Posts made by Dr GO

@Kehaulani said in Håkan Hardenberger: How To Anticipate Pitch And Breathe:

@Dr-GO said in Håkan Hardenberger: How To Anticipate Pitch And Breathe:

I think that's situational, wouldn't you say?

Yes. It is as it is a part of a teaching style.

@Jolter agreed. I am a member of the American Federation of Musicians and as a benefit have amazing coverage for a few dollars a year that my home owners agent just cannot believe. The AFM treats musicians right for sure.

I trained under Eugene Blee at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He encouraged me with developing my own voice. Never did he try to have me imitate him. He would ask me to sing it. But he would never sing or play a phrase from me to imitate. Giving a student to empower their own voice. Ah, that is the difference between a good and a great teacher.

Sorry. Just not digging on his sound. I kinda liked her original sound before he tried to change her. A good teacher teaches to play like them. A great teacher teaches the student to develop their own sound. He is listening but not hearing. 

To me Rowuk was the role model of moderators. Tough love is the best!

@Bob-Pixley said in Reasons to NOT Collect Trumpets:

Many people collect cheap junk that they will never play to any extent. Instead of applying that money to one good trumpet, they have 10 wall hangers instead.

I have may good trumpets 3 over $3,000 another that currently sells fo $12,400 on sale (40% off) and I play all of them.

And when I play them they are truly "off the wall!"

@tmd said in Reasons to NOT Collect Trumpets:

@Comeback said in Reasons to NOT Collect Trumpets:

Niner, your thought about letting next of kin figure out what to do with one’s stuff after death is something I frequently consider.

My jazz trio was hired to play a "life celebration" for a local trumpet player who passed away. Among his horns was his treasured CG Benge Trumpet. That trumpet never left his side. Towards the end of life, when he needed surgery, the horn when with him into the OR. The family mentioned it was being buried with him. Since that gig, my wife jokes that I'm taking my horns with me.

Mike

Ah Mike, my wife already knows my ashes go into my original Olds Recording.

@Kujo20 said in Happy Birthday Clifford!:

That could make a great topic in the medical concerns forum...the effects of overuse of smoking/drugs/alcohol in terms that relate to trumpet playing.

Will look into that and see what I can do. Nice idea Kujo!

@Comeback said in Reasons to NOT Collect Trumpets:

• Collecting consumes energy and time better spent practicing;

Can"t argue against some energy consumption, but diversion to trumpets expends less energy and money than my other focus.. cars!

• Collecting consumes cash better invested elsewhere.

Not so sure my cash is better invested in cars and I can make more on the instruments as they have increased in value as compared to my cars that have significantly decreased

• Collecting requires space - at one point my man room closet was stuffed with instruments I was not playing

That is way God created slatwall. All my trumpets are well hung from an 8 by 10 ft section of almost 2 dimensional wall space.

@Comeback said in Reasons to NOT Collect Trumpets:

my reasons for not collecting trumpets:

• Collecting means you have lots of instruments to care for;

• Collecting nice instruments and storing them may mean that someone else who could be playing them is not.

First, let me start with reasons that you have may agreement on. See above bulleted reasons.

@Kehaulani said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:

@Dr-GO said in The new Martin Committee "thread" from a TM emigrant:

I can sound like Miles on my $3,000 Committee. But why? I prefer sounding like myself as Claudio taught me intended me to sound.

There's more than tone in replicating someone else's playing. There's phrasing and articulations for starters.

Yes. And this is how Claudio taught me. The phrasings and articulations are the voice. Though understanding and reproducing the voice of others you will find your own.

My vocal hero was Joe Henderson. My voice is channeled more through him than any other.

Clifford's only vice was letting his wife drive the car.

I can sound like Miles on my $3,000 Committee. But why? I prefer sounding like myself as Claudio taught me intended me to sound.

@Comeback said in Frustrated:

Glad to see you posting here, OldSchoolEuph. I have learned from what you have written on TH and TM. Hopefully this young site will mature into a reliably useful helpful resource.

People like Comeback is what keeps people coming back to TH. Always love your posts Comeback@

OldSchool, to second the above response, the administrator made a great choice.

Just hoping tjcombo can post the reference video demonstrating more efficient embouchure as it was highly educational as to how top notch performers use alternative techniques to buzzing.

I have Irakera's albums gifted to me by a Cuban refugee. They are truly amazing with a level of energy surpassed by few.

@Kehaulani said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

@Dr-Mark said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

@Dr-GO said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

Dr Mark PLEASE STOP the PERSONAL ATTACKS. Another administrator clean up on aisle 3.

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Attacks? Nope, everything I said is true. You are a hospital employee who argues with the Yamaha Corp.
Time for me to practice.

Oh come on, now.

I have called once again for administrator intervention.

@Dr-Mark said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

@Dr-GO said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

This site looses credibility from it's first line:

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Let's see. The site is an authentic Yamaha Inc. site and you are who? Oh yeah, that's right, you're an employee at a hospital and in no way a trumpet technician, trumpet maker, or a trumpet clinician. I think I'll stick with what Yamaha has to say.
I'm done with this silliness.
C-Ya

Dr Mark PLEASE STOP the PERSONAL ATTACKS. Another administrator clean up on aisle 3.

@tjcombo said in Structure of the Trumpet by Yamaha:

I could never buzz my lips without unnatural facial contortions, but have no problems making trumpet noises with a horn.

This video from Greg Spence shows airflow straight from the chops, with a mouthpiece and then with mouthpiece and leadpipe. Not sure where the quote can from, but this seems to demonstrate that "you do not play the trumpet, the trumpet plays you". It also made me feel better and that lack of a "naked" buzz was no big deal

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. NO BUZZING. JUST PHWOOOOO. THIS IS EFFICIENCY. TRY IT EVERYONE. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR TRUMPET PLAYING LIFE!