Posts made by Dr GO

@newell-post said in Dreams about marching band:

Why have I kept having dreams about marching band for the past month?

Perhaps because it's March?

First Gig On Deck:

I am the Handsome guy on the Right, standing next the our chick singer!

Wow. Things are beginning to open up for me. In just a week time I have 12 performances booked going into this year. Hope they keep coming in fast and numerous. Hopefully others here are finding the world to music is slowly opening up!

@bigdub said in Progress in my comeback:

@j-jericho said in Progress in my comeback:

Well, she is French. They’re............different.

What, not shaving their legs?

It is so hard to see the detail from that picture. Looking fairly nice from that distance could be risky. If you can get more detail from this individual as to model number, do give us an update.

@barliman2001 said in A little humour:

...All in all, a pretty bleak outlook.

I will pray so deeply for you. This is so painful to hear in so many ways!

Barilman!!!! Great to have you back. Wishing you great health and hoping all is on the mend!

@grune said in A little humour:

@tjcombo these days, I imagine a treatment for ingrown toenails would be political.

What? You mead a wedge resurrection... or is that a resection? Oh what the heck, snip snip and it's all done!

@kehaulani said in On Line Theory:

Introducing Mr. Arban, Rapier,
(You can download copies for free. Just google.)

Yeah... this parallels the same concept I was portraying.

@rapier232 said in On Line Theory:

@tjcombo

Yes. My problem was I started playing in a Brass Band. I gradually learned what key signatures were, but was never required to know the names of the scales. Just what notes to # or b. So all my playing is just from sheet music, with no theory knowledge whatsoever. I get by, but would like a bit more knowledge.

What I found help me a lot with this use of "theory" was to go over rudimentary books covering all keys and really learning all the phrases that are presented in sections depending on the phrasing concept being addressed (triplets, sixteenth runs, trills, double/triple tonguing). Once you get these phrases "under the finger" and they are committed to muscle memory, inserting new phrases becomes much easier. Perhaps giving that a try may be what you need.

For the extra $247 I say: Go for the Credit! Who knows, with my BS, MS, PhD and MD, maybe with that extra credit, I can actually do something with my life!

Wow... John Williams AND the Presidents Own. This MUST BE FABULOUS!

@georgeb said in keeping your first Trumpet:

@dr-go

Yes, Doc, I realize I am fortunate to have a reasonably good memory at my age. In fact, when I started playing again after 50 years I was surprised at how many of the valve fingerings I remembered. Some eluded me but after a few weeks of playing all the major scales I pretty much had them down pat. I still do those scales on a regular basis, along with chromatic scales just to keep the old brain nimble.

You sir have my total admiration and complete respect!