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@Tobylou8 said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:

@Kehaulani I "right click" on the video and a menu pops up. I click "Copy Video url", then just paste.

Thanks, Tobylou.

"But for those who's goal it is of playing the trumpet well... the physics does help."

I'm not going to hunt this post down, but I don't see the conflict at face value. And yes, it's like one of the few words of advice I ever got from my father - don't get in the middle of a fight lest both participants turn on you

As many forum readers may have deduced by now, I'm much more inclined to go with the intuitive vs. the analytic, but I must've missed something here. I don't see, as long as it doesn't divert one from concentrating on music and how to get there, trumpet-wise, how knowing things about the mechanics or the physics "un-helps" playing it.

Well, this is a really multi-faceted question with a ton of variables. Therefore, I'm not going to address them all.

The most basic element of tone, I believe, is in one's concept. Why would I use an Al Hirt tone if I'm I'm playing Mahler? Therefore, the tone should fit the musical context.

If the musical context is in a jazz setting where there are less restrictions, my personal aim would be towards a Till Bonner or Chris Botti sound.

Next might be an equipment question regarding whether or not the equipment enhances your ability to produce the sound you want.

Lastly, there's what your physique allows you to produce. One player using identical equipment might produce an entirely different sound because of his/her physique. You might try as hard as you can but sometimes your body just won't produce the results you hope to achieve.

@barliman - Bitte ein Bit,

This was their first album. Love it. Probably more rock&roll than the band with David-Clayton Thomas (DCT).
On the other side of the spectrum, I also loved the band just after DCT.

Could I interject a bit of unsolicited advise?

Both Dr.s. How about giving it a rest? I think the points on both sides have been made and to do it again has no effect but to keep aggravating the situation.

Sorry, guys, and no insult intended, but if you know the tune and know contemporary jazz improvisation, you know what the improvisations are doing. That alto player is killer.

BTW, I'm not implying you have to like it, just saying that if you don't, it doesn't change the quality of the music, in-and-of-itself.

Regarding one's competition, it's a way of philosophically looking at who you are.

I realized long ago that I could only do what I can do. Be happy with what you can accomplish. I called myself a "slow burner", LOL; that it might take longer than some of my peers to arrive at a certain point, but that if I persevered, I would eventually get there, too. That's not being complacent and not striving to do your best. Still do your best just see he results realistically.

Ecclesiastes 9:11 The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

For some reason, I had more perseverance, more opportunist and, to be blunt, outlived some of my competition.

BTW. Could posters please break their posts down into shorter paragraphs to help those of us who have eyesight problems read more easily. It would much appreciated. Thanks.

@Dr-Mark said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:

@flugelgirl said in Rock, Pop, Classic 70's "Horn Bands" from back in the day?:

I ultimately moved to another instructor who kicked my butt remorselessly, and it was worth it!

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YES! That's what it takes from an instructor. Starting a note, ending a note, dynamics, articulation, expression, tone, and the list goes on. It takes a person that will address these issues with the developing student. I'm not saying that a person needs to turn into Buddy Rich (whatta prick) but the instructor needs to be firm but supporting.

I had a trumpet teacher as a tween who signed his death warrant the day he came over for dinner and my father played the trumpet solo from An American in Paris and said that one of these days I'll play like that, and my teacher said it in all seriousness, "Gary plays like that now". I soon moved to another teacher.

Toby, if you have been gone a week, maybe you didn't see why the poster has been banned. And let's not forget that such decisions are not always based on what we can read, but also by what we can't. That is, by private messages which may have also influenced the final result.

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I am against competition in the Arts and always have been. However, the reality is that there are some that are. To be honest, I think I have a competitive streak in me but that's not where my focus is.

Are there others, highly competitive in nature, who are simply better than me? They would be unhappy being bettered. I am not. As a matter of fact, I look forward to be challenged by my "betters" and to learn from them.

Back to horn bands, I've been on a Seawind binge recently, a favorite band of mine. Jerry Hey and the boys with Pauline Wilson on vocals. I believe the horns were on several top albums like Stevie Wonder. T hey became pretty legendary. Anyway, enjoy.

BTW, I got married with their music. Ah, the free-wheeling 70s, LOL.

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@Dr-GO said in Caring for Silver Plate Horns:
I have noted this as well. I have kept my horns now mounted on a wall (slat board with supports) for 5 years and they do not tarnish near as often.

No tarnish but they're filled with cockroaches.

To the best of my recollection, they were all excellent musicians. Trumpeters Dick Cathcart, Johnny Zell, Warren Leuning, et al. I enjoyed the Dixieland segments - Pete Fountaine, Big Tiny Little, Jo Ann Castle.

I've known some and I used to work with the guitar player's son. He (the father) didn't like Welk very much and it was mutual. But he said it was a good way to keep the wolf away from the door. But a lot of their music? An American precurser of Andre Rieu.

We always watched the show. Nana (Swiss grandmother) loved it. I usually got thrown out of the living room for running my mouth off, LOL,

Yes, one of my people. Sarah Hicks has done a number of these. Must've been a movie-themed program. She's a very good musician. Thanks for posting.

Made some great recordings solo and with Sebastian.

There are a bunch of good ones. For consistency, I just use Hetman on all my horns and tailor the strength to the age/condition of the horn.

She would have if she could have. She was a little, shall we say, strict. Card carrying Anabaptist.

I had just bought a record by Jackie Cane and Roy Kral and hadn't even heard it, yet. There was a line in the lyrics that said, "don't give a damn" and she popped up and gave me a tongue lashing saying, "I didn't think you were that kind of boy". Sheesh.

When I saw my first Spaghetti Western, I was so disgusted by the violence that I walked out. Now, I watch it on late-night T.V. and don't even think a thing about it. Sad commentary.