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Brecker on (trumpet) practicing

Warm-up/routine maintenance practice

• Randy had 2 main teachers (he tries to incorporate ideas from both)

Carmine Caruso approach

• use as few muscles as possible
• move as little as possible
• no metronome (tap foot)
• timing and coordination of muscle systems are primary
• breath attack
• horn on face
• 6 notes (chromatically from middle G to tuning C) 3 notes each 1/2, 1/2, whole
• rest
• lip slurs (2 8ves)
• 3rds/4ths/5ths on alternative days

Bill Adam approach (alternate days)

• metronome 72-76
• long tones expanding out from middle G (1 measure rest)
• horn off face in between
• warm-ups (early in the day as possible) 45-50 min
• use a mirror to watch movement

Etude Practice

• arbans
• charlier
• top tones

Sight Reading

• Bob Mintzer books

Transcription/Articulation Study

• Clifford Brown
• Fats Navorro

Improvisation

• play alongs
• Trane
• vol 3

Free Playing

• tape self-transcribe develop licks
• with time
• with no time
• hard key (Ab min)

Articulation?

• doodle tongue
• practice on 1 note
• used by Miles/Clark Terry/Clifford

Mouthpieces

• trumpet-Bach 2 1/2C
• flugelhorn mouthpiece should match the same rim as the trumpet

Allow physical and lick practice to seep slowly into playing

Playing in hard keys has to do with hearing in those keys