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@tjcombo said in Weirdest thing happened:

HNY Wayne, wonder if this is an electronic or ear issue? Thought I’d share my “one weird trick” story in case it helps.
A few years back, I acquired my first C trumpet and couldn’t believe how bad its intonation. Swapped back and forth between C and regular Bb horn in practice and the new horn didn’t seem to improve.
I can’t remember why, but I played few tunes on the Bb, reading from a Bb Real Book, then played the same tunes on the C horn, reading from the C Real Book and for some strange reason the intonation issues stopped. It was like something in my tiny mind switched - either that or some musical elves tweaked the C trumpet.

Cheers
tj

Interesting, but definitely not what happened to me. As soon as I switched to a YouTube recording it was spot on.
Also, in answer to Steve, I haven’t been using the AirPods when using the silent brass device.
It was so strange because I have been playing with this setup for close to 20 years and nothing with the pitch changing has ever happened.
Once I quit Apple Music and restarted the computer it corrected itself.

@moshe said in pet peeves:

@mafields627 said in pet peeves:

People that say "on today" instead of just saying "today."

That's like everyone on TV who says "tuna-fish sandwich".

What other kind of animal would "tuna" be other than "fish".

No other kind of fish is called "xxxx-fish".

New Yorkers who say "standing on line" instead of "standing in line".

People on TV who keep saying "I was laying down" when they mean "I was lying down".

People on TV who say "I'll drive further" when they mean "I'll drive farther."

People on TV who say "mis-CHEE-vee-us" when ther is no extra "i" in the word to
justify that pronunciation.

People on TV who say "conversate" instead of "converse".

Wow.
Only 9,980 pet peeves to go...

moshe

I get what you mean about Tuna, but there are other "fish" you may not have thought of.........Swordfish, sailfish, codfish, cuddlefish, jellyfish, goldfish, redfish, bluefish. Like when people say, Pizza Pie. Certainly. It’s not pizza cake, and Pizza means pie in Italian.
Also, I always hear people say, "Chinese Take-out" as if it’s one word. Maybe it’s just that on the east coast, people sometimes have Chinese food named eat it in the restaurant.
People say, Real-i-tor, rather than Real-tor.
That’s enough for now....

@georgeb
Happy for you, George! Keep it up, now!

@tptguy said in Special music reading glasses:

When I started my comeback, I had prescription glasses made just for music. The big drawback, is that i couldn't see the conductor very well, looking away from the stand gave me a headache. Stricly reading music ( practice at home) was great.
In the end, my regular precripton byfocals ended up working out best.

G.
Thanks. I think I will check into that. Lucky for me, I don’t really pay that much attention to the conductor....just kidding

@Bob-Pixley said in Are you a fan of early 1900's music?:

@BigDub said in Are you a fan of early 1900's music?:

@Bob-Pixley said in Are you a fan of early 1900's music?:

I played in a parlor/society orchestra for a while and it was fun. Some of the parts were written for clarinet and trumpet/cornet in A. I made good use of a beat-up 1925 Conn 22B New York Symphony Orchestra trumpet I owned at the time that had a rotary valve in the tuning slide that switched the trumpet from Bb to A. It worked pretty well.

How do you change it from Bb to A? Do you just turn it with your hand, or do you use a tool?
Very interesting.

You just turn the knob by hand. The strange thing was, the valve slides didn't need to be pulled out any to play in tune in A. A friend of mine borrowed it to play a piece in A in the local symphony and he noticed the same thing. I suppose the slides were slightly longer than modern Bb slides.

Also true of the 1914 Frank Holton Revelation I have played a couple of times. It is in tune ( for me, at least ) without pulling the tuning slide out at all.

@Pinstriper said in Remember when butchers wore a blue and white striped apron?:

"There are no dumb ideas. But there certainly are dumb people who act on their ideas."

I could tell you a few hundred dumb ideas, but that would be a dumb idea, kinda.

