Posts made by Dr GO

You know, other than the two octave scales I was required to do of all scales in High School, an upper register was never a requirement. The auditions I made for all other ensembles I auditioned for (University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Jazz Ensembles-small group combos and big band and Colorado State University Big Band) were to perform required prepared piece an a site reading piece).

What was amazing at the Colorado State University audition was an improve piece where they gave me a chord chart only (no recorded rhythm section back up) and told me to start playing. Again, no range requirement which was interesting, and I came out of that audition as lead trumpet (first chair) in their first band!

@Kehaulani said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

Why is it called High C?

So, if you don't call it High C, what do you call it?
I've thought a lot of this and can't come up with a good substitute. It's a good system for direct communication. Perhaps the take-away from this, is not to change the terminology but, in pedagogy, to constantly reinforce in the student not to think of it as high, rather just another part of the range.

How about the first C above staff?

@Dr-Mark said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

@Dr-GO said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

Woody Shaw comes out first in my mind as being exceptionally gifted at doing this. I once asked him for lessons when I lived in NYC to teach me his modal concepts... unfortunately he turned me down as a student.

Heck, you should have come to me. I would have shown you how for free. Well.... maybe for a beer or two.

Silly me! Why didn't I think of that at the time I had you on that stage with me! HOWEVER, my consolation prize WAS getting those two beer coasters from you with some modal changes to dial between, yes? So in a way, the beer did find it's way to communicate some concepts.

@Dr-Mark said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

@Dr-GO said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

You know Dr. Mark, I find working in the modal scales really helps incorporate finger patterns that can always be retro fitted into a pattern with any improv solo (as long as the right modal pattern is chosen in the right key).

You sure got that right. Many famous jazz heros had a penchant for particular modes and scales

Woody Shaw comes out first in my mind as being exceptionally gifted at doing this. I once asked him for lessons when I lived in NYC to teach me his modal concepts... unfortunately he turned me down as a student.

@Dr-Mark said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

@Dr-GO said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:

Now trying to get all the modes of all the scales bit by bit but there are only so many hours in the day

Gary, If you know all the major scales, you also know the modes by default. D to D in the key of C major is a Dorian. D,E,F,G,A,B,C,D.

You are so right, but to me its a mind set issue to actually make it sound modal and not just another scale. Does that make sense?

You know Dr. Mark, I find working in the modal scales really helps incorporate finger patterns that can always be retro fitted into a pattern with any improv solo (as long as the right modal pattern is chosen in the right key).

@Dr-Mark said in Its Been an Age Long Requirement But How Many Can Do It?:
One has to wonder if the term "High C" had never been coined, how much easier playing all twelve major scales two octaves would be? **

With half dilution by a good Vodka added to Hi-C, playing is REAL easy!

Great idea. I am good on two octave scales. Now trying to get all the modes of all the scales bit by bit over two octaves but there are only so many hours in the day... and with this Covid-19 duty time is a factor.

@FranklinD said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

tmd: ... But you bill for it as a Cluster B personality disorder. Passive aggression, rationalization, narcissism, splitting. It's all here in this thread.

You forgot ignorance, but of course you could not know that.

Please FranlinD STOP attacking the physicians on this site!

As for ignorance, let me show you what an attack looks like to give you a REAL example of your hate. Yes. Dr. Mike and I both know ignorance as your IQ is truly way down there in the shallow end of the gene pool.

This time I am going to the administration to request you are banned from this site. I know you already received one warning but yet you continue.

@administrator said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

Well, I like to see myself as the "benevolent dictator" here...but, it is my website after all!

....This Space for Rent

@OldSchoolEuph said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

Wow, just think what we might discover, or at least share, if that much typing were expended on topics related to the instrument itself, advances in design, fabrication or materials, new repertoire, innovative approaches to unique situations with students . . . . .

Seriously, what an amazing template this would be to follow...

@tmd said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

Are your clinics still closed Gary? Is telehealth working out for you? So far, we're down 4 MDs in our ER. Lots of surge shifts to cover.

Mike

Mike, clinics never were closed. My practice group were one of the first if not the first to use telehealth. So still working the same numbers of half days.

I am seeing a few patients live, all pediatric well infant/child visits and as many of my mental health patients as I can as I try to administer inventory scores to adjust psychiatric medication doses.

We definitely try to keep ALL ill patients out of the building, albeit I did have to get a man with COPD exacerbation in to run a pulse ox, but then when it came back at 86% I had to send him to the ED to get a breathing treatment as we cannot give a treatment that aerosols respiratory secretions into our treatment areas. Really strange times in medicine land!

@tmd said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

@Dr-Mark said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

You're welcome "Dr" Mike

Now you're getting it Mark. The strategic use of quotes is an example of passive-aggression. Just like you did in your initial post in this thread.

