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Denis Wick: Killing your Trumpet Consistency with Misplaced Emotions
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Denis Wick: Killing your Trumpet Consistency with Misplaced Emotions

After the first two minutes of playing in your day, how many times have you smiled and said, “I feel great today” or slumped and said “I feel awful today.”?  “I Feel” is a very personal statement that carries a lot of emotion with it.  Too often we put all our emotional energy into the first 10 minutes of our performance preparation, and as a result experience very inconsistent  results and no emotional energy left for the musical practice portion of our practice.

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Cordial knowledge base: Ground Loops
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Cordial knowledge base: Ground Loops

Virtually every musician and event technician has been suffering from this distressful experience -  this diffuse amp humming, occurring in the rehearsal room or (even more often and even worse) on stage. You often try to be okay with it, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you’ll be particularly happy with it in the long run, especially during the quieter moments of your performance. Then again, you can try to understand the cause and to eliminate the source of error.

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