Posts made by Kehaulani

Well, I don't know how this would work for you but I could've bought almost any Flugelhorn I could and chose the Adams F-1. The Sonic had actually been ACB's first recommendation.

I was both, also preferring Jazz. I made more money playing Soul, though.

One of the all-time great horn licks.
Like the vocal on the original better, though.
Newell, LOL.

My first horn band was Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, pre-funk James Brown . . . tells you where I'm coming from.

The Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Paragraphs?"

All that aside, I've had two Shews and never fell in love with the sound. To be frank, I liked Bobby's sound better o other horns, too.

I use valve oil for the valves.
Slide oil (or valve oil) for the first and third valve slides.
Slide grease for the middle-valve slide and tuning slide.

Some people use the same slide grease on all three valve slides.

Has anyone heard from curlydoc? He asked a question a week ago then went AWOL. I hope he's O.K..

A one-of-a-kind giant.

Regarding mortality, I was bemoaning something a good thirty years ago, I said to a friend, "Life isn't fair". She looked at me and said, "Kehaulani. If life was fair, you'd be dead by now. "

Life isn't fair. R.I.P Wayne. You've shown us the way.".

When I was in a multi=service band s in D.C, it was pointed out to me by a Marine Bandsman that there is The Marine Band and Marine Corps Bands. Depending on your perspective, some took pride in belonging to one type orthe other.

You're very welcome.

Well. it worked with a new oassword.

Would you do me a favor? Try logging back in and see if it works?

Does the sun rise?

Trmpet Herald abruptly logged me out and now, no matter what I try, I can't log back in. Is anyone else having a similar problem? Thanks, K-

@administrator said in Der Mond ist Aufgegangen:

I can hardly pronounce the title,

Then say, "The moon has risen".

Rice may be outstanding but if there are two vacancies and 80 applicants, it's relative. Some of those other players may simply outplay the young man and that's the music business. And competition is fierce. There are no guarantees.

p.s. to the best of my knowledge, there are no P.T. entrance requirements only requirements to be met before graduation. But it certainly behooves one to be in the best shape they can get into before beginning boot camp/basic training. Less to worry about.

Based on your grandson's background, he might qualify for one of the service's Premier Bands. In the case of those, I would recommend he first see if he can find examples of the skill level by listening to YouTube videos of these bands.

The Premier Bands are The Air Force Band, The Army Band, The Army Field Band, The Marine Band, The Navy Band and The Coast Guard Band. Please note that these are ~THE~ ___Band and not ~a~ ___ band. Also be aware that the Marine Corps is part of the Dept. of the Navy.

Additionally, each service has its Academy Bands which are very good.

For requirements and more info, he can go to the web sites of each band.

You can also get similar information on the Fleet Bands and Field Bands by going to the respective service's web site. For example.
https://www.music.af.mil/
https://www.bands.army.mil/
etc. He can google the others.

(in this context "field band should not be confused with the Army Field Band by the same name.)

If he lives in proximity to any of these bands, I encourage a trip to it (them), listen to the band and talk to the band's band recruiter, who is a bandsman NOT a local generic recruiter.

It is important that you do not initially talk with any of these Recruiting Service Recruiter. That will come later but that recruiter may not be aware of programs. policies and other programs specific to band programs. . They are generalists and may not be aware of the finer points regarding military musicians. Deal with the local band recruiter and the headquarters band office in D.C. (D.C. in this case is a generic term to signify that it is the Headquarters. Physically. some bands or music-program offices may actually be located elsewhere.)

Not to mean that the Premier Bands are not superior, but the field/fleet band programs of today are not your grandfather's bands.

Over the years, band programs have been progressively reduced. What that has meant is that. as bandsmen were numerically reduced, whatever deadwood was there has gradually been eliminated. Nowadays it's not unusual to find a high number of college-degreed bandsmen in the non-special bands, some even with Doctorates.

I'd take it back to the dealer you bought it from (I'm assuming it's still under warranty) and tell them what you told us.

Having done all you have previously done, I would have them check out the fit of the valves, see if the valve casing true, and maybe the horn got bumped and one of the valve slides was bumped into the valve housing. It doesn't take much and you might not be able to see it.

No, but you could use an interlude of "Who Let the Dogs Out".

IMO, the current Queen of synthesizing all kinds of possible musocal styles is Marie Schneider. Some of her works are on YouTube but she has maintained a very astute control over her works and protection of them for free public access but check pit wjat you can.

Although with historical antecedents, in the 60s Gunther Schuller coined a new idiom he called "Third Stream". This was a combination of jazz and classical merging.

Perhaps the best antecedent was Ellington's Nutcracker Suite.
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Third Stream music, or influenced music is:
Music for Brass. (This is just one cut)
Youtube Video

Stan Kenton Neophhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CQtQZ_WPz4onic Orchestra (just one example,)

Youtube Video

Also
"Works that fall under the heading of third stream include Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis, The Gary McFarland Orchestra by Gary McFarland, Focus, a suite for saxophone and strings by Eddie Sauter; Transformation by Schuller, An Image of Man by William Russo, Reimagining Opera by Dario Savino Doronzo | Pietro Gallo, Piece for Clarinet and String Orchestra by Giuffre, Poem for Brass by J.J. Johnson, All About Rosie by George Russell, Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra by Gary Burton, Symbiosis by Claus Ogerman, and Arbour Zena by Keith Jarrett."

Wikipedia