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Derek, I don't want to jump on Ed's toes, but I think that this is a great topic and I wanted to jump in with an idea or comment or two.
Pound for pound, gymnasts are some of the strongest athletes out there today in terms of strength vs. weight. Just food for thought on that.
Another idea that I had in terms of relating strength and balance to trumpet playing and gymnastics is focus! Much of what a gymnast does to achieve the balance in handstands or whatever is due to focus and fine tuning. So many trumpet players, myself included, try to muscle it out through brute force, when a lighter touch, even in the stratosphere, is probably required.
A player can be exremely resonant down low without having the proper focus or fine tuning to achieve the same result up high. More food for thought.
I'd post more, but I'm out of time. More later! |