Tom Hooten, Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (and ChopSaver fan!) sits down with The ChopSaver Guy, Dan Gosling to talk about how he does what he does so well.
In Part 2, Tom discusses endurance, articulation, his experiences in other orchestras, being an effective leader, the desire to keep improving, and focused practicing.
The opening is a live performance of Tom playing Mahler’s 5th Symphony. Listen to all 3 interviews to hear the whole solo!
Tom Hooten: To get back to your question of endurance, to me, endurance is all about efficiency and maintaining that efficiency for as long as possible. I would often make a funny analogy between American Ninja Warrior. This is like these people come up to this crazy larger than life obstacle course, and there’s water so you can … It’s like starting at a recital, and you’re happy, maybe you’re a little nervous, but you’re pumped, you’re excited, and you’re going along and all of a sudden, boom! Something doesn’t go well, or you miss a note.
Usually, when somebody gets messed up or gets hit, they’re done. The