Inside the Practice Room with Rex Richardson
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
