[TPIN] Advice for practice?

[William Graham]

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From: "Principal Trumpet" <chicagodreams at gmail.com>
To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:51 PM
Subject: [TPIN] Advice for practice?


>I consider my self to be a fairly decent trumpet player, not real good but 
>a
> bit over average. I would someday like to play in a professional orchestra
> or teach at a university for a living. I currently only practice at most 3
> hours a week, being in college that is not near enough not that it would 
> be
> anytime in life, but anytime I pick up the horn to play it doesn't seem 
> like
> I get anything done, more like an hour of "fooling around." I only seem to
> really practice when I have a certain piece I am working on or when I have 
> a
> deadline for something. Anyone know of anyways to make yourself get in the
> practice room...and how to make that time worth while. I know it is
> different for everyone but I am open to any opinions. Thanks, RJ

Well, you need to have a teacher that keeps you working on three pieces all 
the time.....A brand new one, a piece that you can half play, but still 
needs a lot of work, and a piece that you have almost down pat, and are 
about to shelve until your next recital. - If you don't have a teacher, then 
you have to do all of the above yourself, which is possible, but a lot 
harder........