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vwag Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Jul 2016 Posts: 180 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:01 pm Post subject: In the dark... and headphones |
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I've recently been grabbing my horn late into the evening, especially after a long day. In doing so, a handful of times I've just grabbed my horn in my basement, not turned on the lights, and done some basic practice in the dark. I think it's a great way to focus on sound and feel, especially just for basic practice- long tones, lip flexibility, etc.
This made me curious, does anyone recommend this specifically? Practice in the dark to support more focus on sound and feel?
Separate, but related. Occasionally I jump off of work calls with my in-ear headphones still on, and pick up the trumpet to play. You can REALLY hear your tonguing clearly when you wear headphones or ear plugs.
It seems that visual and sound isolation are very helpful to have some focused practice. |
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trickg Heavyweight Member
Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 5675 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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I've done it, and oddly enough, I did it tonight before reading this thread - long tones in the dark with my eyes closed, focusing on sound, how the mouthpiece feels, and what's going on between me and the horn.
I don't know if anyone specifically recommends it, but I've always liked to do it at times where I feel like I'm forcing things too much - usually when pressure starts to creep back into my playing. _________________ Patrick Gleason
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"95% of the average 'weekend warrior's' problems will be solved by an additional 30 minutes of insightful practice." - PLP |
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GeorgeB Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:42 am Post subject: |
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Interesting, Never done that before. I'll give it a try. _________________ GeorgeB
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MonkeRules Veteran Member
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 137 Location: Würzburg, Germany
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:10 am Post subject: |
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I like practice in the dark as some kind of performance preparation. Sometimes I play the piece 3-4 times in the dark, then switch on every lightsource available and jump in the air 10 times. Then play immediately!
It seems to help handling performance nervousness. |
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