Youn are absolutlely right. Thinking about all the things to watch out for before you play, never worked for me.I just do it without thinking and I improved . The three levels of rest period also works for me. I spend much more of my time playing music. Thank-you.
Good! I have known a lot of trumpet players who only practice exercises for whatever reason. It's good to hear that some people are not doing that. If someone needs to chosoe one or the other (a false dichotomy IMO), then they should only practice music and not the exercises. But always better to have both.
I have not been able to follow your q & a since the time changed. I will join this friday. I just wanna say thank you, every advice and information in your videos and books had make me improve on daily basis. The acumulation process, the small steady steps and the clever way the skills are ordered make a huge difference for me. Thank you Eddie.
Hello Javier, Thank you so much for sharing that feedback. We always like to hear from trumpet players who are benefiting from the books and videos. So thank you for that.
Though a tenor saxophone player I derive benefit from your videos- they are great information. One of my guide/ models for tenor saxophone was the great Lester Young. One of his key habits is that he would never allow himself to be late for anything. (Even if he had to take an expensive cab ride). The point is it’s all about consistency in details, musicians have to have a sense of time and be “on time”. You either “bought in and diligent or not”, you have to decide.
That's right. That's an interesting story. Thank you for sharing that. I hadn't heard that about Pres. I'm glad you like the videos. Thanks for letting us know!
Hi Eddie, thanks for the vids. I'm one month into your Total Tonalization studies, loving the structure and exercises. One question though, in this video regarding the 50/50 rule. When practicing "music", is that sheet music specifically or maybe even melodies of songs by ear for example?? As I'm a singer starting to into the horn into live sets, would I benefit from running melodies and rehearsing short solos for the songs I sing as my 50% music practice away from exercises?? Thanks in advance
Yes, you are correct. Any type of melodic practice fits in the other side of the 50% rule, and it need not be written. I even include exercises meant specifically to enhance musicianship in that music side of the 50%. If I am doing exercises in dynamic range, then they are, in my opinion, music exercises, not physical or technical exercises. I hope that helps.
Yes, that can be a problem, too. However, if you practice your music correctly, with proven practice systems, a lot of the rudiments can be covered that way. But yes, it is better to pair that with some actual exercises. But that's because of how the exercises actually work. When you do exercises, you are isolating a skill and working on it separately. That is quite beneficial.
Youn are absolutlely right. Thinking about all the things to watch out for before you play, never worked for me.I just do it without thinking and I improved . The three levels of rest period also works for me. I spend much more of my time playing music. Thank-you.
Good! I have known a lot of trumpet players who only practice exercises for whatever reason. It's good to hear that some people are not doing that. If someone needs to chosoe one or the other (a false dichotomy IMO), then they should only practice music and not the exercises. But always better to have both.
I have not been able to follow your q & a since the time changed. I will join this friday. I just wanna say thank you, every advice and information in your videos and books had make me improve on daily basis. The acumulation process, the small steady steps and the clever way the skills are ordered make a huge difference for me. Thank you Eddie.
Hello Javier, Thank you so much for sharing that feedback. We always like to hear from trumpet players who are benefiting from the books and videos. So thank you for that.
Though a tenor saxophone player I derive benefit from your videos- they are great information. One of my guide/ models for tenor saxophone was the great Lester Young. One of his key habits is that he would never allow himself to be late for anything. (Even if he had to take an expensive cab ride). The point is it’s all about consistency in details, musicians have to have a sense of time and be “on time”. You either “bought in and diligent or not”, you have to decide.
That's right. That's an interesting story. Thank you for sharing that. I hadn't heard that about Pres. I'm glad you like the videos. Thanks for letting us know!
Hi Eddie, thanks for the vids. I'm one month into your Total Tonalization studies, loving the structure and exercises.
One question though, in this video regarding the 50/50 rule. When practicing "music", is that sheet music specifically or maybe even melodies of songs by ear for example??
As I'm a singer starting to into the horn into live sets, would I benefit from running melodies and rehearsing short solos for the songs I sing as my 50% music practice away from exercises??
Thanks in advance
Yes, you are correct. Any type of melodic practice fits in the other side of the 50% rule, and it need not be written. I even include exercises meant specifically to enhance musicianship in that music side of the 50%. If I am doing exercises in dynamic range, then they are, in my opinion, music exercises, not physical or technical exercises. I hope that helps.
My fault is that I'm too anxious to play music and don't practice exercises enough. But, I'm trying to get to 20% for exercises.
Yes, that can be a problem, too. However, if you practice your music correctly, with proven practice systems, a lot of the rudiments can be covered that way. But yes, it is better to pair that with some actual exercises. But that's because of how the exercises actually work. When you do exercises, you are isolating a skill and working on it separately. That is quite beneficial.
Eddie sorry I deleted my comments explain on Friday Q&A..
I understand.