| Trumpet Student,
Actually, I leave next week and only have about 6 weeks off between now and next August. I can be very grueling (long hours on a bus...lots of airport security) but can also be a very exciting adventure. I have been on the road for 8 years and have been to every state, about 10 countries over in Europe, the Caribbean and will be going to Japan next summer (to close "Hairspray"). As I'm sure some of the "more seasoned" professionals will tell you, it can become very monotonous (as I will play the show about 400 times) but it can be a great tool for improving weeknesses in your playing. The book becomes almost automatic and then you can focus on things such as...eveness of attack, breathing...etc. Practice time can sometimes be minimal at best but you do what you have to. I will sometimes find an open ballroom at the hotel and play at 2 in the morning and of course there is a lot of practice mute playing in the hotel room. Like anything else, you have to love what you do and I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
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Jeff Katz
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