Songs the Pastor has chosen for next Sunday's Easter Service:
Christ the Lord has Risen Today; Alleluia! This is the C score I play from (as I typically prefer transposing) AND Pastor requested I play a Trumpet intro before the organ joins, so I have written in the Trumpet Intro at the bottom of the manuscript... AND that intro IS written for Bb horn. I have also scribbled in trumpet calls to complement the organist in the main manuscript.
I thought it would be interesting to hear from all performing Easter Services. Would like to hear regarding the venue (Church, Cathedral, Coliseum) and denomination. Lists of songs to be performed would be of help as well.
The reasoning behind this posting is last year I received a call from my Local AFM that a Lutheran Church in the area wanted to hire a trumpeter to play their Easter Service last year. I had to pass a fairly rigorous interview by the church elders (seriously) to get the gig. I had to provide references, and was asked directly, do I know the Lutheran Hymnal? I was honest and said that the services I played in the past were Methodist and Baptist. So I posted on TM for some help from members as to traditional Lutheran Easter Service Hymns, and got an AMAZING response. It really helped my credibility to get the job, and it was a great success! Since last Easter, the same church hired me to play their Christmas Services, and I am again hired to play next week's Easter Service.
While this thread may not be of much help for this year, perhaps our members testing the waters for an Easter performance may want some advice in preparing for next year. Hope this is helpful.
If anyone wants to get to some of the classic TM Posts for there archives of amazing advice, use this link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190119162733/http://www.trumpetmaster.com/
I can truly support that Ivan from Jaeger Trumpets and Austin Custom Brass (who I believe is already authorized) are amazing. It appears Flugelgirl also has an affiliation with selling horns. From her posts and amazing trust an intellect, I would strongly support authorizing her as a Seller as well.
Somehow, "without the" [ohne die] resonates with me.
Dr. Onady
@BigDub said in Oder Deutsch?:
@Kehaulani said in Oder Deutsch?:
I speak some German - Scheiss egal.
Me, too. Farfegnuten.
Or constipation: Farfrompooten
@moshe said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
If a person has a knife sticking out of his back, it should be removed immediately, even if it is not causing any symptoms at the moment.
moshe
Moshe, for the important reason of staying in context, a knife sticking out of the back is a different clinical situation and a separate guideline. In medicine, we treat the specific etiology behind a problem. Nerve root etiology to pain is a very difficult and risky etiology to treat. IF the knife is the cause, (even true if not symptomatic) the knife should not be removed immediately in this situation!* In fact, if a knife wound is the etiology to nerve root pain (a very deep penetration), if the patient is found at the scene with the knife still in, EMS will stabilize the knife until the patient can have it removed at a trauma center where surgeons are available if other structures (major blood vessels) may be compromised.
We take an oath in medicine to first do no harm. The evidence I presented above weighs heavily for physical therapy first, which minimizes the risk for potential harm of unnecessary surgery.
I kindly recommend for the sake of the readers reviewing this discussion that we understand to keep the situation in context.
@moshe said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
If a herniated disk is crushing the spinal cord, the patient might not notice any pain.
The patient might slowly lose sensation and lose fine motor skills without realizing it.
moshe
If we did this, 80% of patients with anatomical abnormalities would have unnecessary surgery of which the majority of these causing lower extremity symptoms are in the Lumbar distribution. Moshe, were you having neck pain?
Typically FIRST physical therapy may be attempted then the nerve conduction can be re-tested to see if rehab alone is taking the pressure of a nerve.
My question to you, is did you have rehab first? If you did and this failed, then I can see surgery as being the next step. I must admit, the C5 region would have been more difficult to manage conservatively. And now I have a better appreciation for your special situation. There was so much missing from your personal presentation prior to your above post that I want to re-assure our other readers that "One Size Does not Fit All".
Just want to make sure Vulgano Brother is UNDERSTANDING THIS:
It goes on the WRIST (Read first word for priority!)
An informed patient is a happy patient
I don't know... what's wrong with a good ol' catcher's mitt? It protects against any wood that strikes it as a result of foul tips, AND can handle the balls that fall into the pouch!
And how does this relate to back pain... less strain [during the activity], less pain on the axial skeletal system; just to make sure we are all keeping on track with this thread!
You know, I used to get this as well, but I remember something Rowuk recommend on TM and this works well. Before each oiling after I remove the valves, I use a paper towel and wipe clean the valve, even tuck a bit inside the bore if I see any hint of deposit. I do the wipe even if I see no sing of residue. After doing this, my valves have stayed amazing debris free, which never use to happen between my typical three month cleaning.
@ButchA said in Community Band:
...the full arrangement includes clarinets, flutes, french horn, etc... --- things you don't see in a common jazz band setup.
Unless it's a Gill Evans arrangement.
Sing the phrases you are playing and experience the breathing you are doing with signing the passage. Do this singing until you achieve this with the required air to make it to end of the phrases that when playing gave you stale air. Do it over and over again and celebrate the efficiency. Once this is achieved, take it back to the horn and now sing the same breathing phrases in through the horn. The horn is an extension of the voice is a key concept here.
Does this count?
The Eddie Brookshire Jazz Orchestra is playing a "Community Band Concert" at a local area high school on Monday at 3:30 pm for a school assembly honoring Jazz Appreciation Month. We are playing:
Manteca
Little Pixie II
Nutville
Aja
Kansas City
It Don't Mean a Thing
Perdido
Valdez in the Country
Blue Rondo al a Turk
Stolen Moments
The center of the band in action:
@SSmith1226 said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Dr-GO ...
It's not just my back though. After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.Vulgano Brother and Dr.Go,
... Certainly if allowed to advance, the carpal tunnel syndrome would adversely affect his trumpet playing to the point that Clark Studies would no longer be possible to play.
Not to mention the vision loss due to the overriding affliction!
@tjveloce said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
@Efig said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:
Such beautiful amber color nitro lacquer...
...thanks but the horn got relacquered a long time ago and it wasn’t done properly so I’m going to have the engraving freshened up and then we’ll see what to do. A lot of it came off when I had it cleaned. It had been in storage for decades and even though it played nicely when I got it, a fair amount of crap came out when my brass tech cleaned it and straightened the lead pipe.-TJ
I had the same problem with my '46 Committee. That nitro lacquer is so susceptible to pealing over the years and just giving it a tepid soap bath started the process. I sent it to Tom Green to get lacquered and he matched that amber tint to perfection with a new long lasting lacquer.
@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
...After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.
So that also explains why my Script to you for the medication to help stop that nasty hand tremor you had was never filled.
@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
Aleve and beer work for me.
At least I have purchased for you, half of that remedy in the recent past. It would be my honor to come back for a visit to administer a second course of therapy!
@moshe said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Dr-GO said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@moshe said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
If the herniated disk is crushing the spinal cord,
only surgery will solve the problem.moshe
Please see my above post. Unless physical symptoms are present, conservative therapy is the standard of care. Symptoms dictate not anatomy. "Only surgery" does not necessarily solve the problem AND may even complicate it as you have stated in your post surgical experience. The reference I posted is evidence based. Conservative management was as effective as surgery and surgery has additional risks above and beyond the evidence-based outcomes.
Again, 80% of patients with MRI demonstrating spinal cord impingement (the word you use is crushing) had no symptoms and did not have a surgical indication for therapy. That again is today's standard of care.
Please try to understand, if nerve impingement is not symptomatic, there is no "problem" with the nerve. The "problem" is with the picture of nerve. With conservative therapy, further impingement with physical therapy may be avoided AND is just as effective as surgery, but without the risk.
