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gregtrum84 · 10-19-2005, 05:47 AM

Hi Manny,

This is the first time I've posted on your forum, though I've been watching for a little while now.

You seem to have your head on very straight, so I wanted to post a question that that I've been trying to find an answer to for a while now.

My name is Greg, I go to school in Boston and there's a lot of great music to hear all the time. I've always been the kind of player that hasn't had too much of a problem practicing steadily and putting the time in. I'm very good with breaking up my practice and putting in 2-3 hours every day.

I think where the problem comes in is my ability to progress over long periods of time. I never sound how I want to sound, and I tend to get very frusterated when things don't go well. When I get frusterated I go into the practice room and try to work things out, which usually doesn't go so well, leading to more frustration, etc. I've tried countless methods, bought loads of books, taken lessons all over the place, but I feel like despite all the work I put into this there is some quality in my sound or some bad habit that I can't hear or can't get rid of. I feel that with putting in all this work and time without being able to start to rise to the top is really affecting me in terms of frustration and enjoying music...I feel like if I can't find a way where I can start to see some progress to how I want to sound I'm going to burn myself out doing all this work for little perceived reward.

I look around my studio and I can measure the progress of others, see how they're growing in a logical progression every year, and I don't feel like I'm developing in the same way. My problem is not in motivation, I just feel like bad habits are crippling me. My question to you is this: how can I make the most of my practice time and start to get some satisfaction from playing the trumpet again? How can I take how I want to sound and get there?

I know these are hugly general questions, and that its hard to answer this kind of question without knowing the person, but any kind of answer will help.

Thanks,

Greg

10-19-2005, 05:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
gregtrum84 New Friend Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 24	Burning out Hi Manny, This is the first time I've posted on your forum, though I've been watching for a little while now. You seem to have your head on very straight, so I wanted to post a question that that I've been trying to find an answer to for a while now. My name is Greg, I go to school in Boston and there's a lot of great music to hear all the time. I've always been the kind of player that hasn't had too much of a problem practicing steadily and putting the time in. I'm very good with breaking up my practice and putting in 2-3 hours every day. I think where the problem comes in is my ability to progress over long periods of time. I never sound how I want to sound, and I tend to get very frusterated when things don't go well. When I get frusterated I go into the practice room and try to work things out, which usually doesn't go so well, leading to more frustration, etc. I've tried countless methods, bought loads of books, taken lessons all over the place, but I feel like despite all the work I put into this there is some quality in my sound or some bad habit that I can't hear or can't get rid of. I feel that with putting in all this work and time without being able to start to rise to the top is really affecting me in terms of frustration and enjoying music...I feel like if I can't find a way where I can start to see some progress to how I want to sound I'm going to burn myself out doing all this work for little perceived reward. I look around my studio and I can measure the progress of others, see how they're growing in a logical progression every year, and I don't feel like I'm developing in the same way. My problem is not in motivation, I just feel like bad habits are crippling me. My question to you is this: how can I make the most of my practice time and start to get some satisfaction from playing the trumpet again? How can I take how I want to sound and get there? I know these are hugly general questions, and that its hard to answer this kind of question without knowing the person, but any kind of answer will help. Thanks, Greg