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trickg · 05-06-2005, 01:00 PM

Thanks Manny, I appreciate that a lot.

One of the reasons that I am taking this approach to get my chops going again is because I have used it in the past. When I was an Army Bandsman, part of the job required marching and playing loud marches on the field. For me, part of the solution to keeping my sound together while marching was to blow harder and to use more pressure, both of which were detrimental to my focus and sound, and in order to be functional in a brass quintet again after a long week or two of ceremonies, I would work on playing softer and with more focus, although I can't recall my chops ever being as bad as they were a week ago.

One thing that concerns me now is that I'm worried about what I will do when I'm playing in an amplified, loud, exciting situation again tomorrow night. I don't want to think about it too much, but I have a feeling that I'll blow harder and crank on more pressure than is necessary. I'll just have to keep it in the back of my mind and continue to do some quality practice between gigs. The idea here is to get to where I'm playing smarter, not harder.

Thanks again Manny. I'll continue with what I have been doing and post some updates along the way.

05-06-2005, 01:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,054	Thanks Manny, I appreciate that a lot. One of the reasons that I am taking this approach to get my chops going again is because I have used it in the past. When I was an Army Bandsman, part of the job required marching and playing loud marches on the field. For me, part of the solution to keeping my sound together while marching was to blow harder and to use more pressure, both of which were detrimental to my focus and sound, and in order to be functional in a brass quintet again after a long week or two of ceremonies, I would work on playing softer and with more focus, although I can't recall my chops ever being as bad as they were a week ago. One thing that concerns me now is that I'm worried about what I will do when I'm playing in an amplified, loud, exciting situation again tomorrow night. I don't want to think about it too much, but I have a feeling that I'll blow harder and crank on more pressure than is necessary. I'll just have to keep it in the back of my mind and continue to do some quality practice between gigs. The idea here is to get to where I'm playing smarter, not harder. Thanks again Manny. I'll continue with what I have been doing and post some updates along the way. __________________ Patrick Gleason email me at: trickg1@hotmail.com "What we do in life echoes in eternity" "At my signal, unleash hell." - Maximus Decimus Meridius