Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
Perhaps this will explain better. This was 2019; I've made several changes since but the collection is close to the same.

https://www.mattfinley.com/promos/Instruments2019.JPG

This photo brings back a memory from about 15 years ago.

We were attending a Church and one Sunday a guest trumpet player was introduced and played with a backing track for about an hour; he was good.

Inbetween songs he made a remarkable (to me anyway) statement. He said

If I skip a days practice, I notice it.
If I skip 2 days practice my wife notices.
If I skip 3 days practice the audience notices.

I wonder if this is specific to brass instruments because, in part, of the lip and breath control required. Or if this is true for pro muscians in general. Apparently for this guy, a vacation from his instrument was not an option.

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