[Trombone-l] I'm teaching a beginner...

[Daryl Burch]

Hey, Earl!
Welcome back!

If anything, I’d recommend getting the Micheal Davis “15-Minute Warm-Up.” It’s a play along that starts with long tones and works through to intervals, chromatics & scales. It’s a complete, concise warmup that covers all the bases. With the added benefit of tracks recorded by the pro + rhythm section to guide you through AND give you a sound to strive for. 

Religiously make it the start to your practice routine for a few weeks. (It only takes 15-minutes, right?) You will see marked improvement quickly. 

At a minimum I use it on gig days to get centered, and then off on my way. And if I skip it (or don’t warm up) my face fights me the rest of the day. 

I actually loaded it as a playlist on my phone. Coupled with my Bluetooth headphones & a practice mute, it worked great on tour —warming up in the backstages & church halls without offending anyone. 🤫😬

Not an end all-be-all. But it helped me get my sound centered again after a long layoff. And is still part of my routine. 

That, and get out and play with people!

Best of luck! Cheers!
Daryl
BAC ‘86, CCM ‘87-‘90

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> On Dec 1, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Earl Needham via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
> 
> and that beginner is ME!
> 
> Out of desperation (and hunger), in 2002 I dropped my "life" and started
> driving a truck.  I dropped everything.  Including trombone.
> 
> Now I have time for trombone, but about six months ago, I got out the Duo
> Gravis and promptly discovered I can no longer play!  Nothing sounded
> right, and pedal tones wouldn't sound at all.  After a few tries, I put it
> all away and just kind of thought that part of my life was over.  I was no
> longer that "very fine Bass Trombone player" I used to be.
> 
> I just happen to have a late '30's 2B Liberty here, and a few days ago I
> got it out and gave it a blow.  It wasn't so bad!  I played a few scales
> for a couple of days.  It's weird knowing where I want the note but not
> always getting it there.  And I still know all those scales that
> trombonists should never be asked to play, like E Major and even B minor,
> but somehow my right arm doesn't always go where it should.
> 
> Yesterday, I scored a new Rochut Book #1 (ed. Alan Raph) and I have gone to
> town.  I have quickly discovered I have no endurance, LOL!  But I have also
> discovered just how nice this 2B sounds WHEN I DO MY PART.
> 
> I don't know just where I'm going with this email, except to tell everybody
> that I have just begun a unique experience, that of being the instructor
> and student at the same time.
> 
> Double the pleasure, double the fun...
> Earl
> Clovis, New Mexico USA
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