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Man... the intro ALONE is worth your time. Brad is one of the absolute best, in every aspect of the word.

Lol, someone needs to tell that guy that his fps is weirding out on him 😂

I had the pleasure of meeting him at a Yamaha clinic in London. A lovely man.

He’s starting to realize that their gift is innate. Not possible for repetition.

Can anyone ever master high notes with ease ?????? !

Great interview and information. Among my self-care, I routinely do what I call a "yawn" stretch. I gently, progressively open my mouth as wide as possible then hold 30 or more seconds. I play in a community band switching between bass trombone and French horn. One year ago I started learning Oboe. On many days I'm at my chair for 6 or 7 hours working on those instruments and I do take frequent rest breaks.

I play trumpet for fun not for a living, but boy I didn't know even the great can struggle with this instrument. Great insightful interview...Wayne is a freak of nature, a master of commercial music and I love to listen to him being "human" 😅

Wow the talk about rib cage expansion made a world of difference in my ease of playing and maintaining embouchure compression. Thank you so much!

This a wonderful interview. Much of what you said here reminded me of Rick's feelings and experiences starting at Juilliard with a significant jaw injury combined with a reputation for excellent playing - which he could not longer deliver on. Of course, Paragon was born from that and he has no real regrets, but every once in a while I know he wonders about that other life not lived, which almost certainly having a chair in a major orchestra. It was a tough time, that realignment.

Glad Wayne Bergeron gone out happily from all this. Wish you a fast and full recovery too Clark

Clark, thank you for all that you’re doing to help and give a voice to disabled and injured musicians! It was such an honor to be included here. Because I am, myself, a “fussy early music devotee” I have one small clarification to make here. I described 18th century organs as exhibiting “just intonation.” This was misleading and I should have stated 1/4 comma mean, Werckmeister, their variants, etc. In commenting about “just intonation” I was ineptly trying to describe the mixture divisions of such organs - these are the highest, shrillest ranks of pipes that give baroque organs their unique bold, full, extravagant tone quality. As I understand it (again, I’m really just a trumpet player!) these small pipes are often tuning using just intervals in relation to the fundamental pitches whose harmonics they are meant to support. Those individual fundamental pitches, however, would not have been tuned to one another using just/pythagorean tuning since the Middle Ages. The delightful, screaming mixtures, however, are another matter!

Thanks for sharing your experience Bryson! I will make sure this gets to Ron (:

Wow. I’ve played with Bobby in the 80’s and this vid seems ridiculous. The yoga power is fine. Soak in hot water? Yes blood is the food for chops but my (Bobby) idol has eaten too many burgers to be preaching about them. And still has amazing chops. I love Bobby Shew. What the hell is this about? He’s a trumpet player gift from God. Not a nutritionist. God bless you Bobby Shew! Stay in your lane you gifted gem of humanity!

Fantastic interview. Thanks both! I miss playing with you Nate! I learned so much working with you over those years in NYC (and Hong Kong, etc).

great interview thanks-

I'm 5 months too late for the creator or the guest - Ron - to see this, but I wanted to show appreciation regardless. In 2018 I had a minor (according to most cases I've learned about) case of bells palsy when I was 18. It stopped my playing for a few months. Years later, I occasionally have "flare ups" where air will start to leak. These flare ups are few and far between, but destructive to my playing regardless. It's usually back to normal after a few days, but having all of this fantastic information and advice will go miles for my sanity, health, and playing. Thank you!

First jazz record that I bought at age 13 was B.R.'s Big Swing Face. 50 years later, Bobby was a regular presence in the jazz scene in Albuquerque, NM, where I sat in on many open jams.

This is awesome! Bobby has been my teacher since 2016 and his advice is always gold.

this man is god for lead players...

what injuries are these people speaking of?

The absolute best.

Great episode!

Bobby is the best . I'm a valve trombonist and student and friend of Bobby. Thanks for having him on . Barry Mosley.

I found an instructor that talked about his problems with crooked teeth and braces and gave more instructions with how our our physiology and anatomy works, which I know is not completely inline with this video, but I thought it would be helpful for those that are looking for a practice routine that would help those looking to make progress and having various difficulties along the way. His books are a practical approach and do work and are titled Holifield's Practical Approach's for the Intermediate, Advanced and Professional players. He really does address all the aspects of playing the trumpet from the intermediate to the professional and beyond which also includes many scales and improvisation Technics. I hope this info helps someone out there!

As a trumpet player,I had bells palsy 25 years ago. At that time, the my doctor attributed it to a tic bite. I had been golfing that day and it was "severe" tic season in Indiana. The golf club had placed several WHITE sheets on each fairway to attract the little suckers. There were dozens of tics on every sheet. For weeks, to stimulate the facial nerves, I used a massage vibrator continuously on my face when I was watching TV. I had a total recovery. Thank you Bobby Shew!

