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Il Forum => Interviste ed Articoli => : joshuamaccluermusic May 02, 2014, 05:50:27 PM
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Many musicians and especially trumpet players spend a great deal of effort trying to play faster, higher, and louder. Personally I believe it’s a much better idea to try to play better.
However, occasionally to appease the trumpet gods we must work on high, fast and loud. There is in my experience a big difference in the results of different techniques of preparation of quick technical passages, so today I present 10 Techniques for Better Fast Playing, along with a video of The Carnival of Venice.
The most important principle is easy and very simple. To prepare to play quickly, practice slowly.
Yes, I know, you say you practice slowly already. And I believe that you think you practice slowly. I for years thought I was practicing slowly. Then I finally learned to practice slowly for real and saw the enormous effectiveness of true slow practice. It works, but only with enormous patience. Playing somewhat slowly a few times is not enough; many reps at extremely slow speed are required. The rule is that the more times you play something very well very slowly the better you will play it quickly.
A full discussion with 10 actionable principles we can start with today at http://joshuamaccluer.com/10-techniques-for-better-fast-playing/
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Benvenuto fra noi, e chi si aspettava una presenza così importante. ovazion
Welcome among us, and those who expected a presence so important. ovazion
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Hello Joshua, welcome to the forum, I've read about your Charlier challenge and found it VERY interesting, I'm studying and "competing" myself with another guy here in the forum and we benefited greatly by comparing each one's goods and bads.
Will you publish the missing recordings on your website?
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Joshua,
thank you very much for the advice !
I had a very difficult (for me) music to perform, that should be played quickly.
I had been trying it for long, playing since the beginning quickly, without any success.
I followed your advice, performing it slowly for many time, and afterward gradually quickening it.
It works !
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Hello Josh!
I would LOVE to hear the entire recordings from the Charlier Challenge, I've "mastered" some 20 of them and now I'm struggling with the dreaded N.27.
With the help of a fellow trumpet friend (we practice together via Skype) we are getting closer and closer to a reasonable result but I need someone to compare to (other that David Baldwin...).
Would you please share your insights on the challenge and on the Charlier Etudes here?
Thanks!