New Lips
February 3rd, 2010I Miss the Old Ones
I am working on the cornet. Man, it’s weird. Every day, I feel like I woke up with a different set of lips.
Day before yesterday, I could barely play a note. Yesterday it got way easier. Today I’m struggling again. It’s as if the embouchure is developing so fast, it changes significantly every night.
I had to take a break. This is one of those days when I have to remind myself I’m practicing for the future, not the present.
February 4th, 2010 at 2:29 AM
Lips are muscles, just like your biceps. The same thing applies to practicing trumpet as to working out. You need to take a day or two off every so often to allow your muscles to recover/heal, especially in the early stages when you are “training” your muscles.
Take a two day break, and then start back up. I bet you’ll notice a difference/improvement. (I play the trumpet, and so does my son).