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@ssmith1226 said in H.N. White Silver Tone Cornet Mouthpiece:

@flugelgirl

Thanks!

Hmm. Maybe you could have just messaged her and saved the wait?
Just kidding, but maybe not.

@dr-go
No, but I have had to wear a mask while wearing glasses, so I have been entitled to quite a bit of condensation.

@dale-proctor
I listened to the piece on YouTube. In my opinion, the effect could easily be accomplished with more conventional notation…
But that is just my opinion

The question I have is about the staccato notes. They are tied. Then there are qtr rests between them. I realize this is not specifically a trumpet part, but regardless, how would you play these, if asked?

@j-jericho said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub ...is this any way to treat Mozart?

One man's opinion; yes.

He doesn’t mind at this point.

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

How about some Mary Schneider? I guess all her recordings could be considered blasphemous towards the source material.

There's a lot of skill on display here but what amazes me is that no one seems to have stopped to ask "should we really do this?". None of this is easy to do and those are professional musicians, playing professionally arranged music, in professional TV makeup and wardrobe etc.

I've seen worse.

1. She is intentionally doing this yodeling style thing, she didn’t accidentally do it while trying to do something else.
2. Let's hear one of us try it…..just saying, it is definitely difficult.
3. This isn’t being done in the USA or North America.. Meaning, we have different tastes.

On the other hand, before you lash back at me….it is cringe-worthy too.

@georgeb said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub

Aw, gee you were only kidding. I had already started to pack...

I will have to regroup, get up a lot earlier in the morning and think of something a little more clever to fool this guy.

@dr-go said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub said in Artist on BOARD:

@georgeb
Thanks, George.
...a one time payment of $100 ( USD) to the Light Houses of NJ
Just kidding. I would never do that! I appreciate your kind words

Light-en up Bigdub on our friend GeorgeB.

See you have been taking advantage of the legalized Marijuana laws in NJ and light-ing up there as well. A bit uninhibited you are.

Also note the light is out. In the lighthouse, that is.
I also figured the Brooklyn Bridge has been sold enough by now, so why
not start a franchise to be a lighthouse keeper? There are 37 lighthouses in NJ, so there’s plenty to go around.

@georgeb
Thanks, George.
You can do that, did you know?
You sign up by sending a one time payment of $100 ( USD) to the Light Houses of NJ, in trust with US Coast guard, fwd to Wayne R Mathisen Studio. And away you go!
Just kidding. I would never do that! I appreciate your kind words

Here is a new piece. This is a lighthouse from NJ called East Point Light. From Cumberland County in the Delaware Bay

Somebody said to me, “you’re not the dumbest guy in the world, but you better hope he survives the bad car accident he was in!”

@dale-proctor said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

@bigdub said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

@dale-proctor said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

What we really need is an app that just plays the dang trumpet for us...

I know you don’t want that

Of course I was joking, but I don’t want to follow the bouncing ball on an iPad that turns the pages for me, either...

True.

@dale-proctor said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

What we really need is an app that just plays the dang trumpet for us...
I know you don’t want that

I am not joking here. I see a possible app or program coming where the player will be able to see a progress bar running below the staff indicating a very close proximity to where one should be in the music.
The tempo would have to be adhered to, naturally. I could see this being possible.
I would definitely like something like that.

@dr-go said in Keying ~fingering:

LOOKING AT CUTE CHICK OUT IN THE AUDIENCE

Clearly he is a droid, though.

@j-jericho
I think I must be a robot.

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

@bigdub said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

@fels said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:
Often there is no time to preview a piece. There’s a book full of music, and you don’t always have an idea what is going to come up next, so you might have but a few moments to get an overview of it.

Perhaps a course in speed reading may help your sight reading skills!

Sounds like homework.

@fels said in Traits that make a great sight reader?:

I agree with Rowuk's earlier comments as a fundamental basis for sight reading. I will add:

Like any other skill -- you have do do it a lot. Accept sub invitations, play pieces you have not seen before.

Take a few minutes to survey the piece and perhaps mark the score. OK, the purists a say that is no longer sight reading. But down beats are down beats and a little visual reminder helps.

Listen to those around you. Accepting the music will help in terms of understanding your part and being able to play on sight.

This is very good. As I read this, I realize these are things I have been trying to do. It has helped, for sure. The point is, I think there are traits that enable some to be naturally better at sight reading than people like myself, who struggle with it more.
Often there is no time to preview a piece. There’s a book full of music, and you don’t always have an idea what is going to come up next, so you might have but a few moments to get an overview of it.
It is like everything else, really. Practice, repetition ( but with different music every time ) and scan ahead a little wherever possible.

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

Add to the challenge of sight reading that most the parts I get are for C instruments, so in addition to sight reading I am also transposing the notes as I go, and trying to remember to add two sharps to the written key signature.

Man up. It’s good for your brain.

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

I believe the hardest part of sight reading is being able to count. What really trips me up the most is reading where NOT to play (the rests) more so than were TO play (the notes). It all comes down to the rhythm, the feel of the song. That is what I find most challenging regarding sight reading.

I was thinking the same thing the other day. The rests. Long rests. If only there was some kind of an app for waiting out long rests. A little count down.....one measure to go, 1,2,ready, play, right?
I think for me, it’s laziness. I try my best to find sections of the music, like road signs to get around having to actually count 28 measures.
I celebrate the little “helps” like key changes and time signature changes during the rests. Those are dead giveaways. That’s my goal. I think I work harder at that than I would to just count.