Posted by Alex on June 18, 2001 at 21:10:32:
In Reply to: Re: Warm-Ups posted by Michael Russo on June 18, 2001 at 19:27:43:
I would agree that a musician should be able to play their best woken up from a deep sleep.
That said, most people tend to learn and develop best while they are still mentally and physically "fresh", so the beginning of your practice time is a good time to develop basic skills. This work could sound like warming up, especially as I like to start with developing fluidity in my low range.
One professional symphonic tubist once told me that he doesn't believe that a tubist should have to warm up, but that "maintenance" of basic skills should be a part of most practice days. I would add to that the idea that until a certain very high level of ability is reached the maintenance should be paired with fundamental development.
that's how I see it this week, anyway.