[TPIN] Backward buds, is it so?

[Camille Bresson]

    Despite of diversified experiences I had being around for almost 
fortysix years I still own the privilege of watching life with naive eyes. 
Unfortunatelly (being entirely idiot must be less painful, I guess) after a 
while I am forced to see things for what they actually are.
	A bitter discovery of late times wich added serious injuries to my ideal 
view of life is that being a good musician does not necessarily mean being 
an educated, sensible, open minded person as one would expect.

	That argument made me run away from my first trumpet teacher, as much good 
as impolite, around one year ago. Probably too busy in selling me his 
exercises books he was not finding the breath to answer questions of a 
(curious) late beginner.
	Is it correct to brush and dry the inside of my trumpet daily after my 
several hours of exercises? A frigid stare has been the answer.
	What is the mening of this note when I play in that key?. “If you need 
harmony elements you have to search the internet or somewhere else!” was the 
angry reply.
	Why am I not yet getting school’s membership card? “Oh, you are a black 
student of mine.”. Nice to know, thanks.
	Having lessons from him my sound was rising like a rocket. Some neighbor, 
instead of trying to kill the perpetrator of so many hours of trumpet 
exercises, did send me a postcard with a periscopic Dizzy and their 
encouragement to go on. Someone, still unknown, studying with my same 
teacher already from several years was waiting his turn outside lessons room 
and, allowed to come in, burst out congratulating on the one (me) making 
that sound so jazzy (it was Imagination, old acquaintance I due to Chet 
Baker). And so on.
	On the other hand, teacher was becoming each time worst; when he started 
snatching things away from my hands I decided not to go there anymore.

	I asked the forum for a teacher available here where I live, and someone 
offered to give me lessons. We excanged several kind mails then at last he 
called at ten to have lesson at twelve, wich was not possible for me, and 
that was all. Then I have tried to contact a name politely suggested from 
the list by sending a paper mail to him at the conservatorium where he 
teaches. I still do not get any sign back.
	The wonderful town where I live offers, among many other opportunities, a 
workshop for free so as to make people closer to music. The man managing it 
was well aggressive already before discovering I had a flat B trumpet with 
me. When, few sessions later, tête-à-tête he menaced to send me out of the 
laboratory because of (between very good sounds of mine, on his own airing) 
my hesitations while playing and I decided to go sitting far from the group 
as an auditor till getting good enough, he had a self-satisfied sneer.

	Sticking to my opinions (avoid as much as possible contacts with small 
minded people) I’ve actually never tried to get further explanations. Do not 
wanna fight, or change anything, just want to blow my pipe as good as 
possible!
	I’ve never thought it was a race, and that you have to start six years old 
to become world’s champion. If on one side I agree audience appreciation is 
fundamental, on the other one I think the feeling of lines we pronounce 
through our instrument must be more important than the speed one pushes 
buttons or which high note can reach, that sounds more like olimpic games!
	What’s the meaning of Conservatorium having same age limit admittance than  
a century ago, when people was leaving not so much years, what is the 
problem in teaching a fortysix years old fee-paying? Fear of giving 
knowledge to one having already lots of experience? Dread that you can reach 
in a shorter time what for me did take decades to achieve? Or maybe 
concernings about someone who simply doesn’t wanna (can not) join the race? 
Is it so it has to work?
	I keep on honking anyway. Pratice exercises, do not smoke anymore, swim on 
alternate days and, from a yogi point of view, keep on believing I’ll meet 
the right teacher the day I am ready for it (hope it is before I start 
loosing teeth).
	Meantime, any comparative experience from other late beginners, 
suggestions, doc’s opinions, words of sympathy or different points of view 
will be extremely welcome. Thanks in advance, Lanfranco Sydney Sonnino.

_________________________________________________________________
Invia allegati della dimensione di 10MB - Con MSN Hotmail puoi! 
www.msn.it/hotmail/minisite_10