As a stroke victim I have been struggling with a comeback. My mistake has been NOT turning down work, but I felt it was important to get back on the horse. I’m pretty well on the comeback, but you sure find out who your friends are. In any case, I appreciate hearing this. I couldn’t play a note for six months or make my right hand move. So hearing of your comeback is encouraging. I am back to jobbing again. While my jazz lead comeback is well on track, my classical playing comeback is slower, but sure. So, thanks for this.

Wayne, my daughter had a problem with her mandibular nerve last year too! She had her surgery done at UW-Madison. Pre-op procedures showed that she actually has 2 mandibular nerves on the SAME side. The doctors were in awe of the rarity of her situation. Took 2-3x longer than expected. Glad you got on top of all this stuff man. We all need you! - Rusty (Zach’s dad in WI)

Great interview. Wayne you are an inspiration!!! From a fellow 66 year old trumpet player (wanna be next to you) Thank you!!!

You are my hero Wayne!

Great interview!

Thank you so much Wayne and Clark. This is probably the single most helpful and motivating trumpet injury recovery video Ive come across (although Clark, your Bobby Shew interview was also excellent). I also had a lip rip about 14 years ago. Shortly after the lip injury, I came down with neuro-invasive west nile. Between the two issues I stopped playing. I bought Lucinda Lewis's Broken Embouchure book but didnt get very far. Last year I stumbled into Monica Benson's injury story as she was interviewed by Chris Davis. That motivated me to try playing again a year ago. Its been slow going but i am getting there. I did not have the lip surgery. I am having the same weird double buzz issue as Wayne described when my lips get tired. Knowing that Wayne got past that is motivating although Im not anywhere close to the levels you guys are so my mileage may vary. Im using the P.E.T.E. device early each day and playing in the evenings, working on long tones and caruso stuff. My only agenda is to get as better as possible and avoid reinjury. The amount of injury info and playing guidance now available online is amazing (thank you Wayne for the long workshops as well). At the risk of overstating it, thank you both so much.

Mr. Copenhaver was one of my first trumpet teachers! I attended Muhlenberg sometime in the late 80's. I remember the first time I heard him play the trumpet in front of our band. I couldn't believe the sound that came out of the same instrument that I was playing! I was motivated, and wanted to learn to play like him. He often stood in front of the band, with trumpet in hand. He would play parts to us, so we could understand what he wanted. It's something that always stayed with me. The notes don't tell the whole story. This was a great interview, and I was very happy to see Mr. Copenhaver. Thanks!

I will definitely follow this suggestion. I really like the words that you tell like small lighthouses to give us some hope and to keep going. I totally get it. Thank u so much. Your short podcasts makes me keep going on learning music despite of my severe injury.

Thank u so much.

About half way through this, just subscribed. Really enjoying it so far! Great work guys :)

Promo sm 🤘

This is a great reminder, thanks Clark!

I’m big into sports. Just have a knack for hand eye coordination, but I tore some muscles and bulged a disc in my lower back almost 2 years ago. I wish I had the option to see a therapist. Or even a physical therapist, after 8 months I was finally able to go to one and it showed me light at the end of the tunnel. It’s turned me into someone I’m not proud of. I don’t respect myself. I’m depressed I’m addicted to porn. My backs in great shape luckily but yet mentally I’m injured. Can’t give up though. Although that doesn’t mean I know what to do with my life. Just means I won’t choose to end it now. However my addiction and depression is ending it slowly if I can’t find a way out. Curious what your experience has been and what key things you learned in therapy.

Hey, I think you should've redone this interview. The connection problem was a lot worse than I expected when you announced it at the beginning, and the subtitles are insufficient/wrong in many places. It's too bad, because I discovered your channel from Savannah's page and this quality just isn't doing it for me.

wtf?

Excellent, Brad.

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I’m competed as a member of a band for 6 years. I think winning the trophy was more of a way for us to show pride in all the things band teaches a child; teamwork, accountability, self-discipline, and being an artist. Yeah, we don’t get to take that trophy with us in life (and honestly, I don’t want those useless things); however, I still feel proud to this day 12+ years later for the things we accomplished as a team!

I pretty much agree. But the experience of “winning” is such a rush and can really boost morale. After previous years of scandal and demoralization, we got got new directors who focused on working hard and taking pride. Our band won a major field show competition (Texas in the 80s) and I have recalled that sense of hard work, teamwork and taking pride whenever I’ve needed to excel. Of course, this was an underdog situation, so it was inherently very feel-good.

Whoops! Caption should say “the pursuit of PERFECTION is a waste of time!” KEEP PURSUING EXCELLENCE!

Epic episode!

Let’s gooooooo!!!!!!!!

Wow, I’m subscribing, for sure. I’ve been on my own recovery process this year after not playing for a few years. It’s taught me a ton.

Love the mic setup :)

Epic!