Memoirs of a Comeback Trumpet Player: a practical and evolving approach to the trumpet and jazz - Couverture souple

Glick, Stanley D

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1542728754 ISBN 13 : 9781542728751

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

This is a personal account of the trials and tribulations of learning, or rather relearning, to play the trumpet after a 35-year hiatus. The goal was to become reasonably competent to play jazz and swing in multiple settings, including big bands and small combos. This is not a book for those intending or wanting to become professional musicians. It is a book for advanced amateur players who have a limited amount of time and want to use that time to make music, to make reasonably good music. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with equipment, including everything from valve oil to mutes and trumpets. The second part deals with the technical aspects of playing, including embouchure development, warm-up routines, and approaches to practicing. The third part deals with jazz, including everything from learning scales and chords to mastering the many elements involved in improvisation. Based solely on the author’s experience, this book is not intended to be comprehensive. Rather, it is intended to be inspiring, to motivate people to explore their musical potential in a systematic way. The author can testify to the fact that the rewards are great.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

From 2000 until my retirement in June of 2014, I was the Director of the Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience at Albany Medical College. My major research interest focused on the neurobiology of drug addiction. I am co-inventor of 18-methoxycoronaridine, a novel agent for treating drug addiction. I have authored or co-authored over 480 experimental papers, reviews and abstracts. My first novel, N Equals One, was published in October of 2014. I began playing trumpet at age 6 and, by the time I was 8 or 9, I was a soloist at the annual spring school concert. I played with various orchestras in my teens and spent one summer playing Sunday concerts at resorts around the perimeter of Lake Placid. When I was 15, I was in a trumpet trio that played in several regional talent contests. As a result of winning a couple of these, we were invited to appear on the Ted Mac Amateur Hour, a popular TV show in the 1950’s. After that I played with my college’s orchestra in my freshman year. The trumpet was relegated to the closet by my sophomore year. Being a serious pre-med student took over my life; and the pursuit of science and raising a family followed Thirty-five years later, in the late fall of 1997, I received an email from a colleague soliciting people to join a big band, eventually named the Swing Docs. I told my colleague that I had barely played for 35 years but that I would give it a try if he was willing to put up with me; I’m quite grateful that he agreed to give me a chance. The initial experience of playing with a group after so many years was exhilarating. I bought a new trumpet after a few weeks and started practicing at least an hour a day; sometimes this occurred even late at night after returning home from a long meeting at work. The first year I spent most of my practice sessions simply trying to cope with the printed notes. Thereafter I focused more on improving my technique and on learning the chord/scale rudiments of improvisation. In 1999 I started a jazz/swing combo (quintet plus vocalist), eventually named FIVE+1. Between the two bands I usually had about 30 gigs each year. I played with both the Swing Docs and FIVE+1 until the middle of 2015, when I moved to the Tampa Bay area of Florida. I’m now playing with a trio (guitar, bass and flugelhorn) and with a new big band. I think I’m hooked on music for life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1542728754
• ISBN 13: 9781542728751
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 76
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne