PatrickXFCE:Chronicles

Hi All

Still waiting for more opportunities to play;  in the meantime, news on my practice.  Yesterday, I did my basic exercises and managed to hit G above high C(Concert B above the staff)!!  I have never hit that note, not even my college days!  Wild!

Still working on tone quality and tonguing as well.

Relaxing for easy power on the horn

Hi all

I did some workout routines for the lips and breath most of the week prior to the performance on Sunday.  Sunday morning came and I was a bit nervous about it, but...you know, there was a part of me that was so ready to do it!  I was concerned that Fightinggale and the kids wouldn't make it for a bit.

Leslie and her kids got there and I stayed with Matthew a bit before showtime.

As for the performance, I believe the horn section did well, with the 3 numbers we did!

My mind, my heart and my soul are begging for more!! My dreams are about concert halls and drum cadences!

I want more!!

Well, I already feel as if I am improving; during my morning practice, I managed to hit high E(Concert D flat, I think). I managed to barely touch the F above that, before I had to get going.  I worked a bit on tonguing and tone during lunch.

I went my second rehearsal with the Worship Team and found Crystal and Willie there but nobody else(at that point).  Willie had just landed a new job, so Crystal decided to celebrate by getting some food and cake for the whole band.

Unfortunately, we had 3 people out; our drummer, Josh had some sort of accident and they had to watch him closely at the hospital.  I believe they we were worried about him having a collapsed lung;  Shelley got sick, so no keyboards; Chris's wife Lindsey had strep, so he stayed home with her after doing a full day of band camp, so our trombone player(and horn section leader) was out.

Crystal worked out a trumpet part for me "Those Who Trust" on the fly; that was so cool!

We did pretty well with Israel Houghton's "You are Good"; I even felt good enough to take last note up to a high C#(concert B natural), which surprised me a bit. Still need to work a bit on timing and making sure that I do not get lost.

More later

IHS

Auf Wiedersehen!

Well, I had a good sectional rehearsal with Chris and Crystal this evening(trombone and sax).  We played for about 2 hours and worked on some runs.  Still having a few issues with playing with confidence sometimes(especially playing in 6 sharps and playing in the upper register). 

One little tip for trumpet players.  2 things you really need to gain that confidence -- prayer and air!!

And last but not least, Practice!!!!

Well, this week, I believe I have improved my embouchure a bit, and I have hit high E flat, during some of my exercises.  Working on simple songs in the Mel Bay book.

Hi all

 I have been working on it for a few days

Did some amagios(not sure how that's spelled) and did them with a little bit more confidence as a result of the aforementioned lip training.

Did a few scales up to top line f major without choking;  The valves seem a little hesitant even after using blue juice;  may need to give the horn a bath this weekend.

Hi All

Trying to pick up the horn and get back to playing it again, so I am going to keep a log of it here.  So far, the easiest thing to do without being able to play at the office(which can't be done) is to (1) buzz and (2) hold a pencil in your lips every day for about 4 minutes(later on its less).

"Pops" McLintock seems to recommend this routine everyday to improve the embouchure.

Here's a link to his site

http://www.bbtrumpet.com/improve.html