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Inside the Practice Room with Rex Richardson

Andrew Hitz

 
 

What better way to improve in the practice room than by joining the best musicians in the world while they practice?

Join trumpet superstar Rex Richardson for an intimate look into how he approaches practicing!

During this workshop Rex described in detail the very intentional process he uses every day in the practice room: 

  • The trick he uses to be nicer to himself in the practice room

  • How to be objective and detached emotionally when practicing

  • How attention to detail ends up leading to a set of goals in the practice room

  • Implementing structures into your practice sessions

  • The importance of knowing where you are right now when establishing goals

  • The importance of focused listening to yourself and others

  • Ask yourself “Is this my best playing today?”

  • Knowing when we sound our best is how we set our current standards

  • The importance of noticing when you sound good

  • If he gets frustrated while practicing he steps back and makes sure he isn’t just having an emotional reaction to the session

  • The danger of tackling music that is too difficult, too soon when you are young

  • The powerful combination of humility and fearlessness

  • Why he starts practicing at the same time each day

  • His first session is the most structured of the day which is usual about an hour

  • Why he doesn’t practice past the point of exhaustion

  • Why his practice journal is the most important tool that Rex uses in the practice room

  • His setup for recording himself and why he does all the time

  • Why he also records video so he can see whether he’s doing anything inefficiently

  • Why Rex thinks it’s important to take time off of the horn from time to time

  • Why practicing must be viewed as a living process

  • Plus an sneak peak at his upcoming book, 100 Days of Trumpet Practice

Purchase long-term access to this workshop for only $29!

The Brass Junkies: Rex Richardson

Andrew Hitz

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Lance and I had a blast interviewing our good friend Rex Richardson for the latest episode of The Brass Junkies podcast.  Rex is one of the best trumpet players in the world and has one of the most interesting careers in the music business today.  He has played in more countries than any other musician I know.

We asked him about how he became so proficient at both jazz and classical music, about his travels are the world, and made a lot of fun of him for being a trumpet player.  You should be warned that we laugh an awful lot.

Thank you, Rex, for joining us!