[TPIN] Advise Appreciated - Come back Questions

[Ray Chantler]

You'll probably get this one a lot:

1. Get a teacher.  It's easy to fall into bad habits without even
realizing they are there; a good teach should be able to point them out
and correct them.

2. Read this forum.   Tons of good advice available.

3. For improving efficiency, these 2 books work for me:

       The Buzzing Book - James Thomson
       26 Lessons in Tongue Level and Air - Eric Bolvin

4. Get other materials (books mainly) from authors such as Chase  
Sanborn, Jeanne Pocius, Pops MacLachlan, Roddy o-iii<O (strange name),
David Hickman, Rich Wiley, etc.  Learn as much as you can.

5.  Do some ear training. I recommend Stephen Colley's TuneUp; Chase
Sanborn's Tuning Tactics and the Abersold ear training book&CD.  There
are probably more good resources in this area.

6. Get out and perform - join a group in your area.

7. Have fun with it.  (maybe the most important point)

.../ Ray Chantler


--- Greg Fuess <greg.fuess at gmail.com> wrote:

> I put the horn down about 10 years ago to focus more on work, and
> only
> picked it up again in May of this year.  My goal is to be a very good
> semi-professional player by January 2009.  I guess that means that I
> want to
> be as good as I can be by then, since I won't be quitting my day job
> in the
> foreseeable future.  If I could get regular work as a musician,
> though...
> Any guidance and recommendation appreciated.
> 
> Since May I have focused exclusively on building up embouchure so
> that I
> would have the chops to spend time practicing music making, instead
> of
> wondering if I would have the chops to complete a piece with any
> sound at
> all.  To this end, Double High C in 37 weeks has been my guide,
> following it
> religiously for 31 weeks.  From no play in 10 years, this past weeks
> practice I have been squeaking out F above high C.  That high F does
> not
> sound musical at all, but it is there.  Intonation is significantly
> improving with every week; and even the DEG has started to sound ok. 
> I am
> using a Bach 1B mouthpiece; a wash bucket for sure, but with good
> chops
> produces lots of great sound.
> 
> Any recommendations for further comeback in January?  .  I am
> especially
> interested in something like Smart Music, but do not know the
> collection of
> music available on it, and do not want to buy something like finale
> to
> produce the things I would decide to focus on.  I had forgotten the
> collection of practice books accumulated over the years; all the
> standards
> (Arbans, Saint-Jacome, probably a 2' stack).  I am thinking the North
> Texas
> State practice book, but would appreciate guidance.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Greg
> 
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