Best posts made by J. Jericho

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@tjcombo Too true. Hilarious in its own way. And unfortunately not funny at all in another.

What if the teacher had used an Olds trombone?

itsabear.com

What'll they (AI creators) think of next? And do we want to find out?

@ssmith1226 Perhaps they don't have urinals in the womens' room.

I heard a toast the other day: "May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions!"

I found a better picture for the article:

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@BigDub Never underestimate the age of some TrumpetBoards members.

Just wondering about the positioning of the fingers effect on speed. I was taught and confirmed that proper fingering technique gives your fingers a mechanical advantage that makes playing passages fast both easy and precise. Here's a great example;

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@BigDub Do a Google search for "wooden trumpet mute images" and "wooden trumpet mute" in YouTube for inspiration.

@barliman2001 said in How do you feel about vibrato?:

What do I feel about vibrato? Slightly shaken.

Not stirred?

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

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

One man's opinion; yes.

Same here!

Old bodies don't recover as fast as young ones. Old brains don't learn as fast as young ones. I've had serious interruptions in my playing career*, and each time the recovery was slower. I wonder how I did all the things I did that seem out of reach now, but I'll continue within my capabilities to improve in spite of the frustration. It still feels good to play, and having the knowledge and experience to be able to play better as time goes on is a reassuring balance to the disappointment of things happening slowly.

• for lack of a better term

@ACB said in Harmon Mute Showdown!:
Let me know your thoughts!

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate these mutes!

What I heard:

Tom Crown aluminum - Nice bite to the sound
Tom Crown copper - A bit more muted (no pun intended)
Tom Crown brass - Velvety
Soulo - A hollow, but intimate sound. Worst intonation of the group.
Faxx copper - Very nasal
Trumcor Zinger - Full, less "Harmon" sound, more open
Best Brass aluminum - Dry, smooth sound
Best Brass copper - Full, resonant*, almost like a cup mute*
Best Brass brass - Airy, mellow*. Like a straight mute*
Jo Ral Bubble aluminum - Wooden sound

I realize that you do not stock original Harmon mutes nor Humes & Berg, but I would like to have had these in the mix for comparison.

• Yes, I realize that the terms "resonant" and "mellow" normally apply to straight mutes and cup mutes respectively, but this was a comparison of Harmon mutes, and the terms I used help describe the cup and straight mute timbres I heard with these examples.

I found this on TromboneChat.com. It's good information for all brass players.
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