[TPIN] what you do when you aren't playing

[Travis Wilson]

I steal  this idea from another thread

last night was the spring concert for Bob Odneal's jazz bands at the 
college he teaches at. I played in the small combo portion of that.
everybody else in the group (Piano, guitars, and drums) was sitting 
down. I was standing up. So when i was not playing, which obviously was 
most of the time, after a bit, i would get self conscious. all sorts of 
ridiculous ideas start going through my head.

Do I have to hold onto the trumpet, or can I set it in a chair next to me?
What do i do with my hands?

if you are not a seasoned entertainer in that sort of situation, there 
is a real level of "man the whole world is looking at me even when i am 
not playing, so how do i not look foolish" thing going on. And up on a 
stage in an auditorium, it was much different then out in a small club 
where i never felt that.

so what do you do?

(mostly i just looked over at my wife and blew her kisses, but don't 
tell that to Odneal)

Travis

Jeff Briddle wrote:
> Gee, I don't feel so bad doing the exact same thing on my very first band concert Sunday....
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> SNIP> She fidgeted with her trumpet a lot when she wasn't playing, tightening> > the valves tops and stems, looking at her horn, bouncing the valves a> > lot, mostly the third valve for some reason.
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