I'll share a little story with you guys. This business with my "finicky chops" (as Eric calls them) woke up a memory I've been trying to forget. 13 years ago I went to audition for a college in Norway. That day I wanted to just practise a little bit on my piece (Haydn). I didn't want to tire myself out so I was careful. It was still a few hours before the audition.
Going to the audition I was nervous but quite confident and my confidence grew stronger as I heard the guys who auditioned before me. No match for me I thought. As soon as I started my warmup I knew I was in trouble. My chops were stiff and unresponsive and I struggled to even get a sound out of the trumpet. Due to this the anxiety increased dramatically and I was sweating bullets going into the auditioning room.
The audition went as bad as you've probably imagined by now. I could barely get a sound out of the trumpet. And two of those guys before me got in, which was a bit painful since I knew I could play better than them. I just couldn't on the audition. So that's how I ended up as an IT consultant. (And really shouldn't complain
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Geir