now´s the time to go back to basics!

[Seymor B Fudd]

All gigs cancelled, all rehearsals cancelled I find myself having ample time to review my playing. Apart from the BE I´ve dug up an old favourite of mine:
How Brass players do it by John Ridgeon ( https://www.trevadamusic.co.uk/music/brass/tutor/ridgeon-how-brass-players-do-it ).
Used it a lot during the late seventies, together with Charles Colin´s books.
Young and rather successful as a amateur I thought I used these books in a proper way. So many years later, finally subjecting myself to teachers it has dawned upon me that I should go back to basics. I´ve been very very helped by the BE method, still is, but as I nowadays have so much time to finally indulge in music I´ve kind of realized there is much room for improvement of the basics. John Ridgeons book not only provides a clear outline of the physical aspects of playing but also a wealth of practice material. I can wholeheartedly recommend this book.Which I bought 1977...
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Trumpets:
Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
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Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974)

[Turkle]

Back to basics indeed. With no gigs or rehearsals for the forseeable future, I've broken out the etude books.

Nothing like an hour or two with "Top Tones" to remind me of everything I've been slacking on!

Seriously, since 95% of what I play is improv with a combo, it's very easy for me to get sloppy reading stuff off the page and playing in a precise, legit style. Working on etudes gets everything dialed in in a hurry. I should really do this stuff more often, but there are only so many hours in a day!
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Yamaha 8310Z trumpet
Yamaha 8310Z flugel
Curry 3.

[Dayton]

I’ve gone back to the basics as well. No rehearsals or performances – probably at least until May – and hernia surgery last week. I’m doing a lot of pedal tone exercises, flexibility studies and technical studies. Max use of the metronome, and to really keep me on my toes I am mainly practicing from books I don’t get to as often as I’d like: Verzari, Belck, Kunze, Tomba, Thibaud….

[kehaulani]

Seymore - good point about our earlier years. I realize now that, in the exuberance of youth, I often just plowed right into the exercises without paying much attention to the text.

Sometimes it doesn't matter much, but frequently there are little gems of wisdom a careful reading of the text will enhance the effectiveness of the exercise.

Not only the obvious, but in many exercises there are principals incorporated into them that aren't obvious and that you don't read about, but will discover upon introspection.
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"If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird

Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew trumpet
Benge 3X Trumpet
Benge 3X Cornet
Adams F-1 Flghn

[Seymor B Fudd]