RE: [Hornlist] Re: What happens when you slack off?

!). === -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:47 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Re: What happens when you slack off? I found out the rather hard way two years ago. I had

[Hornlist] Re: What happens when you slack off?

I found out the rather hard way two years ago. I had not practiced much at all for a period of three to four months. Then I got a call telling me I was HIRED to play in a local church Xmas extravaganza called The Singing Christmas Tree. It paid $880, which *doubled* my lifetime professional

[Hornlist] RE: What happens when you slack off?

Deterioration in endurance, accuracy, dexterity, (loud) volume. One of the big surprises to me is the large difference among horn players in the effect of time off. Some players can take time off (several days, weeks) and seem to hardly miss a step in their playing when they return to horn.