[TPIN] A LESSON FROM THE LITTLE DUDE

[Doc D'Errico]

Great points, Glenn...  I'm leaving your post intact...

2 critical elements:

1) He's having "fun" - my son loves playing piano, guitar, and even my drums
-- but not my trumpets 8^(

But my son won't take lessons, so I fear his development will be seriously
capped.  OK, he's no virtuoso, but I think it would make it "more" fun for
him if he knew more about what he was doing and why, but that's a longer
story, unless someone wants to chime in (yes, it does say "trumpet" in the
list of instruments)...  Geoffrey takes lessons that aren't discussed in the
video (per prior posts).

2) He practices an hour per day (so said he in the video)...  To be world
class, I'm pretty sure that's not enough, but he's consistent and
persistent.  This is probably the biggest factor more so than anything else
including his obvious natural talent...

-- Doc

-----Original Message-----
From: tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu [mailto:tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu] On
Behalf Of Glenn Bengry
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:35 PM
To: Roy H. Nolan; tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
Subject: [TPIN] A LESSON FROM THE LITTLE DUDE


Team,
 
 
If y'all would practice and get a good teacher, you too could play like
that.  We all got 24 hours in a day.  Most of us don't use it worth horse
leftovers from a parade.  
 
AND most of us are way uptight. That little dude is having  a lot of fun.
And the reason the little dude won't burn out is because he's having fun..
When it ain't fun, we quit.  And the guys like Maynard, and Wynton and chris
botti who have hung out with Geoffrey had  a riot with him too.  Just look
at the smiles on their faces.  Botti was so cool about encouraging parents
to give their kids a chance and to help the kids to develop.
 
 Its a lifetime of music.  Just because your are this age or that age or
this level or that level doesn't mean anything.  The coolest thing about
this little guy is his pure joy of playing  that horn.  He doesn't even know
that its hard.  He just wants to have some fun and keep practicing.  Now
aint' that a lesson?
 
 
   We're so worried about sounding great all the time and comparing
ourselves to the greats and to perfection, we ruin the fun. We get in our
own way.  This kid is what its all about.
 
 
 
glenn, go get the horn outa the trash, and have some fun, bengry
 
 
x
 
x__________________> > Just heard Geoffrey Gallante play. I'm ready to sell
my horns. Can you imagine walking into an audition and this kid walks out
and he's twelve years old. Check this out:>
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