CourtOfHonorMember Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Do you guys have any tips on practicing during the off season? I want to be able to go back to corps with good chops and not be lacking. How do you guys get motivated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein On The Beach Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Do you guys have any tips on practicing during the off season? I want to be able to go back to corps with good chops and not be lacking. How do you guys get motivated? I'm a music major, so I pretty much have to practice 2-3 hours a day anyway. As far as getting ready for rehearsal camps and whatnot specifically, I don't really change anything (you really shouldn't be). Infact, all I really change is practice standing up and getting used to that again. But yeah, I just do my everyday routine (and lesson preparations) that I always do. Sound, technique, flexibility, etc. All that good stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malibu Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) oops....wrong post! Edited September 17, 2006 by Malibu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_the_hydra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Find recordings of great professional trumpet players. Try to emulate what they do correctly (Bud Herseth and Chris Martin are good starts . . .) Then just do fundamental brass stuff. Long tones, lip slurs, remingtons up and down, scales, articulation exercises, flow studies, etc, and then figure out how to apply all those skills to literature. Get a private instructor if you don't have one. If you can't afford one, ask a band director to help you. Good luck . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_the_hydra Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 (edited) Find recordings of great professional trumpet players. Try to emulate what they do correctly (Bud Herseth and Chris Martin are good starts . . .) Then just do fundamental brass stuff. Long tones, lip slurs, remingtons up and down, scales, articulation exercises, flow studies, etc, and then figure out how to apply all those skills to literature. Get a private instructor if you don't have one. If you can't afford one, ask a band director to help you. Good luck . . . As for being motivated, I would watch my favorite shows by my favorite corps and then realize that if I ever wanted to do anything like that, I would probably have to work really hard. Motivational pictures work well, too. I had a good one. Edited September 17, 2006 by jake_the_hydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Why not just have your motivation be that you want to be able to go back to corps with good chops and not be lacking? Keep your eye on the goal, no matter how far off it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApocalypseTissue Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Sit in front of the tv, take out your mouthpiece and if you want your horn with it, and do long tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein On The Beach Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 (edited) Sit in front of the tv, take out your mouthpiece and if you want your horn with it, and do long tones. Or turn the TV off, sit in front of a tuner (well in her case, have someone with her) and do long tones while focusing on quality of sound and intonation. Cause you know, that's the point of long tones anyway. Arbitarly playing long tones while watching Laguna Beach won't make you better. Edited September 18, 2006 by Einstein On The Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApocalypseTissue Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Or turn the TV off, sit in front of a tuner (well in her case, have someone with her) and do long tones while focusing on quality of sound and intonation. Cause you know, that's the point of long tones anyway. Arbitarly playing long tones while watching Laguna Beach won't make you better. Your fine except for the bold... no... don't turn off the tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein On The Beach Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Your fine except for the bold... no... don't turn off the tv I hope you're kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.