Comments on: Feelin’ Fine

By: trumpetgirl612

trumpetgirl612 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:47:02 +0000

oh, i am quit happy with what i get, i only wish there was time for more.
Of course, I always feel I have never practiced enough…and my poor teacher, i fear i disappoint him more often than not.

By: Craig Morris

Craig Morris — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:24:05 +0000

That makes perfect sense. The education majors are here are more loaded down than a Mexican burro, especially the people that take their playing seriously. I think if you are getting a consistent 2-3 hours, then you should be happy.

By: trumpetgirl612

trumpetgirl612 — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:10:40 +0000

Hmm
well I am an education major hoping to add a double major in composition.
i do however, usually find time for 2-3 hrs, really…
but with all the music classes, ed classes, tech classes, and piano lessons its hard to get 4 hrs in

By: Craig Morris

Craig Morris — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:57:09 +0000

trumpetgirl,

Are you a performance major? Most schools I know give a 4 credit block for private lessons for performance majors. That way there is time in their schedule for the amount of practice they need to have, at least in theory. I certainly know how easy it is for a day to get filled with various responsibilities!

Here at Miami, most of my performance students have the time to practice that much, but non-performance majors usually can’t put that kind of time in.

Last year Hakan Hardenberger did a masterclass here and he mentioned that he practiced 8 hours a day during his undergraduate years at the Paris Conservatory. It made my four feel pretty miniscule.

If you can’t find the time for more practice, take heart. Mr. Crisara always used to say, “2-3 hours should be all you need.” There is a lot to be said for efficiency in practicing!

By: trumpetgirl612

trumpetgirl612 — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:59:31 +0000

i must say, if you had time for 4 hrs daily in undergraduate, I am jealous!
I am in undergrad now, and cannot fit more than 3 hours in!!
acutally, I supose I could but then my GPA would fall, and I would have no time for HW or sleep…
I would love to have four hours daily to devote solely to my trumpet…that is simply not the case

By: Larry Malin

Larry Malin — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:21:46 +0000

Hi Craig:

I was in my last year of grad school in 1977. My graduate degree work was not in music, but in arts administration. I was required to take an arts elective so signed up for trumpet lessons with the resident teacher, Ray Crisara.

After a few lessons with him I started thinking that maybe I didn’t want to go into administration after all. I will never forget his demonstration of Chalier. It was far beyond what I had conceived of how a trumpet could be played. What a nice man too! He had me up to his home in Scarsdale once. I never thought a musician could live in such a “respectable” fashion.

Thanks for reminding me of Mr. Crisara.

Larry Malin