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Improving With Improv
Improvisation, Andrew Dasburg c.1915-1916 For those who have been following the blog, I know I’m sort of beating a dead horse at this point, but I’ll say it again for new visitors: The research record...
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Where You Practice Matters: Ogle Hans Zimmer’s Lair
Hans Zimmer’s practice room and work station (the grand piano is behind the camera) Want to learn more about the best ways to practice? Get an e-mail with a discount code when The Practice of Practice...
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RIP, Laurie Frink: “Trumpet Mom” for Many Jazz Trumpeters
Laurie Frink is a trumpeter and teacher you should know about. She helped many, many great trumpeters play even better. Players like Dave Douglas, Ingrid Jensen, Ambrose Akinismurie and too many more...
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Universal Musical Mind: Bill Evans on Creative Process and Self-Teaching
Bill Evans, 1978 Photo: Brian McMillen brianmcmillen@hotmail.com Bill Evans is a genius whose ideas about music, and his music itself are still fresh and invigorating and necessary. Here’s his...
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Feeling Stuck in Your Practice (and Getting Unstuck)
The idea of being (or feeling) “stuck” isn’t usually included in our ideas about practice. When we see these luminaries of music, it’s easy to imagine they have no struggles, that music simply flows...
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Stare With Your Ears
Håkan Hardenberger (on right) Jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen–pregnant with her first child–went to Sweden to play in a festival that included performers from fantastic trumpeters like Ingrid from all...
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Michel Blows a Serpent (Practice Playing In Tune)
Image via Wikipedia The serpent is an ancient low-voiced instrument similar to the Medieval cornetto, and it produces a mesmerizing sound in the hands of a master like Godard (see the vid below or...
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Do YOU Know the Muffin Man? Imitation in Music Practice
Jimmy Fallon and Adam Levine of Maroon 5, spar in a hilarious (and impressive!) with musical impressions of Frank Sinatra (Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes), Bob Dylan (Rude), Michael Jackson (Sesame...
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Calling All Wind Musicians: Do This NOW (Please)
I’ve been on this soapbox before, for good reason. Without intonation, music doesn’t resonate, and if things are really out of tune, it can be a painful experience. Ingrid gives an excellent example of...
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How Does Posture Affect Your Sound?
#165831820 / gettyimages.com Posture is vital not only to a good sound, but will also help you avoid injury. Jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen gives a superb lesson about posture, why it matters, and how...
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