[TPIN] Monette - another opinion - posture

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In a message dated 12/2/2007 12:47:34 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
trumpetplayer at optusnet.com.au writes:

Actually, I would say there is method in the madness.

A few  things to ponder: 

1. Posture and breathing. Who in the list has their  breathing so under
control that they don't have to give some attention to  their posture?



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You are right, for sure.  We must think of a good posture when  playing.  I 
am constantly on students that I see in my clinics who are  slouching while 
trying to play an instrument.  One of the main things that  I tell them is that 
when I am sitting and playing trumpet, my back is NOT  touching the back of the 
chair.  My back is nice and straight (but not  tense) and I sit forward in 
the chair.
When standing, I try to also keep my back straight and my legs flexed, but  
not tense. (This is really important for me, since I have Arthritis in my upper 
 spine, which can cause lots of pain.)
Now back to the Monette thing.  If I have been able to play in the  upper 
register with pretty fair success for the past 40 plus years, then why  should I 
have to learn to stand or sit differently, just to spend way too much  money 
on a trumpet that is too heavy for me, in order to play in the same  register 
that I have already had success in??  Makes no sense to me.
Mike Vax



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