brenter
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I think this is a good example of how playing the trumpet can be as much a mental state of mind as it is a physical state. I used to give lessons to a high school player who had a poor range. He had trouble with a high "C", and nothing anyone suggested ever seemed to work. One day, out of frusteration, I told him to put down his horn and do 20 push ups, as this would expand and relax his chest (yeah, right!). After doing his pushups, he hit a solid "C" and "D". Doing the pushups had nothing to do with that, thinking that pushups would help did.
[ This Message was edited by: brenter on 2002-02-13 10:49 ] |
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