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Re: Endurance

Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2011-02-18 03:52

That is an amazing response, Cooper! Seriously. I am just so impressed with your self-criticism and ability to grow!

I am a grandmother with LOTS of air. Just ask Craig. He called it a "mighty blow."

I hold back ALL the time. And I don't have a crocodile bite. Not anymore, at least. Gorgeous embouchure these days, truly.

The only time I am not able to play loudly enough is when I am trying to get myself on top of an 80-piece wind ensemble of which 20 are trumpets and 21 are flutes. And my reeds are narrow.

But I much prefer playing with my quintet, Cambiata Winds. https://www.facebook.com/Cambiata.Winds

Paula, what I have found is that endurance comes from playing more. It's just like working out. When you first start on the treadmill, or with free weights, you can't do so much. But if you consciously, intentionally, build up your capacity, increasing the load a little bit each day, you will over time (and over a remarkably brief period of time, in my experience) be able to do more. I think this is the same thing that Cooper said at the end of his note, above.

I just have come off a 5-day period in which I have been forced to play consistently for an hour or more every day without a break -- between quintet and the various ensembles I am in. Boy, do I have more chops today than I had a week ago! And I am tired, so I am looking forward to an easier Friday and Saturday. But I am getting right back on that horse on Sunday -- another concert.

It's the old Nike thing -- Just Do It!

Susan

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