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Rod Haney
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Why is it that playing trumpet was so easy when I played in the 60’s -and has become so hard after a 46 year layoff? I’ve been back for some years and some things I’ve become better at, but articulation seems so hard to connect back to. My tone and register is much better but I can’t get things clean. It was all so easy before and so trying now!
My frustration successfully vented for awhile.
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kehaulani
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Two things come quickly to mind:
*Effects of aging.
*Your memory may not be accurate.
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Notlem
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What I have learned on my comeback is the following.
With age your teeth move, your ears get bigger, hear differently, I wear progressive glasses, and in my youth needed none.
My embrochure location moved, my lips are different, teeth structure, facial structure etc…
If we had played through all those years we did not, we would have slowly shifted to compensate, but with years of layoff we enter a journey.
In time, endurance, flexibility, volume, articulation and range come back, but the path there is not immediate nor a familiar road.
Your path back will be a journey of lightbulb moments as you connected all the new found eureka moments together.
You found your path once, you will find it again!
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Bethmike
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What marc melton said! All true.
BUT......for me, I am approaching everything with much more maturity and focused effort, and progress is pretty quick.
Mike
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Notlem
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| Bethmike wrote: | What marc melton said! All true.
BUT......for me, I am approaching everything with much more maturity and focused effort, and progress is pretty quick.
Mike |
Yeah! I hear you! Unfortunately I did not have your focused effort. So for that I applaud you Mike!
I looked far a teacher after one week back. I was either going to give up or needed to swallow my pride to seek professional help.
That teacher route has been with every penny!
Good journey to all!
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cbtj51
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| Notlem wrote: | | Bethmike wrote: | What marc melton said! All true.
BUT......for me, I am approaching everything with much more maturity and focused effort, and progress is pretty quick.
Mike |
Yeah! I hear you! Unfortunately I did not have your focused effort.
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Immediate Forced Comeback challenges:
1. Locate instruments after 14 years of storage  .
2. Getting horns cleaned up and functioning  .
3. Clear the dustbunnies brought on by non musical use of certain physical and mental properties (Yeah, right!  ).
4. Evaluate remaining skills (wake-up call) !
5. Rehearsal with Brass Ensemble way too soon (1 week back in) .
6. Revised evaluation of remaining skills (long list) .
7. Very public performance with Brass Ensemble (2 weeks in) (Reality explosion) .
8. Uphill battle and rollercoaster ride  !
But, very glad to be back in!
Mike
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mafields627
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We remember fondly what we were ABLE to do when we last played, but we have forgotten what it was like when we FIRST started playing. I teach band and even my beginners have forgotten by the end of the year what the first of the year was like.
Also, there is something to be said for the daily feedback that happens in a band class, or weekly from a teacher, that helps you to progress.
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TheHighNotes
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Why? |
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| Rod Haney wrote: | Why is it that playing trumpet was so easy when I played in the 60’s -and has become so hard after a 46 year layoff? I’ve been back for some years and some things I’ve become better at, but articulation seems so hard to connect back to. My tone and register is much better but I can’t get things clean. It was all so easy before and so trying now!
My frustration successfully vented for awhile.
Rod |
Likely, you enjoyed it more, and thoughtfully considered details less.
I am less than your comeback hiatus by over a decade.
I have comeback once after a horrible and depression laden incident of overuse syndrome, a second time after a dream revitalized, and now a third time, out of necessity.
Every time I come back, my standards have been raised.
You may be experiencing the same.
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Brassnose
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To be honest, I think I am a better player now than then, 35-40 years ago. My eyes have always been super bad so I am used to practice things to a level that I can almost play them off top my head, at least the important ones. My embouchure and air control are much better (though playing loud is not as easy as it used to be).
My precision is better and I have finally understood the term „intonation“ thanks to a good ensemble director. So, while power play is a little more difficult, musically playing music has improved a great deal.
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GeorgeB
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All I'll say is forget how easy and how great you were on the trumpet 50 years ago. In my case I stopped at age 29 and re-started at age 79 and learned very quickly that just about everything had changed. Accept it and you will find that things will improve. In my case, I have a better understanding of the trumpet and everything connected with it.
Playing the trumpet can be lovelier the second time around ( to the tune of The Second Time Around ).
George
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