Joshua MacCluer plays Mendelssohn Concerto, arr by Rafael Méndez

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Josh presents his version of the bite-size version of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with great respect to the legendary trumpeter Rafael Méndez.



Trumpet: Joshua MacCluer
Piano: Illie Ng Ling Ling
Styling and Makeup: Amanda Chau
Video by Marie Bouveron and Vincent Ip.

There persists a myth that the true geniuses somehow were born with a unique talent that somehow developed independently and totally originally of those who preceded them. In reality the truth is quite different. The great innovators first put forth thousands of hours studying and imitating the great masters that came before them before developing their own individual styles.

So who are your models? What exactly is it about them are you trying to model? If you do not have good answers to these questions I strongly recommend you look around for opportunities to model the skills or attributes that you are trying to develop. For musicians this means listening in imitating to great artists on your instrument and other masters with qualities you want to translate to your instrument.

For more on the modeling process and many other videos, recordings, and discussion please visit:

http://joshuamaccluer.com/the-essential-role-of-modeling-for-mastery-and-rafael-mendez/