@dr-go said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

Two Main Rules:

1. Sight Read Often

2. Sing it before you play it, and if you're Rapier, sing it to yourself and all will be fine.

The point of being able to sight read, in my mind, that you can pick up the piece of music and play it. No preparation, no study, no premeditation. Like picking up a book or newspaper and reading it without ever having seen it before. That’s what I consider a good sight reader. I marvel at a pianist who can read a piece for the first time- and there are many more notes, two staffs, and two clefs to consider as well!
I do think my sight reading has come a very long way, mind you. Up until about 8 years ago when I started playing with the community band and basically had all new music all the time, I was not being challenged much. It was in a church setting playing stuff I more or less knew and could play first time without any trouble. It was also not as difficult or intricate.

@MasterWannabe said in Did something unusual this morning:

@BigDub I believe Amazing Grace is one of those songs that really demonstrates how music is the language of GOD. This is one of those pieces that is relatively simple but if one opens up their heart while playing, it (the song) will create many variations and speak to multitudes of people in their own way. I have never played it the same way twice and I have never played it that I wasn't touched in a new way.

Amen to that, Ray.

“‘‘Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed"

My daughter texted me that night that her students were talking about it all the rest of the day.

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.

We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...

I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.

My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'

The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....

When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!

I believe all of these I have lived through personally. Me on the smarter side of the equation........usually

@barliman2001 said in This is strange.:

@bigdub Wayne, I presume you started playing music on a viola. Only viola players can't count to three...
You know:
Conductor, "Start again at measure 2!"
Violas: "We don't have numbers!!"

Touché

@georgeb said in Made this recording this morning:

@bigdub

It played OK for me, Wayne.
Woweee !!! some great mixing there. You must have a neat recording set-up.
And it sounds like the Glen Miller arrangement. The trumpet solo was right on.
Loved it, buddy.
George

Thanks a lot, George! It is really not a terribly technical set up. The thing is I have been messing around with GarageBand for some time and by looking at tutorials on YouTube and trial and error on my part I have been able to work out a lot of kinks. I have a fairly good mic.
I incorporate MuseScore which enables me to export mp3 files for parts that I can’t easily duplicate, like tuba, or piano, and drums, but sometimes I do my own drums and bass as well. I make these recordings from my living room couch. That is no lie!

@Vulgano-Brother said in Do you see what I see??:

@BigDub said in Do you see what I see??:

I have had that happen many times, now that you mention it.

Great! Get those resultant tones sounding in tune, and memorize the sound and its visceral aspects. For best results, use the first and third slides to do the tuning work.

My problem is more with some others rather than myself and whether there is any hope whatsoever for their improvement.

Seen today in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.
Pretty clever.

@georgeb said in This is strange.:

@bigdub

It's probably stupid of me to ask this, but is there a chance that somehow the valves may have got mixed up ?
George

We have a winner! George, you hit the nail on the head. I thought sure I checked and rechecked if the valves were in the correct cylinders.
Well, turns out 3 was in 1's and 1 was in 3's. Took about 20 seconds to fix it.

And now you all can feel free to begin making fun of me. I deserve it.

Back to dormant retirement for the TR300.

@dupac oh, so that is your house? Nice.

Very nice, George.
Here is a favorite of mine, and I am not sure how I came upon her music, but she is one of, if not the most Famous trumpet players in Norway. Her name is Tine ( Tee-nah ) Thing ( ting ) Helseth. By the way, I probably have more Norwegian blood in me than many of the performers you will see in any of her videos, just saying....haha, it does have a lot to do with why I like her. Her effortless style and beautiful tone have a lot to do with it, for sure.
It is also to be noted that I picked one where she plays one of Edvard Greig's composition, appropriately.

Those late night TV commercials. I don’t know why but they strike me so funny. And by late night, I mean, like after 9:30.
The ones that show the exaggerated comparisons. Those.
And the FLEX SEAL guy. His are awesome.

@Kehaulani said in Community Band:

@Newell-Post said in Community Band:

The program is still under development, but will probably include the "Department of Homeland Security March".

Do you have to stand in long lines before you can play it?

Not sure, but you might have to take your shoes off.

@dupac said in Cannot upload pictures.:

OK: first try, the same error message, but second try is successful!
I like your house. Very nice and cozy.