| Staying relaxed while playing
I'd like to know what you guys who play (read: Perform, gig) a lot do to combat tension creeping in on the job... it's fairly easy in the practice room, but in the middle of a set, there's no stopping and taking a big cleansing breathe and a bit of meditation..lol.
A trumpeter's biggest enemies are tension, and fatigue.
I've found that if I have to gig while under the weather a bit, or really tired, makes me sort of "not care", and the performance is usually one of my BEST..maybe the mental shrugging off of the day keeps me relaxed...and not TRYING SO HARD...
When having fun, and being really pumped up might let other guys play like Maynard, I find I need to relax in that situation..
And yes, two Budwiesers (no more) seem to really help...lol
Bob List, Bawlmer, Murlyn |