wvtrumpet

Hi Ingrid,

Just curious as to what your practice routine consist of on a daily basis, or on a day that you have more time to practice than others.

Mikethedrumbum

Hi, I do an hour a day.(Just to keep up with the immense players at college).
I'll always start with a few minutes of mouthpiece buzzing, and then move onto playing long notes and slow flexibilities for about 15minutes.

I'll then do all my boring work, such as technical excercises from my arban or arturo sandoval book. Such things; as dexerty,scalelic and articualtion exercises. Noramlly for about half hour.

For the last 15-20 minutes i'll either have a blow through of some pieces. Or if im not feeling lazy i'll focus closely on how i can develope my sound and interpretation of a new piece.

All this is failry new to me, i've only been doing it for the past 4 months. But mate is it working wonders.!

Cheerz m8, In a bizzle.

wvtrumpet

Sorry mate, but I am really wanting to know Ingrids and the moderators have asked that we not respond until she has time to do so.

wvtrumpet

Bump

gridjam

sorry for the delay. I missed this post. When I have time... hmm, it all depends on how my chops are feeling. If they are cool and I have been hitting hard the days before, I will launch into working on music that I need to memorize or etudes that I have been meaning to shed or writing or playing along with some recording I have been wanting to learn from. If I haven't been playing gigs alot (which has been the case the past few months) I tend to practice in very paced fashion. Slowly building my endurance by playing and resting, doing expanding long tones, Adam and Caruso type routines, playing with drones, etc... then I add the things from above, often focusing on good sound, intonation and a relaxed feeling while doing it all. I tend to play a lot of piano when I have time off, not ever getting good enough to play live but having fun doing it.

valveoil09

Hello Ingrid I hope sll is well. Where could someone go If they wanted to tske a lesson with you ?

-Valve

gridjam

Check events on my site. If it looks like I am in your area OR if you are in NY and there is not major tour going on, I am likely here and we cna work out a lesson at my home in Queens.
gridjam@earthlink.net is the best way to reach me.
cheers~

Tranq B

Hey ingrid...I'm new to this site..
I don't know your work sorry...but would love to hear it.
I am touring with Peter Gabriel next month and would love to meet you when we roll through.
Anyway..I saw the question about how to practice by one of the members..Here's my advice ..blow in the smaller end it seems to work better.