Creative and Productive Practice

NEW ALBUM "SHADOWLANDS" w/S. CAREY out now. Listen / order: https://ingrv.es/shadowlands-f94-3 If you feel like you’re in a practicing rut, this video is for you! I share some ideas and suggestions for how to go about having creative and productive practice sessions. I hope this helps! 0:00 Intro 0:32 Balance structure and freedom 0:48 Give yourself something to aim at 2:09 Improvise within parameters 3:04 How to be productive and creative when you practice 4:23 Know your tendencies and actively challenge yourself 4:56 Outro Video produced by Ben Meraz Grammy-nominated trumpeter John Raymond is “steering jazz in the right direction” (Downbeat). He has released eight albums to critical acclaim, and has recorded or toured nationally and internationally with musicians such as Billy Hart, Orrin Evans, Cory Wong, S. Carey and more. John teaches in the Jazz Studies department at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, is the author of “The Jazz Trumpet Routine," and is the creator and host of the podcast “The Trumpet Summit." MORE ABOUT ME http://www.john-raymond.com http://www.instagram.com/johnraymondm... http://www.facebook.com/jraymondmusic CHECK OUT MY MUSIC https://spoti.fi/3JwvOtV https://apple.co/3HNklok JAZZ TRUMPET ROUTINE http://www.john-raymond.com/learn THE TRUMPET SUMMIT https://apple.co/40mRi24 IU JAZZ STUDIES http://music.indiana.edu/jazz