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Benjamin · 04-05-2006, 06:23 PM

My interpretation of this comes from a different angle than most of you. I understand it more to be along the lines of this:

"Man, I am working all day long, month after month, and I haven´t been able to get past this part (or land that special gig)."

"Holy shlt, a 14 year old comes along and wips through Carnival of Venice like he has been practicing it for 40 years and I haven´t made it past the 2nd variation."

"Man, why am I wasting my time with this. Maybe I should re-evaluate my life and see if I need to go in a different direction."

The point is that at one time or another most of us have felt what Mr. Morris is describing. The TRUE POINT is to come back to the love that you have for music and for the trumpet and not get caught up in the highly ambicious, and competitive attitudes that can be very easy to take on and only lead to the type of frustration that Mr. Morris is describing.

I really don´t think it had anything to do about older players not being able to play at all. Some flowers bloom early and stay in bloom for a long time. Some flowers bloom late and some early...the variations are endless.

Ben

04-05-2006, 06:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Benjamin New Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Montevideo, Uruguay Posts: 48	My interpretation of this comes from a different angle than most of you. I understand it more to be along the lines of this: "Man, I am working all day long, month after month, and I haven´t been able to get past this part (or land that special gig)." "Holy shlt, a 14 year old comes along and wips through Carnival of Venice like he has been practicing it for 40 years and I haven´t made it past the 2nd variation." "Man, why am I wasting my time with this. Maybe I should re-evaluate my life and see if I need to go in a different direction." The point is that at one time or another most of us have felt what Mr. Morris is describing. The TRUE POINT is to come back to the love that you have for music and for the trumpet and not get caught up in the highly ambicious, and competitive attitudes that can be very easy to take on and only lead to the type of frustration that Mr. Morris is describing. I really don´t think it had anything to do about older players not being able to play at all. Some flowers bloom early and stay in bloom for a long time. Some flowers bloom late and some early...the variations are endless. Ben __________________ Benjamin E. Browne National Radio Symphony (SODRE) - Uruguay Filarmonica de Montevideo Escuela Universitaria de Música-Universidad de la Republica - Uruguay