Episode 103: Hanging With Rich Willey

My guest for this episode is Rich Willey.

Rich speaks from experience. A veteran sideman and prolific composer, Rich has played with the likes of Maynard Ferguson, Mel Torme, and Tommy Dorsey, and has published a massive collection of arrangements, compositions, and method books. But success on the bandstand came at a price. Rich has had to endure a number of setbacks that nearly ended his career, eventually leading Rich to become a student of Donald Reinhardt’s Pivot System and to his commitment to provide help and hope to others.

Check out what Rich has to say about learning from adversity, the power of self-talk, his advice on recovering from Bell's Palsy, why you can't cram for trumpet playing, being committed, why you have to be willing to suck, an introduction to the teachings of Donald Reinhardt, the musical side of Doc Reinhardt, diagnostic tools, diagnosing problems, self-diagnosis, moving to Philadelphia to study with Doc Reinhardt, Reinhardt resources, inspirations for his method books, how talent can be your biggest enemy, the sound characteristics of Reinhardt types, lip buzzing, and so much more!

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin!
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00:00:00:00 Intro
00:03:37:12 Learning from adversity
00:07:05:02 The power of self-talk
00:08:31:14 His advice on recovering from Bell's Palsy
00:11:21:12 Why you can't cram for trumpet
00:13:45:14 Being committed
00:15:31:12 Why you have to be willing to suck
00:18:54:03 An introduction to the teachings of Donald Reinhardt
00:23:24:14 The musical side of Doc Reinhardt
00:29:34:24 Diagnostic tools
00:32:54:07 Diagnosing problems
00:40:05:17 Self diagnosis
00:46:17:07 Moving to Philadelphia to study with Doc Reinhardt
00:52:44:20 Reinhardt resources
00:56:19:20 Inspirations for his method books
01:05:36:20 How talent can be your biggest enemy
01:07:26:02 Sound off
01:12:04:22 Sound characteristics by type
01:14:34:20 Lip Buzzing
01:16:19:19 Geared Up
01:24:41:11 Rapid Fire Round