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Originally Posted by trumpetmike  Sorry Hannah - looks like it is back to learning scales  |
Don't be afraid to pick up your horn, close your eyes, and just play. Whatever comes to mind. "Mess around with a familiar melody, pattern, or scale" Try to create something fresh and interesting to your ears (Don't worry what everyone else says or thinks).
I asked Tom Harrell when I met him many years ago what he practiced and he said Clarke #2. I got a chance to hear him play a ton of permutations (variation) based on Clarke #2 when I snuck backstage to hear him warmup as well.
Sometimes we get too wrapped in the "there's so much to learn" that we forget that we can just pick up the horn and improvise ANYTIME... any level.
HAVE FUN!
-T