[TPIN] Pulled the plug tonight

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Stephan,
   Actually, I think it is a good idea to "pull the plug" once in  a 
while!! I have noticed that if you don't the water gets pretty nasty! So pull  
it!! Watch the old water move down the drain, but remember you still have the  
horn, you still love music, you still love the trumpet, you still want to 
play  and be a part of making the music, you do not want to waste all the 
effort you  have put into it, and you are still very capable of learning!! So I 
suggest now  that the old is gone that you put the plug back in and turn the 
faucet back on,  being careful to balance both the cold and hot and also to 
monitor the amount  and I am sure at some point, after you go through this 
process enough you will  be able to soak up the joy of playing and making 
music and you will think back  on the notion of quitting and just smile!! I 
experienced it and am still  smiling!!
                Dan
 
 
In a message dated 10/1/2009 11:33:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
soundpretty at hotmail.com writes:


i  agree with john here Stephan.  i sent you a private note but will say  
this too.  Orchestral music can be intimidating but it is also oh so  
wonderful and satisfying to learn.  You have always been very hard on  yourself and 
overyly perfecctionistic.  I, like john encourage you to  give yourself 
another shot at some point.  Perhaps taking yourself off  the hot seat will 
allow you to relaxt for a while and learn more about playing  and about 
orchestral music   its truly a wonderful wonderful world  of endless challenge and  
beauty.



glenn



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> From:  john.daniel at lawrence.edu
> To: smatt401 at dotnet.com; jgpocius at yahoo.com;  bgrierjr at triad.rr.com; 
tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009  21:51:02 -0500
> Subject: RE: [TPIN] Pulled the plug tonight
> CC:  
> 
> Stephan,
> I wasn't there so I can't say for sure, but  I'm guessing you are being a 
little hard on yourself. Having taught you a few  lessons I can tell you 
that you are like many much younger musicians,  overconfident about the things 
they can play and lacking in confidence about  everything else. In other 
words, you are so quick to interpret what is or  isn't coming out the end of 
the bell that you never just accept it for what it  is, or isn't. What you 
can do is a simple result of what you have worked on  enough, what you can't 
do yet is because you haven't worked on it hard enough  yet. Talent is the 
sum total of one's ability level, nothing more and nothing  less. Counting 
rests in orchestra music means listening to recordings with a  score handy. If 
you thought that part should have been a nobrainer, you just  underestimated 
the challenge.
> Good luck in the future and I hope you  give yourself another shot,
> John 
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[tpin-bounces+john.daniel=lawrence.edu at tpin.okcu.edu] On Behalf Of  smatt401 at dotnet.com 
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> Sent: Thursday, October 01,  2009 9:34 PM
> To: jgpocius at yahoo.com; bgrierjr at triad.rr.com;  tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
> Subject: [TPIN] Pulled the plug tonight
>  
> Folks:
> 
> Well, I pulled the plug tonight. Met the  director of the little community
> college orchestra I've been playing  in and resigned. Just gave up due to
> discouragement. I had no  illusions that I would be able to play for wages
> but I did have dreams  that someday I'd be good enough to play in a
> community orchestra.  Wasn't happening, couldn't even count the rests let
> alone play the  music. Made me feel really sad but there comes a time when
> you have to  be objective and face reality. I guess I'll just toot away
> into my  practice mute by mself so I don't disturb anybody. I feel just
> sick  about it, it was hard to say goodbye.
> 
> Stephan
>  
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