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    • Kehaulani
      Kehaulani Credentialed Professional last edited by Kehaulani

      There keep cropping up assumptions about my background and I don't blame you for getting it confused. I hope no one thinks this is pretentious, because it's not. It's just that there are some things I know, but some things I have very little experience in, and they keep gettig mixed up. Knowledge of one thing doesn't imply knowledge of another. I wouldn't normally do this, but I think it might be helpful in avoiding any further confusion.

      Training:
      Secondary school: trumpet
      College: BM on French horn, trumpet. MM on sax, flute.

      Professional (sequential):
      Service: French horn, trumpet
      Free-lance composer/arranger
      A.F. Band Commander
      Self-employed sax and flute player, conductor, composer

      Then: 2 major strokes, at least 3 minor strokes, unable to use left hand, so back to trumpet. And what a way back it has been.

      Example of professional performance:
      Royal Hawaiian Band, Air Force band, Tokyo Youth Philharmonic; French horn
      Air Force band, soul band, big bands; trumpet
      Big bands, county concert band, jazz and rock combos; saxes, flute
      -most playing experience has been here

      Conducting: the Arlington Symphony, USAF Band, D.C., Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, three German city bands, All-Sound Big Band (Germany)

      BM: Composition major, Theory minor
      MM: Composition major, Woodwind minor
      DMA Conducting

      Benge 3X
      Martin Committee
      Getzen Capri Cornet
      Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

      "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
      Charlie Parker

      "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
      Chet Baker

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      • BigDub
        BigDub last edited by BigDub

        This is all both amazing and extensive, Kehaulani. I hope there is no indication from my responses and posts that would infer any disrespect or lack of admiration on my part.
        I think I just need clarification as to why you felt the need to put all this out there. Did you feel slighted or disrespected by someone at some point here?
        I think I would have the same respect for you if you were a comeback player and couldn’t quite nail the Bb major scale yet.
        Also, these are only words on a screen to me. Never have I seen any of these arrangements, nor heard any of this playing by you or your various groups, so there is a bit of a void in this whole resumé. This is only to say, I would LOVE to hear or see something more from you. That's my take on it. It’s not a challenge or rebuttal, but more of a desire on my part.......I'm a bit of a visual person....
        My days as a student were difficult because of my learning style as well. Write it down and I will struggle. Show me or let me hear it, and I am halfway there. See?

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        • GeorgeB
          GeorgeB @Kehaulani last edited by

          @Kehaulani

          You deserve a lot of respect for all that you have accomplished in your life so far, Kehaulani...and I have a feeling you are far from finished. Man, you are an inspiration.

          1960s King Super 20 Silversonic, 1940 Olds Recording, 1942 Buescher True Tone 400 ,1999 Conn Vintage One Bb trumpet, A 1952 Selmer Paris, A 2020 Getzen 400 and a Manchester Brass ACB custom pro Bb trumpet, a 1962 Conn Victor 5A Cornet.

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          • Kehaulani
            Kehaulani Credentialed Professional last edited by Kehaulani

            First thing, being respected or otherwise, LOL, that wasn't an issue with me, at all. I have worked with musicians who had advanced formal training and those strictly from the streets. There was always much to learn from these street guys, so I don't think of a formal education as trumping anything.

            The same goes with amateurs. There's always something to be learned from the next person. And, in my case, that particularly holds true, because I'm having to relearn a lot of stuff and what amateur players are dealing with may be exactly the same that I need. There are almost two complete years I don't even remember.

            Regarding recordings of me, I've traveled light over the years. I've lived in nine different states and two countries, traveled/worked throughout the Western hemisphere from Saigon to Moscow, and have not carried much with me.

            But to my current situation, I've moved from two hospitals, two rehab centers and two Independent Living facilities with little to no storage facilities. The only things I have (I'm old) are some VHSs and I don't know how to transfer that to this format. I'd be glad to, but I just can't.

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            Martin Committee
            Getzen Capri Cornet
            Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

            "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
            Charlie Parker

            "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
            Chet Baker

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            • GeorgeB
              GeorgeB @Kehaulani last edited by

              @Kehaulani

              Don't sweat it, Kehaulani. Hell, you don't have anything to prove.

              1960s King Super 20 Silversonic, 1940 Olds Recording, 1942 Buescher True Tone 400 ,1999 Conn Vintage One Bb trumpet, A 1952 Selmer Paris, A 2020 Getzen 400 and a Manchester Brass ACB custom pro Bb trumpet, a 1962 Conn Victor 5A Cornet.

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              • Dr GO
                Dr GO last edited by

                @Kehaulani said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:

                Arlington Symphony, USAF Band, D.C., Austin Civic Wind Ensemble, three German city bands, All-Sound Big Band (Germany)
                BM: Composition major, Theory minor
                MM: Composition major, Woodwind minor
                DMA Conducting

                Question Kahaulani, did you start conducting the Arlington Symphony before or after obtaining the DMA for Conducting?

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                • Kehaulani
                  Kehaulani Credentialed Professional @Dr GO last edited by Kehaulani

                  @Dr-GO said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:
                  Question Kehaulani, did you start conducting the Arlington Symphony before or after obtaining the DMA for Conducting?

