looking for a pro coach or clinition in bay area
MGoldb3829
playing quite well for years ;just retired and have more than 2 hrs a day to
study now.
looking for someone to critique my playing and provide guidence and expertice
as well as instruction .
if any of you can provide data it will be well appreciated.
as point of fact i am 51 yrs of age.
BSTPT
Good for you! You might try looking up John Coppola in SFO. He has been the
guru there for many years. Also, Larry Souza or Tim Acosta might be able to
help. Sorry, but I don't have numbers on them. Maybe you can locate them
through the Musician's Union Local 6. Let me know how it works out.
Brian Swartz
LA,CA
dennis
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I keep seeing all these posts that give the impression that trumpet playing
requires lots of training along the lines of a weight lifter or track and
field athelete. In my experience, its a lot more like hitting a golf ball,
in other words it's about efficiency and mastery of the fundamentals, not
strength. Trust me, while most but not all embouchures can be
strengthened, and there is a degree of conditioning involved, the most
progress can be made by insisting on developing the right fundamentals and
techniques. I won't even begin to try to teach these fundamentals in this
context, but a short list goes like this:
1. Learn how to stand and sit without tension.
2. Learn how to breathe agressively without tension.
3. Learn how to think about the trumpet, and hold the trumpet without tension.
4. Learn how to play very simple things beautifully and easily. One note
truly mastered and played with ease and confidence is a great start.
5. Only progress to lip slurs, scales etc. with the thought in mind that
we are looking for an easy and simple manner of playing.
My motto: Work as hard as necessary to make playing as easy as possible.
Also, a good embouchure is critical and can be developed in many ways,
either through direct or indirect methods, depending on the experience of
the teacher and the aptitude of the student. No embouchure can be
completely developed by conscious effort. We can get in the ball park that
way, but the finished product has to be sound oriented and allowed to
happen. Eventually playing has to be as if watching someone else play,
simple, easy, and not self-conscious.
While I sometimes play when I'm tired because the music or my pocketbook
demands it, I virtually never practice when I'm tired because it only
promotes bad habits. Look at the great players who make it look easy,
there is a lesson in there, folks.
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PaulO57509
>Good for you! You might try looking up John Coppola in SFO. He has been the
>guru there for many years. Also, Larry Souza or Tim Acosta might be able to
>help. Sorry, but I don't have numbers on them. Maybe you can locate them
>through the Musician's Union Local 6. Let me know how it works out.
I think you can find Larry Souza at "Hornucopia", 1549 Laurel St., San Carlos,
CA
650-593-3050.
He was supposed to have opened this new shop with a partner last month.
Good Luck!
PaulO
"We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary
Americans ..."
--Bill Clinton (USA TODAY, 11 March 1993, page 2A)
Matt Carey
>
> I think you can find Larry Souza at "Hornucopia", 1549 Laurel St., San Carlos,
> CA
> 650-593-3050.
>
> He was supposed to have opened this new shop with a partner last month.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> PaulO
>
> "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary
> Americans ..."
> --Bill Clinton (USA TODAY, 11 March 1993, page 2A)
I don't know if that is the name of the place, but he did join up with
Sandy Craig in San Carlos--what used to be Craig's Antiques at the
Antique Trove.
Matt
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Niel Levonius
Matt Carey wrote in message <361246BE...@almaden.ibm.com>...
>PaulO57509 wrote:
>
>>
>> I think you can find Larry Souza at "Hornucopia", 1549 Laurel St., San
Carlos,
>> CA
>> 650-593-3050.
>>
>> He was supposed to have opened this new shop with a partner last month.
>>
>> Good Luck!
>>
>> PaulO
>>
The store is now open.. getting time with Larry may be difficult for the
next few months due to his Miss Saigon gig. Another great teacher would be
John Worely. He is teaching out of Bronstien's Music (363 Grand Ave South
San Francisco, CA (650) 588-2502 ) in South San Francisco.
Niel Levonius
ni...@niel.com
Gordon
Gordon Stump-Detroit