Posts made by J. Jericho

@bigdub Well TBH, FWIW, IMO IDK what's next SMH.

@ssmith1226 This brings tears of joy to my eyes every time I hear it.

@tjcombo I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. Pay attention to your body and what it tells you. I think you have enough experience in life to combine enthusiasm and wisdom.

@ssmith1226 "Without exception, my current colleagues of my age range, who are comeback players had a similar experience of lack of exposure to these concepts in their earlier phase of playing."

I'll add my exception to GeorgeB's. Every year on day one of junior high school/7-9th grade band, the director explained the concept/practice of filling the lungs from the bottom and using abdominal pressure to expel air along with practicing proper posture. He said this habit would provide adequate healthy oxygen to the body, regardless of one's activity or rest. In high school/grades 10-12, when the director heard a weak sound, he reminded the player to practice breath support. My trumpet teacher also mentioned breath support and posture as fundamental to proper playing.

@barliman2001 What's the harm in continuing a discussion in which there is no apparent hostility? Nuanced viewpoints as expressed in this thread provide additional ways of understanding the concepts we examine in our conversation. Besides, repetition is no obstacle to learning.

Imagine hearing a tune, any tune, played by any number of musicians and saying: "All right, I've heard it enough times; I don't need to hear it again." Shouldn't we have the option of hearing the tune repeated, whether by the same or by additional musicians? And have you not, upon hearing this tune again, sometimes discovered something that you had not previously noticed? Can this not be applied to the subject at hand?

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@georgeb Thank you for your kind words. I've seen a couple of Morrison's instructive videos; I'll have to check out the rest.

Just shorten it to "The Moz", and be done with it!

I knew about "likes", but I'm not sure about views. Views were 997 a minute ago.

I was thinking about how a Martin Committee allows some flexibility in pitch, so that one can bend notes if desired, which also requires the player's ability to nail the pitch when needed. This reminds me of the trombone and also fretless string instruments, such as the violin. Considering the quality of the Martin Committee, perhaps it should have been named "Stradivarius".

@dale-proctor Not my best moment. Mea culpa.

Just a quick couple of additional observations: The 3rd slide threaded rod has been shortened, and the tuning slide appears to be a silver-plated round slide, rather than the usual D-shaped piece.

Barbeque, please.

@trumpetb Matching mouthpiece to sound concept is a part of the process of creating different timbres, too. Of course, the instrument has to agree with your choice, or what comes out the bell will be disappointing and troublesome.

https://mouthpieceexpress.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=510 is a good starting point, and eBay can be a source for parts, as well.

@administrator said in The New US Space Force Anthem:

Nothing beats this.

There. Fixed it.

@shifty said in The New US Space Force Anthem:
...“I’m sure it will grow on us.”...

..."like a rash."