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TrpPro
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| Quote: | | Forrest plays really well if one ignores the blatty sound .... |
"Blat" is a variant of "bleat" which is the sound of a sheep, goat, calf, etc. When used to characterize a trumpet sound it is usually intended to be derogatory. I don't hear anything like that in Forrest's sound. Not even close. |
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Valerie
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I think Forrest's performance is phenomenal! I believe those who criticize are listening with their eyes instead of their ears. He plays better than any of the much older trumpet students I've heard. If I could meet this young man, I'd tell him not to listen to the negative voices and keep trusting his own instincts.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| Valerie wrote: | | I think Forrest's performance is phenomenal! I believe those who criticize are listening with their eyes instead of their ears. He plays better than any of the much older trumpet students I've heard. If I could meet this young man, I'd tell him not to listen to the negative voices and keep trusting his own instincts. |
Amen, what a great up and coming talent! If this young man were face to face with any of us, would we be a critical as some have been? I don't think so, especially as he can play rings around most of us and me for sure.
Conn Collector, have you actually read BE? The entire concept is range of motion for find what works for the individual. I have no clue if this is one of Mr. Smiley's students but I do know whatever instruction he is receiving has him lightyears ahead of most of us.
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Bert
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When I was in my early twenties, in conservatory, and having severe chop problems, my new teacher (I changed, because my first teacher couldn't help me anymore) gave me a very simple exercise. He told me to play G second ledger line, blow my cheeks and pull them towards my teeth again, blow them out, pull them in. Ever since that day, I have played with a little puff (and felt guilty about it!), but it really, really saved my trumpet career.
When 15 years later Jeff came with the BE book, I finally understood why it had worked. I had some trouble accepting that playing with a little air here and there is OK (old conditioning, Jeff called it in a mail when I was worrying about this), but I know that it helps my lips stay in focus, so I almost (  ) never worry about it anymore.
In my teaching I even helped a few kids that really had problems to get even the simplest tone out of the horn by telling them to blow their cheeks. I had some fights with other teachers about this, but both kids are doing fine now, and they don't blow their cheeks anymore, not that I would mind if they did.
So, my experience is exactly like Jeffs, it can trigger a more efficient setup. Sometimes a little puff stays, sometimes it vanishes without saying anything about it. On the other hand, if you strictly forbid an ai puff, chances are that you are missing a very good tool for embouchure enhancement.
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Valerie
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Wells said, Bert! Thank you.
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