Posts made by J. Jericho

@Dr-GO said in The One:
I solved that problem. I don't use it. Removed it from the horn..... Must be so for Miles and Chris Botti, as if you look at many of the pics of them playing, there is no third valve slide on their Martins.

Three memories linger in my mind.

The first was during my first year playing trumpet (my second year playing brass - the first being alto horn), I was at home playing "Wonderland by Night", albeit without the intro (didn't have quite the range for that at the time, nor could I do a glissando like Charlie Tabor did). A couple in the neighborhood happened to be walking by at the time and wondered why the radio was on so loud when it occurred to them that it wasn't the radio. A few days later they told me the about it and said that I sounded just like the recording. Made me quite happy and a little surprised.

The second was during State Band Contest in my Junior year of high school. The last composition was Tchaikovsky's "Symphony #4 Finale" played up tempo. Yes, you read that right; the director, a perfectionist, played a recording of a major symphony before we first started practicing and remarked that we would eventually play the faster parts faster than the recording as a greater contrast to the slower parts. Daunting. Anyway, the auditorium was packed to standing room only with our peers and competitors, due to our reputation. After we finished, the standing ovation and cheering was deafening; we thought the applause would never stop.

The third is much more recent. As a member of Bugles Across America, I play "Taps" at military funerals, and I am touched when members of the deceased's family go out of their way to thank me and tell me how grateful they were that I took the time to do so. At one such funeral the family members said that their loved one had been a musician and that they were musicians also, and that they recognized what I had put into playing the tune. I told them, as I always do, that it's my honor to be allowed to participate.

Not specifically a piccolo trumpet issue, but in the Jazz realm, the 1-2, 3 trill is challenging as well. I find that practicing this one loosens up my overall fingering technique, keeping my hand and fingers limber for fast work.

Aside from the obvious spelling difference and the annoying habit of eBay sending watch list notifications of the same instrument under trumpet and cornet categories, perhaps the differences are the overall length, the number of wraps, and the mouthpiece receiver the manufacturer decided to attach to the small end.

@Niner said in Difference between trumpet and cornet:
A subjective view of things can turn a cat into a dog or a dog into a cat easily enough.

My Olds Studio plays like no other trumpet I've ever played, and I've played quite a few interesting trumpets. Now, I haven't explored high-dollar trumpets, but the way my Studio plays for me, I have no inclination to do so.

My Yamaha YFH-731, the brass instrument with the best intonation I have encountered, is a keeper, also. There's plenty of room to bend notes if I want, and I can create any timbre I want as well.

The second-best, as far as intonation, is my aptly named York Perfec-Tone cornet. Great sounding horn.

I do not expect to replace any of these instruments; I truly love each one.

My wife once worked for a Canadian company whose motto was "QED". When she asked, the answer was "Quite Easily Done".

Although many of my relatives, friends and acquaintances love Klezmer and presume I do, too, I politely tell them that there are a few among us for whom it's just not our bowl of borscht.

@SSmith1226 said in Some good...."non-trumpeting" music :

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Yup. Reminded me of another favorite of mine:

@Tobylou8 said in Some good...."non-trumpeting" music :

Reading the posts on here made me think of flipping through vinyl at the mall when I was a kid. Harmony Hut was the bomb and had the Top 40 45's in their own section! It was right next to the door. So while I'm looking at Parliament's "Flashlight" etc., this is blaring in the background! Enjoy!

This is one of my favorites, too.

@SSmith1226 said in Some good...."non-trumpeting" music :

Tuning must be a real bear, plus evaporation must play a part, too.

BTW - FWIW... Roseanne Barr performed The Star Spangled Banner; she did not sing it!

Arturo's version is my favorite, too. Among other things, The Star Spangled Banner is about fireworks, isn't it?

The most enjoyable and satisfying National Anthem I experienced was when I responded to a BAA request for To the Colors as the flag was raised, followed by The Star Spangled Banner. It was a special event staged by a local company on Veterans Day. The patriotism of everyone involved and everyone who was there was palpable. I played the song absolutely straight, singing the words in my head as I played and as the employees sang along, and I was touched by the compliments I received afterward for doing so.

I, too had been gone for ten days, due to internet access difficulties, and this banned thing puzzles me.