Congratulations Ryan. It was only a matter of time before the video clients came calling. Birmingham is lucky to have you

Hi Ryan, appreciate your videos, and especially this one. I started out in the music business. But along the way got married and had kids. It was at that point i changed gears and over the past 30 years have worked in the I/T field. But that hasn't consumed my life. I continued to sing. And now as am looking at retirement have come back to playing trumpet. And discovered that i really like the process of working on music for a performance. But that too, as you is not the entirety of my life.

@jpthomas369

4 ай бұрын

I think I hear an echo in the room! basically the same story… And the journey back to playing the trumpet after so many years… Especially finding resources like Ryan online is a godsend and an enjoyment!! A true motivation!

@RyanBeachtrumpet

4 ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear this video resonated with you! Thank you for watching.

Great video, Ryan! I appreciate hearing this perspective from an accomplished, well respected musician such as yourself! It gives me the freedom to think this way too.

@RyanBeachtrumpet

4 ай бұрын

You can absolutely think this way. The trumpet is great, but there's way more to life I think.

I think we perform BETTER when music (or trumpet itself) is NOT the most important thing in our lives. There are musicians out there who say you have to give your entire life into music to be worth anything as a player. They are wrong. In fact, the most ambitious students I ever taught have always been the worst. Something happens to our minds that ruins the music when we get that deep into that unhealthy desire. Congratulations on having the guts to say that you are not one of those.