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Anthony Barrington New Member
Joined: 07 Aug 2015 Posts: 8 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:52 pm Post subject: Traveling and practice |
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Hey forum. I'll leave this post up for you guys to share your thoughts and experiences about how to practice when on the road. I've had troubles recently with keeping up my routine while away and would like some insight. Thanks! _________________ Bach Strad 37
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JVL Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Feb 2016 Posts: 894 Location: Nissa, France
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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hello
what kind of traveling is it? work, holidays, tour with a band? |
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Anthony Barrington New Member
Joined: 07 Aug 2015 Posts: 8 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hello JVL. I have been traveling for auditions and holidays. _________________ Bach Strad 37
Bach Strad Philly 229
Willson Celebration Cornet
Bach 1C
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JVL Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Feb 2016 Posts: 894 Location: Nissa, France
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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hello Anthony,
not so easy for me to answer, but in the best way i can, i'll tell :
driving car, a lot of fluttering, as taught by Bobby Shew, alternating with lip buzzing, and being very careful not to chock the teeth, mpc buzzing maybe with a BERP or leadpipe with you can get one.
at home or hotel, it depends on your daily schedule : if you wake up early, you can do a warm-up with soft session of fundamentals and technic, maybe 1hr in total.
then, in the end of afternoon, a more musical session.
In such context when i can't play open horn, i use wallace studio practice mute without resistor most of the time, not overblowing, and when possible during "workable hours" i'd use rather the soulo mute.
maybe i can answer you better if you give more infos...
best |
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JoseLindE4 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 791
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 3:24 am Post subject: |
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Many nicer hotels will have conference rooms that they will let you practice in. Parking garages are also good. If you took one, there's always your car. |
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Craig Swartz Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 7769 Location: Des Moines, IA area
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Original Yamaha Silent Brass, use good phones and the electronics. Don't use without. And a compact, folding music stand. |
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Billy B Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 6130 Location: Des Moines
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 5:42 am Post subject: |
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You are a musician. Use your creativity. _________________ Bill Bergren |
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agolden Veteran Member
Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 483 Location: Nashville, TN
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:20 am Post subject: |
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I've been touring for about 4 years now and have only had minimal noise complaints from practicing open in a hotel. Just use common sense. 10:30 or 11am-5pm is a pretty safe bet. Most hotels will open up a meeting or conference room is you just ask.
Good luck!
-Andrew _________________ trumpet - synths - cornet
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Billy B Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 6130 Location: Des Moines
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:17 am Post subject: |
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agolden wrote: | I've been touring for about 4 years now and have only had minimal noise complaints from practicing open in a hotel. Just use common sense. 10:30 or 11am-5pm is a pretty safe bet. Most hotels will open up a meeting or conference room is you just ask.
Good luck!
-Andrew |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9003 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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Anthony, what has worked best for me as a traveling musician was to look for unused utility rooms; like a basement storage room. As an alternate, I've played into a pillow as well as using mutes. The best I've found are either the Yamaha Silent Brass (with electronic accessory) or Best Brass (acoustic) mutes.
As said above, use the electronics with the Yamaha Silent Brass mute or, used acoustically, you might overblow.
FWIW, I've used the Silent Mute for years, usually playing after 10:00pm in an apartment with no complaints, whatsoever. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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Robert P Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2013 Posts: 2595
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Play to my heart's content in a hotel room. Anyone comes to the door to complain I punch them in the nose shut the door and carry on.
_________________ Getzen Eterna Severinsen
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JonathanM Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 2018 Location: Charleston, SC
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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The 'Wallace Studio Practice Mute' has been a great help for me. My schedule, while full of travel, rarely grants me mid-day hours in a Hotel - which, as an earlier poster noted, is a great time for practice. This particular Wallace mute has exceptional intonation from pedal tones to as far up as I can play; much, much better than most mutes. It also offers an adjustable stem for playing differences.
The 'Tom Crown' practice mute isn't as quiet as some but offers a very free blow. _________________ Jonathan Milam
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rufflicks Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Mar 2011 Posts: 641 Location: Mesa AZ
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