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Hello 🙂
this is my problem :
//I am aspiring to become professional maybe even soloist.
//I decided to go fully into the process because even tho I can play high notes up to high E and have a good sound and technique, I can feel I am using to much force and if I want to go to the top I need to be more natural
during my practice I don’t practice high notes anymore because I still use to much pushing.
THE CONSEQUENCE is now when I practice concertos (I have to practice Jolivet concertino and other demanding pieces) when I go to high register I don’t push the belly in forcefully, and so I end up pushing my trumpet on my lips , (Greg said not to think about technique whan playing music) I am trying to do that, but the habit of the forced pushed is now disabled in my system. my SOUND is much better, but now I get tired very fast when playing over G (just under highC)
1-Should I force push with belly
2-or should I keep doing what I am doing?
3-or should I stop playing Jolivet and focus on more easy stuff.
I trust you GREG so I will keep practicing this AND especially the singing series but if my teacher notice in september that I can’t play concertos anymore he is going to be pissed off ^^
Thank you every one for you answers/advices 🙂
P.S. this is what I mean going fully into the process (one day)
-past week I played book 1 every morning (50min)
last few days I added book 2 , played half of it until I hit my progress point. (30)
-then the flow studies
-then around 1h30 of finger techniques (clarke, pierre thibaud…) keeping in mind everything from M2M
-around 2h of concertos/studies.
Good for you doing this early in your career. I truly wish I had learned this way or at least found the info before I had so many ugly habits👹
You sound like you are fairly new to his stuff. It is a different approach but one that I find lads you to discovery’s that hav to be mad before progress can b made. I’ve been using his stuff for about 8 months and he windworks for about 2 months, and I just learned why the aaaaahoooo is so important. It sets up the correct appetite to free the area at the cup to vibrate and resonate with your air (I did a post so I won’t elaborate). My point is that it takes me some time and deep immersion to really get benefit. Hope you are a lot quicker than me! 🤯
Rod
Sorry about the autocorrects I didn’t catch above
Than you for your answer, you are right I probably need to spend more time doing it and being more patient…
I got M2M book 1 around 4 years ago but never really practiced it (my body was way to tensed physically for it) BUT NOW IS THE TIME.
Something else I am noticing, is loss of air threw the aperture corners
is this normal?
UPDATE : after 2 more weeks of daily practice.
After understanding passive breathing and it’s potential, and practicing singing series for 1h first thing in the morning. (instead of book 1 and 2)
I can play up to G above staff with almost no effort . (prior to this I could go to the F but it was forced and never G)
What is strange is that at the same time I am still stuck in the middle of the Allegro Singing series…
ANYWAY It’s being great and I am going to continue this process.
My endurance now is better than ever before.
(I forget everything of singing series when I transition to my technique practice
I use FLOW STUDIES BY CICOVITCH To transition to my normal playing.)
Hi guys, thank you for such a refreshing and wonderfully honest thread. This is exactly the reason we set up the forum. Gabriel you sound like you are on the right path for sure. Best Wishes, Greg
Thank you for the support Greg !