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Originally Posted by trmptr I seem to remember in a lesson with Tony Plog that he said he rarely has GOOD days. (This was in response to me complaining about my chops.) He told me you have to learn to play with consistency, so that you don't have bad days - or even particularly good days. You should get to the point where your "bad" days are still good enough to sound great, and your "good" days aren't noticeably better than your "bad" days. Consistency is the key.
Del Lyren |
Excellent point, and thanks for sharing that idea. I remember asking Tony after one of those killer Summit Brass gigs how his chops were holding up, and he said "I was just making it through that last piece." He was playing first and I thought he sounded incredible!! A great player sounds great no matter how they might feel, and no one on the outside really knows if they are right on the edge or not.