Posts made by J. Jericho

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.

@Kehaulani said in Not exactly a new subject, but...:

I had an associated thought this evening which kind of addresses some of this.

All those people who want to split hairs or micro-analyse the elements of trumpet playing. . . without this sophisticated physical knowledge, how did guys like Bernie Glow, Maynard, Bud Herseth, Vince Cichowicz, Conrad Gozzo and others ever get along? Does anyone know anyone who plays Carnival of Venice any better than Don Jacoby?

The flute analogy doesn't point out that the vibration that produces the flute's sound comes from air vibrating over the the lip plate.

I think some of these questions just depend on how buzz is defined. My definition is a sound that is produced by the lips.

Whistling is a sound produced by the lips. Since some say that we don't actually deliberately buzz our lips when we use a mouthpiece to a sound on a trumpet, are we doing a form of whistling when we play, rather than actually buzzing? I'm thinking of the process whereby we play a note, remove the mouthpiece, and no sound other than a vague movement of air results. Or is it not a vague movement of air, but rather a specific one? Does the air sound through the mouthpiece alone change with the partial being played?

... to buzz or not to buzz? Do we buzz when we whistle? Do we buzz our lips to generate a tone when playing a flute? When we rub the wet rim of a clean wine glass does our finger buzz? These all involve activating a standing wave. Air is involved. Can we relate this to producing sound on a brass instrument? If so, how?

@grune said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

Lastly, gee, nobody picked up on the pun?

You mean the comment you made in passing?

First, I examine the horn for dents and other imperfections, and see how the slides and valves move, lubricating them as necessary. I check valve alignment, and if there is a problem, I address it at this time. Also, I will not play a horn that is dirty inside.

Concentrating on maximum resonance, I test for intonation, using a tuner to see how close to the expected pitches the horn plays. In addition, I can see how much I can bend notes and feel how much effort it takes to do so.

Next, I play intervals to hear how they sound and feel how easily I can slur them.

This is followed by various tonguing exercises including rapid passages that allow me to feel how the valves respond.

Lastly, I record some tunes played at various and varying volume levels in order to compare the feedback I get from the horn to what actually comes out in front of the bell, listening carefully to its timbre.

During all this any ergonomic issues will have had time to present themselves. I'll also have become aware of feel and balance.