@Kehaulani
Yep.

@Dr-Mark said in Hakan Masterclass (Good learning!):

@Dr-GO said in Hakan Masterclass (Good learning!):

Once a good foundation is laid on a house, we generally leave it alone and build up from there. ... Nope, for me, I always revert to the foundations when I'm not playing my best. I almost never revert to my home's foundation. Maybe the storm drain, sewer, or hot water tank but almost never the foundation.

I think it's great in having a "vacation" home to go to from time to time.

Thanks very much

@Dr-GO said in New Player has entered the Game - Part 2:
Like Joey DeFrancisco. Man for a person known as an organist, he plays a mean trumpet.

I was at a jam session once, and the tenor player played some nice stuff for most of the evening. Then after he had played the head of a tune on tenor, reached behind him off the bandstand and came up with a trumpet and killed it some more. What a surprise.

I, myself, harrumph, have played professionally, Trumpet, French Horn, Alto, Tenor, and Soprano Saxes, Recorder, Irish Penny Whistle and Irish Natural Flute,

There are plenty of multi-instrumentalists. Kenny Dorham also plaed good tenor sax. I heard Ira Sullivan play on trumpet, a very tasty head to a tune, the rhythm changed and the solo came in on sax. I was Ira. There's Maynard on Bone and Euph. Gunhild Carling, who plays just about everything. Multti-doubler James Morrison and the list goes on.

@ROWUK said in a new way to learn scales (and a bunch of other stuff in the process):

Scales, modes and triads are a great way to build patterns - although not new, most of us will admit that we do not practice them enough. Certainly worthy of a post in pedagogy.

I wish someone would write all these patterns down. 😉 😉

Jerry Coker's Patterns For Jazz, pattern #79. The book contains many patterns that anyone (not just jazz musicians) can use to learn their way around their instrument.

Mike

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I just continue to practice 1/2 hour or so every day.I also try to use a different horn say for 4 or 5 days in a row. Currently though I have been playing my Conn Concert Grand for a week and a half. Doesn't play quite ass good as my strad but I just like it.

Today Chet Baker, tomorrow, the world. 😊
Nice way to put your free time to use, tj.

@dr-go
No argument there, Doc, since the Phwooooooo is the method I use. But I didn't want to confuse the OP since he hasn't even made a sound on the trumpet yet. Saying T would be easier for him. Later when he has some experience, he can look at the Phhwwoooo method.

@administrator He writes about his time in the Boston Symphony, but there's not really much to say about Charlie's relationship with Ozawa that wasn't already written about in Carl Vigelund's "In Concert."

A quick bit of trivia—"In Concert" ends with Charlie talking about how he's writing a book, this book! Carl mentioned that the next edition of "In Concert" will include a post-script about "Indirection"!

@dr-go
I suppose having the right equipment helps, but an F above high C for me only happens on a good day, so at my age I doubt even a Harrelson Summit would help me get to DHC.

Besides, Doc, what videos I've seen of you playing puts you in a professional's chair as far as I'm concerned. I'm just an old recreational player.

@stumac

Thanks --will look into it

@ROWUK

I am not sure what you are saying other than you and your students use an excellent approach to analysis that will yield great results identifying issues and their resolution.

I expected nothing less from yourself and you did not disappoint.

@barliman2001 said in Mute Clarification?:

@j-jericho As I do have a derby mute, but no derby hat, I think I'll settle for the mute...

Playing into a "soft" mute of any kind means that there is enough damping to kill overtones. A normal "hat" or derby mute is OK but putting some additional damping material performs the conversion. Kill the overtones on a trumpet, and it sounds more flute like.

@dr-go I had a real difficult time getting it filled. From now on, please use the name I used when we first met at the hotel. I've got pretty good ID for that name.

@barliman2001 and @Dr-GO

It is easy to believe we are simply tolerated and downtrodden when we face persecution in society but never forget we are the artists we are the brilliant stars that audiences love and worship.

We inspire others to greatness we influence we captivate and we dazzle.

These rules and restrictions that we must endure are nothing but a trivial bother like the buzzing of insects around us.

I believe the stature of a person is measured by the things that upset them.

Let us simply laugh at such trivial nonsense from Disney and from others, we are above such mundane rubbish and deal with it with the scorn it deserves.

Either we are in charge of our life or our life is in charge of us. So let them make their rules and we will conform not because we have to but we will conform because we choose to.

@stumac
Thanks, Stuart. I'm sure Greg Spence appreciates your support. He's come a long way since you knew him. Quite impressive, huh!
You're never too old to get better -- more lessons won't hurt!

Greg

It's beautiful, I hope you find success.