Posts made by Kehaulani

Have you contacted them with the problem?

Cool to see that ad. In 1955, I was just discovering trumpet. Then it all went downhill.

Red Foxx told, in his earlier days as a stand-up comedian, a story about an old, wise bull and a young, eager calf overlooking a herd of cows grazing below them.

"Lets run down and service one of 'em" said the calf, eagerly.
"Let's walk down and service them all", drawled the bull.

@stumac said in New to my collection:

Dr Go, known as the French rim.

Don't say French rim when a man's down.

Well, actually, this is from a concert in Japan who had harsh drug laws. Chet was so paranoid, that he didn't use hard drugs on this trip, rather Methadone. According to some of his band mates, Chet played more coherently and with longer lines that he often, otherwise, did.

@Tobylou8 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

Guess what I just did?

This is one of my favourite clips of her. Lot of clips on the internet. She comes from a group in Spain that raises some monster jazz payers.

@J-Jericho said in A little humour:

This brought tears to my eyes:

Man, what a wonderful musician!

Youtube Video

@BigDub said in Artist on BOARD:

@Dr-GO said in Artist on BOARD:
Then, of course, there’s shrinkage

Not with a water nymph.

You're missing the nude girl emerging from the water.

@Rapier232 said in Fast Tempo and old farts:

@Kehaulani

Yes, I bought one a few months ago. No trumpet valve combinations to worry about, just slide positions. Much easier to move my arm.

Yes, it is easier to physically move my arm than a combination of fingers. But that doesn't make it overall easier to get around on. And I was posting as a post stroke victim where it is, in fact, easier to use large arm movements than fine finger motions.

You ever try Trombone? Those slide positions, and alternate positions, and add a valve maybe, and you're in uncharted waters. It ain't so easy.

Well, it's a phenomenon that you can actually progress faster if, instead of continually playing something fast but with mistakes, you play it under tempo but error free. