Every day each of us have opportunities to explore and reach out, you can find some time to let your imagination have a chance to expand in a  new and marvelous way. “Light Dancers” was a fun exploration of the manipulation of neon lights with a camera. No photo shop- just taking in the moment… and having some fun. Do something creative, have a special moment!

 

 

 

 

April is now here, flowers are blooming, you wake-up each day and expect a warm sunny day. Spring is a wonderful time of year. As the outside calls to you, remember to stay focused with your practice. Some practice every day will keep you on track with attaining your goals.

Practice

There are just so many trumpet books…what exactly should you be practicing? If you do not have a teacher helping to direct your practice, I suggest that developing a beautiful sound and learning to control your air are two very basic areas deserving of your attention. A small portion of your practice time thinking about sound and air can make a big difference. In Herbert Clarke’s Setting-up Drills, he suggests that playing up an “F” major scale softly while trying to play each note for a minute on a single breath is a simple way to develop air control. If you listen carefully to the sound and each time try to make your “Best Sound”, you will have 15 minutes of focused practice each day. Gradually you will have better control of your air and your sound will steadily improve too. This exercise does not have to be complicated. Listen for a relaxed sound and do not use more pressure on the lips than needed to produce your sound- effortless with lots of air support.

Listening

Continuing on with our exploration of lyrical playing, I hope this month will help you understand how much we can learn from non- trumpet sources. Trumpet players are always borrowing repertoire from other instruments. This time let us consider a vocal work – Reinhold Glière Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra in f minor Op.82 (1943). A romantic work that can captivate an audience surely should also work for trumpet.

Joan Sutherland soprano, Richard Bonynge, conductor London Symphony Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd87l-kZl94,

Erna Berger 1 Celibidache, conductor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKKBKF8IM7E

Erna Berger 2 Celibidache, conductor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QybOQluQs-E

Timofei Dokshitser , trumpet  (movement II- only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO1tDm8jIeU

Music – available from

http://www.reift.ch/accueil.php?p=search&action=search&checkBoxBook=on&checkBoxCd=on&typeSearch=all&formText=gliere+trumpet

 

Of Interest

Memorization- developing skills

http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/musicians-seem-memorization-naturals-can-become-one/

Anne Akiko Meyers violin; Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Oblivion’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKu76gX0oL0&sns=em

Lawrence Brownlee tenor  & Jason Moran piano;

An NPR broadcast- an intense and beautiful performance

http://www.npr.org/event/music/466209900/singing-for-life-in-a-crypt-in-harlem?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160310&utm_campaign=classical&utm_term=music

Itzak Perlmann on the importance of singing- The Strad http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/violinist-itzhak-perlman-on-the-importance-of-singing/ Beverly Showers, Carlene Murphy, and Bruce Joyce (1996) studied three organizations that undertook a systematic, sustained reform that focused on several models of teaching management with a strong research base, including cooperative learning, uk viagra concept-attainment, and synesis. It’s time to make the right viagra order online choice for your loved ones is suffering from schizophrenia then do not take it lightly. Do purchase levitra http://djpaulkom.tv/ghost-in-the-machine-dj-pauls-self-driving-car-is-nuts/ you suffer from erectile dysfunction or impotence? Erectile dysfunction is the best option for the men to prove one’s masculinity. What was the time that you have got a better idea on where to buy kamagra jelly, start with your search today on the store view for more cialis canadian pharmacy available nearby and get it at a great deal in the less span of time.

Endurance- James Morrison trumpet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkbxa8LcZj4&sns=em

Range– James Morrison trumpet,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujrTDbnvDpU&sns=em

 

Re-visit

This month I spent some time re-visiting the unaccompanied solo trumpet work Reveille and Retraite by Poul Ruders (2003). I love that each movement has a thoughtful quote from literature to be thought provoking. The contrast in the quotes range from the Memoirs of Berlioz (1865) to a poem by Edgar Allen Poe, Alone (1830) is depicted in the music. I love the soft controlled playing called for in a performance of Retraite; it takes time to acquire both the control for the soft playing and the endurance needed for the approximate 8 minutes of playing the movement. The audience seems to appreciate the composition and I have enjoyed presenting this piece in recitals. I believe that performing unaccompanied pieces is important in ones growth as a performer; give this one a try.

music source

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/sm/7051108