'feel' of them.

As a musician of your calibre what do you do in your daily practise method to keep your reading up? And what do you think I should do to get mine back up?

Thanks Manny

Sincerely Rick AKA Trumpet Man

01-20-2005, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rick Chartrand Piano User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 391	Getting sight reading back Dear Manny Firstly I'd like to take this opportunity for all of us that post on Trumpet Master.com to thank you for all of the help you give us all. Its rare that a musician of your calibre is willing to take the time to help others. That shows compassion for your fellow person and isnt that what its all about? Here's my Problem/Question. I have 15 years of playing under my belt and got my classical training. In those early days of my playing my sight reading abillities were great and I could sight read very well anything out of the Arban's method etc. However at that time since I wasnt studying Jazz yet my improvisational skills were lacking. After playing for about 10 years I turned to Jazz and now my improvizational skills and ear training are great. Heres the problem. I do solely improv work and I recently picked up a book of simple Jazz tunes, My funny valentine, Skylark etc and found that my sight reading abillities have deterirated to a point where I have to run through simple songs like this several times before I can get the 'feel' of them. As a musician of your calibre what do you do in your daily practise method to keep your reading up? And what do you think I should do to get mine back up? Thanks Manny Sincerely Rick AKA Trumpet Man