What makes a great brass performer? Consistency.
Consistency in breath, sound, articulation, and ability to create expressive music across the entire range of the horn. How does one achieve this? Consistency. Consistency in daily practice and a concept known as routine. The daily routine is another, perhaps better name for what a lot of people probably call a “warm-up.” So why routine? A routine signifies something that is done in a similar way on a regular basis, each and every day. And it’s about a lot more than just warming up the lips, lungs, and face muscles. Having a daily routine means that you as a brass player are making a plan and working through specific exercises to meet your goals in the areas of breathing, flow, articulation, range building, enudrance, and more. As part of my mission to help create a community of brass performers online, I am introducing my first community campaign, #RiseAndRoutine. The idea of Rise and Routine is to create a mindset where every day we have a desire to wake up and get into a routine to become our best selves both as people and performers. Get organized, set goals, choose exercises and activities to accomplish those goals, practice, perform, and asses. If we all can commit to do these things regularly, put in consistent effort, and take the opportunities given to us, we can all achieve great things! I will be creating a lot more content in the coming weeks to go into greater detail on how you can build your own daily routine both in and out of the practice room. For now, start with writing down goals that you want to accomplish, both daily, weekly, and long-term. A good method for this is to remember SMART goals:
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