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Good days
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:25 am
by tbdana
Do you have good days playing, where it feels like you're not bound by the laws of the universe? I sure do. And there's nothing like those good days. They make life worth living.
I'm looking forward to today. I get to play all three of my horns, my small bore with Slide (really excited about Slide), and my large bore tenor and bass trombone on a gig where I get to play with another wonderful trombonist. I woke up super excited this morning.
Do you have days like that? For me they are rare, but when they come I feel on top of the world.
Man, I can't wait to get at it today.
But we'll see how it goes. I may stink. LOL!
Yesterday I did a really hard 2+ hour practice session where it felt like after a year and a half I was finally all the way back. It felt like it did 30 years ago. That was definitely a Good Day. Woohoo! But those moments are usually followed by a crappy day, so we'll see if my horns and I are friends or enemies today. Sometimes it's love, sometimes it's war.
I hope it's love. I really want another Good Day.
My stable.jpg
Re: Good days
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:22 pm
by Doug Elliott
Bad days usually come after a good day when you overdid it because it felt so good. You have to know when to stop.
Re: Good days
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:44 pm
by Burgerbob
Doug Elliott wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:22 pm
Bad days usually come after a good day when you overdid it because it felt so good. You have to know when to stop.
This is aimed specifically at me, I think two times in the last two weeks! Haha.
Re: Good days
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:56 pm
by imsevimse
Good for you, Dana
No, I do not remember having such a good day when everything is so good that anything goes. I'm glad I have very few real bad days. I remember when I was young. I couldn't play before noon. Couldn't play if not warmed up 40 minutes. I had to play certain patterns just because... I never really felt I was ready to perform. I only had bad says. Now I have stopped to think about how things feel because there is always something.....
I envy you. It must be a great feeling to have a day when there is absolutely no struggle.
/Tom
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:21 pm
by robcat2075
tbdana wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:25 am
Do you have good days playing, where it feels like you're not bound by the laws of the universe?
The best good day I ever had was at an audition where I played everything perfect and made it into an ensemble I had not thought I was a plausible candidate for.
And there's nothing like those good days.
Yup. That was forty years ago and there's been nothing like that good day since.
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 3:33 pm
by JohnL
Doug Elliott wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:22 pm
Bad days usually come after a good day when you overdid it because it felt so good. You have to know when to stop.
Sometimes not knowing when to stop can turn a good day into a bad day...
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 4:27 pm
by tbdana
Doug Elliott wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:22 pm
Bad days usually come after a good day when you overdid it because it felt so good. You have to know when to stop.
Yeah, I was pretty aware of that, but as it turns out yesterday was a pretty good day, too. Had to play jazz lead with Slide, and then had to play orchestral tenor and bass, and made it through the day feeling pretty darned good.
I'm starting to think I took another step forward. It's weird how it comes all of a sudden, sometimes, after weeks or months when nothing seems to be happening.
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:11 pm
by Savio
tbdana wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:25 am
Do you have good days playing, where it feels like you're not bound by the laws of the universe? I sure do. And there's nothing like those good days. They make life worth living.
I'm looking forward to today. I get to play all three of my horns, my small bore with Slide (really excited about Slide), and my large bore tenor and bass trombone on a gig where I get to play with another wonderful trombonist. I woke up super excited this morning.
Do you have days like that? For me they are rare, but when they come I feel on top of the world.
Man, I can't wait to get at it today.
But we'll see how it goes. I may stink. LOL!
Yesterday I did a really hard 2+ hour practice session where it felt like after a year and a half I was finally all the way back. It felt like it did 30 years ago. That was definitely a Good Day. Woohoo! But those moments are usually followed by a crappy day, so we'll see if my horns and I are friends or enemies today. Sometimes it's love, sometimes it's war.
I hope it's love. I really want another Good Day.
My stable.jpg
Ohh yes I know that feeling. For me everydays is exciting. You never know. Bad days I do F to Bb legato a lot of times very slow. Good days I do the same. The middle register is the worst register.
Dana, have you ever thought of playing so many different instruments can give you problems? Especially in your situation coming back to the trombone after many years?
Leif
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:49 pm
by Doug Elliott
If you're in the right place, multiple instruments can be a big advantage.
If you're not in the right place, yes it can cause problems.
Re: Good days
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:07 pm
by Bach5G
Doug Elliott wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:49 pm
If you're in the right place, multiple instruments can be a big advantage.
If you're not in the right place, yes it can cause problems.
I’ve been thinking recently that playing different trombones (alto, tenors, and bass) is holding me back on all of them.
Re: Good days
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:11 am
by timothy42b
JohnL wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 3:33 pm
Doug Elliott wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:22 pm
Bad days usually come after a good day when you overdid it because it felt so good. You have to know when to stop.
Sometimes not knowing when to stop can turn a good day into a bad day...
On a bad day, I feel like I should keep going until I get it fixed.
Has never worked, ever.
Re: Good days
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:55 am
by tbdana
Doug Elliott wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:49 pm
If you're in the right place, multiple instruments can be a big advantage.
If you're not in the right place, yes it can cause problems.
Maybe it's just because I didn't get much sleep last night, but what's the "right place?" Is it a metaphysical place?
Re: Good days
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 12:09 pm
by Doug Elliott
Chops... a certain corectness of mechanics that reinforces itself
Do you have days like that? For me they are rare, but when they come I feel on top of the world.