Practice- Why

• Why do we practice? We practice to get better. • Why do we have to practice? We don’t but if we didn’t we would not be pleased with our performances. • Why are we concerned about our performances? We are motivated by pride, or fear of embarrassment. Some people do not practice because of their lack of pride or share an attitude that playing poorly is not all that important to them. To the rest of us, we are driven to prove our value in music and because of this pride; we are determined to spend many hours alone…

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Practice- Why, When and What?

One of the most distasteful and laborious chores I endure each day is practice. Whether you play a trumpet, trombone or the kazoo, we are all faced with this task if we want to improve or even retain what abilities we have. If you have ever been out for sports, you will remember those early morning routines on the track or the warm-ups you religiously participated in on the baseball field, football field or tennis court. When participating in sports, whether high school, recreation department teams or in a foursome on the golf course, you were motivated by the people…

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Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig Dies Suddenly- Another loss to the trumpet world

The name Rolf Smedvig may not be on many peoples lips but his reputation among trumpet players is well known. Flamboyant, at times self-centered and overly confident were characteristics we all saw in him. His talents as a great trumpet player were also well known and envied by most of us who came in contact with him. His reputation as a member of the Empire Brass quintet was also well known for as the founder of this fine ensemble, he seemed at times to be offering new recordings every week. His recordings were legendary and we all loved to hear…

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