[TPIN] Trumpet Playing as a Profession

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

Jon really sums it up here!!!  Golden stuff.  Almost like watching "Young 
Man With a Horn" in condensed version.  

Vic: I'm sure you've already read through this at least twice.  But this is 
a great view of what it's like.  And I'll bet every person on this list who 
spent any time playing profesionally - or still does - identifies with major 
pieces of this.

 - da

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:35:44 -0600, jontrimble wrote
> I was wondering what it is like being a professional trumpet player 
> (jazz, orchestral, etc.) and what kind of training you all received 
> and what you all do on a day to day basis.
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>   Hey Vic, great question I know you'll get a ton answers.  All I do 
> is trumpet and that's the only way I ever thought I would do life 
> from day one pretty much.  I don't know if this will help but I'll 
> try my best to spell out what has worked for me so far. (this is 
> gonna be long)
> 
>   Living in Vegas, I listened to everything I could get my hands on. 
>  My paper route (at age 11) gave me 200 bucks a month which went all 
> to buying records and tapes.  I listened to each one and transcribed 
> what I enjoyed. My father worked as a Trombone player so I got into 
> many of the shows recording and transcribing the books.  I took from 
> Walt Blanton (principal trumpeter for the Las Vegas Symphony), John 
> Harner (lead player for Stand Kenton--He got me onto the Caruso 
> method), Tommy Porrello, lead player for Harry James, Woody 
> Herman..etc and finally Ron Barrows for Jazz.  I think Ron's in LA 
> now.  Anyway, my life revolved around trumpet....