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cheiden Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 8914 Location: Orange County, CA
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:22 am Post subject: |
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tmaudlin wrote: | Feel kind of weird going to a teacher at the age of 59 |
My teacher for years always had students both very young and quite senior. You should be able to find a right minded teacher if you look. _________________ "I'm an engineer, which means I think I know a whole bunch of stuff I really don't."
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Rdljr63 New Member
Joined: 09 Feb 2024 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:52 am Post subject: Buddy rich and South Georgia college |
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My father was assistant Dean of students and was the one who got rich there! Id love to connect about this. I was there as well.
Isn't it amazing how a singular experience like that can stay with you for your entire life? As a high school freshman I was able to hear the Buddy Rich Big Band live with several of my "band geek" friends. South Georgia College, Douglas GA. How they came to stop and put on a show there is still mind-numbing to me... the gymnasium was packed with band kids from across the area. My drummer friend surreptitiously made a cassette recording and we wore that thing out, re-living the evening.[/quote] |
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WxJeff Heavyweight Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 2485 Location: Atlanta GA
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:21 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to TH. Tell us about your recent playing experiences... how long were you "off?" Any group opportunities where you currently live? _________________ Kanstul F Besson International 800 Bb
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Andy Cooper Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Nov 2001 Posts: 1833 Location: Terre Haute, IN USA
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Sounds good to me. Some advice -
1. Get a better practice chair - no - really. Something like a "task chair" would do as long as you can adjust the back and height and allow you to sit in an upright position with lower back support. (At 75, I always thought my chops would give out first - wrong.)
2. See your eye doctor for a pair of glasses optimized for the distance from your eye to the music stand - 32" or so. Take music along for the test. Perhaps you will not need glasses - but a lot of older players do. (Get the anti-reflective coating.)
3. Look at improved lighting.
4. Avoid prolonged and really loud playing above the staff for the first year or so. Your technique will come back much sooner than underlying muscle strength so don't get sucked into playing first chair in a band for a while. Ensembles need strong 2nd and 3rd players - not just first chair players.
Uncharacteristically for me, I have no comment on your mouthpiece or trumpets - they seem to be working. |
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Brassnose Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 2056 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:05 am Post subject: |
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I came back after a 12, 13 year layoff in my forties, so much younger than some of you seem to restart. In spite of this, even at 42ish and in decent physical shape it took a while to build up the physical side of trumpet playing again. So, go slow, don’t try to be Maynard or Arturo (at least for a little bit ).
I’d definitely get a teacher — I have a lot of fun with mine. We’re both into modern jazz and also into gear, so beyond music I also learn a lot about cool horns (and get to try some out). It’s very useful to have someone hearing you play and showing things that go into hearing chords, looking at phrasing and articulation, and so on. One of the best things I learned from him is a clever way of practicing and to make efficient use of limited time besides work, family, and whatnot.
Also, most definitely make sure to have proper glasses and good lights with you. Someone else suggested this already and for me this has been a key change — with proper glasses and lighting I can actually focus on the music.
Finally (haha …): try to not go on a safari of any kind (horns, mouthpieces, mutes, gigbags, …) too early
Of course, I’d find a band to play. Also listen to as much music as you can — active listening, not just background music, has helped tremendously in my understanding of musical contexts, phrasing, attacks, dynamics, interplay between sections, etc. etc. _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
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WxJeff Heavyweight Member
Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Posts: 2485 Location: Atlanta GA
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Andy Cooper wrote: |
2. See your eye doctor for a pair of glasses optimized for the distance from your eye to the music stand - 32" or so. Take music along for the test. Perhaps you will not need glasses - but a lot of older players do. (Get the anti-reflective coating.)
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heh... my progressive bifocals seemed to work ok until my high school had an alumni participation at a football game. Try as I might, I could not get focused on the normal "lyre" distance. And, of course, if I titled my head to get the focus, it messed up my embouchure. The final solution was to print out all the stand music and hold it at (left) arms length, using right arm to hold the horn and finger. Fortunately I had memorized the national anthem and the one on field number they had us play! _________________ Kanstul F Besson International 800 Bb
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