Mike

THANK GOD Passive-aggressive disorder is no longer listed in DSM-5. Not a medical issue at all (at least not one physicians can bill for). My theory is all the psychiatrists sitting on the DSM-5 review board were Passive-aggressive, yes?

@ROWUK said in Please Help Me Understand Something (Pt 2):

...In this case, both players were reinstated, happy end? I think not. We will see if they decide to stay or not.

This is so true. It is highly advised in these situations that individuals move on, for there own mental health sake. For the 5% that remain in this environment, life is stressful. The one thing in their favor is remediation with the court magistrate singing the agreement means the employer must provide a non-threatening environment for them.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Dr-GO

My custom A4 LT-S is a ML bore. I think it plays more open than most ML horns, but I don’t get wasted on it like I did on my first A4 which was L .470 bore.

Bottom line, you need to play it. Hopefully we can hang soon.

Yes, perhaps that is the difference. We really will need to get together soon. And yes I would like to take your A4 LT-S for a spin. Would like to experience for myself that this horn has corrected the resistance problems I experienced with the A4 L.470 bore.

Also, bring up one of your 5mm mouthpieces (and your nuts) with you as I would love to have you test drive my Harrelson Summit.

@Shepherds_Crook said in Adams new Balanced Trumpet at Taylor Music:

@Dr-GO

Hi Gary, Sorry for delay ... I haven’t been here for a while.

My custom A4 LT-S is a ML bore. I think it plays more open than most ML horns, but I don’t get wasted on it like I did on my first A4 which was L .470 bore. I still fresh on it now after 3 hour gigs, and just love the way it plays.

Bottom line, you need to play it. Hopefully we can hang soon.

You know, I did read the discussion of this case story on TH and I just got to say the discussion here has been so much more informative by the comparisons discussed. I am hoping the Administrator as the OP is getting a better understanding behind his original question.

@FranklinD said in Please help me to understand something...:

It's a juridical case and the only post here that makes sense is the one from Newell Post, more specific under 5.

That depends: Here is item 5: Arbitration is binding. There is no appeal from arbitration except in the very unlikely case that one party can prove malfeasance on the part of the arbitrator. No court ratifies the outcome of an arbitration, although a party to arbitration can go to court to collect on a financial award issued by an arbitrator.

Nothing is untrue about this statement, but there is a hidden nuance within the highlighted portion of this text. One aspect that the arbitrator can put in the final settlement is the statement that the plaintiff (and defendant) in my case waive their right to have this judgement go to trial through the court system. HOWEVER, the only way that the "finalized" process can re-surface is if one side uses the judgement as retaliation against the other. In that case under US law a Federal Crime has been committed and a whole 'nother level of legal process begins... now as a Federal Crime... way beyond the level of civil courts.

@administrator said in Please help me to understand something...:

So...is the New York Philharmonic not a private organization?

Getting back on track, mine and my colleague's organization was (just like NYP) a private organization. We BOTH had no due process. We both hired our own legal council, at great expense, to take the process to the next level, to civil court. I know this process well and I know the pain that the other side inflicts on we the plaintiffs. (Refer to my above description of my colleague for being falsely presented to the court as a hideous sex offender).

So we do not know the facts of the 2 defendants the original OP brought to this thread. The NYP presented them as sexual perpetrators, and their members believe this. HOWEVER the fact remains, these plaintiffs were reinstated through the work of a THIRD PARTY arbitrator working with another THIRD PARTY magistrate of the court that has now told the world they are a quality of persons that can return to the original work force.

People, let's not question what we do not know, but rather let us credit a system the works for people that have been miss-characterized by their workplace, OK. I have been there. I have seen this first hand. This is painful. Yes, my colleague and myself walked away from our experience as much wealthier from our win, but in the end, those scares still linger. The only ones involved not scared by the process are the legal firms representing us that receive 1/3'd of the spoils... and my Federal Government that has so far received $221,000 from my portion of taxes I paid toward my "win" from the settlement.

@administrator said in Please help me to understand something...:

@Dr-GO said in Please help me to understand something...:

@Dr-Mark said in Please help me to understand something...:

@flugelgirl said in Please help me to understand something...:
... For all we know, principal oboist, Liang Wang, and associate principal trumpet, Matthew Muckey are a couple.

Moral of the this story... just don't duet on company time.

Please refrain from speculating about "what happened." The point of the thread was to help me understand legal/labor disputes in this industry. I thought the two players were fired for good, so this came as a surprise to me.

Fired for good is always relative. From above posts, due process is a legal option to pursue. However, due process is not usually a legal requirement for a private corporation. A state or government organization is bound to require due process by legal doctrine of that particular state. If however, a corporation not bound by due process terminates an employee, that employee always has the right to filing legal action (under harassment, violence.. etc) charges.