                  I was the rehearsal conductor under David Pollitt as part of my work towards my Doctorate at Catholic University of America, D.C.

                  BTW, that's Arlington, Virginia not Arlington, Texas.

                  Benge 3X
                  Martin Committee
                  Getzen Capri Cornet
                  Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

                  "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
                  Charlie Parker

                  "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
                  Chet Baker

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                  • Dr GO
                    Dr GO @Kehaulani last edited by

                    @Kehaulani said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:

                    @Dr-GO said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:
                    Question Kehaulani, did you start conducting the Arlington Symphony before or after obtaining the DMA for Conducting?

                    I was the rehearsal conductor under David Pollitt as part of my work towards my Doctorate at Catholic University of America, D.C.

                    BTW, that's Arlington, Virginia not Arlington, Texas.

                    So after you degree, did you get another conductor gig?

                    Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
                    Harrelson Summit 2017
                    Kanstul 1526 2012
                    Getzen Power Bore 1961
                    Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
                    Martin Committee 1946
                    Olds Super Recording 1940
                    Olds Recording (LA) 1953
                    Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
                    Olds Ambassador 1965

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                    • Kehaulani
                      Kehaulani Credentialed Professional last edited by Kehaulani

                      Yes. Concurrent with my Doctoral work, I was an Air Force band director, so I was conducting at the same time. I retired from the A.F., moved to Germany and finished my degree.

                      I stayed in Germany and continued conducting, this time the city bands I mentioned, the Chamber players of the Southwest German Radio/T.V. Orchestra, the University of Kaiserslautern Concert Band, as well as leading Jazz big bands. After about 20 years in Germany, I moved back to the U.S. and then conducted the Austin Community Wind Ensemble.

                      My first stroke ended my conducting.

                      Benge 3X
                      Martin Committee
                      Getzen Capri Cornet
                      Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

                      "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
                      Charlie Parker

                      "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
                      Chet Baker

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                      • Dr GO
                        Dr GO @Kehaulani last edited by

                        @Kehaulani said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:

                        My first stroke ended my conducting.

                        So sorry to hear this. Hopefully there is good prevention now to keep the progression under control. My thoughts go out to you.

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                        Harrelson Summit 2017
                        Kanstul 1526 2012
                        Getzen Power Bore 1961
                        Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
                        Martin Committee 1946
                        Olds Super Recording 1940
                        Olds Recording (LA) 1953
                        Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
                        Olds Ambassador 1965

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                        • administrator
                          administrator Global Moderator last edited by

                          @Kehaulani you certainly seem well qualified.

                          My post about "graduate school" was more of a reality check for the current generation as to what could (probably will) happen if they enter graduate school.

                          The market can only take so much saturation of any type.
                          I also don't subscribe to the motto "do what you love", but rather "love what you do."

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                          • Brian Moon
                            Brian Moon @Kehaulani last edited by Brian Moon

                            @Kehaulani Do you let the trumpets play like Reiner did?

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                            • Kehaulani
                              Kehaulani Credentialed Professional @Brian Moon last edited by

                              @Brian-Moon said in Getting straight what I can and cannot do:

                              @Kehaulani Do you let the trumpets play like Reiner did?

                              I don't understand your question Bran, sorry.

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                              Getzen Capri Cornet
                              Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

                              "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
                              Charlie Parker

                              "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
                              Chet Baker

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                              • Brian Moon
                                Brian Moon @Kehaulani last edited by Brian Moon

                                @Kehaulani
                                When you conduct do you have hushed trumpets like the present day Philadelphia Orchestra or do they play to the back wall like they did in Chicago under Reiner in the 50's and 60's?

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                                • Kehaulani
                                  Kehaulani Credentialed Professional last edited by Kehaulani

                                  Well, it's kind of a simplistic answer but I just balance the volume in the whole ensemble and fit the trumpets in in the proper musical context.

                                  When I was a younger conductor, I was describing what I wanted from the trumpets in a particular passage. After a mind-imaging description of what I wanted, using flowery words and a beautiful description, a trumpet player raised his hand and asked bluntly, "You mean you want us to play louder"? LOL

                                  From then on, I just conducted the music and let the mechanics be handled by the various musicians, unless they needed some help - and they did but I just asked in very direct ways.

                                  I mean, for the level of ensemble we play in or direct here, if it's good, the musicians take care of a lot of it, themselves. When they need help, I give it.

                                  Benge 3X
                                  Martin Committee
                                  Getzen Capri Cornet
                                  Adams F-1 Flugelhorn

                                  "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."
                                  Charlie Parker

                                  "Even if I could play like Wynton Marsalis, I wouldn't play like Wynton Marsalis."
                                  Chet Baker

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                                  • adc
                                    adc last edited by

                                    You have my deepest respect. And thank you for your service. It has been a pleasure listening to your posts over Three forums over the last several years!!!

                                    More Cornets than I can name

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                                    • Brian Moon
                                      Brian Moon @Kehaulani last edited by

                                      @Kehaulani

                                      Sounds like a very reasonable answer.

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