Really fantastic advice! I love Chris's sound and it's a joy to hear him play whenever I do. Thanks Christan for providing these chats! It's so cool to hear your perspective on your mouthpiece making and instrument making!
Younger generation wants to skip the "work" part cause they can do it "better" or more efficient at the beginning, it seems the concept now. ("I can skip the hard part because I know what my goal is and I can get it now"). So they try everything first (try and buy every equipment with seemingly endless financial support) and get disappointed (mostly) immediately and judge from there, rather than putting in the work. They want immediacy, as Christopher explains. Great that putting in the work is still taught and maintained, as it always should be.
Amen man. I’m an aspiring trombonist in college and that has become very apparent to me. It’s all worth it in the end though when you get that great job!!!
I had two young high school players come in to work with me recently that gave me hope. Very high level of playing, rock solid embouchures, and their playing was at a very high level. With the amount of knowledge out there available for free it is for the young player to absorb and develop with or without a teacher even in rural Clovis New Mexico.
