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Originally Posted by talcito As an advanced player how do you go about measuring progress or improvement.
As an advanced player I often find that I find myself practising to "stay in shape". I find that I am like an athlete training for weekly battles. Tonight I will do a loud latin gig, tommorrow morning a recording. I am more concerned with going from one gig to the next with as little damage as possible.
With playing schedules like the above I know I am becoming a "smarter" player but not necessarilly a "better" trumpet player.
As great as you are, I am sure you still strive to play better. What do you do to "raise your level" of performance?
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I must use the "M" word.
Music. Trumpet players are quite often respected for the pyrotechnics of the instrument but rarely as musicians. The most difficult things to play are often, at first glance the simplest. Take Reinzi, it begins with just a trumpet playing an A in the staff, many guys have met defeat here.
I am still working on tone color, nuances of articulation.
I strive to be a better musician.
Wilmer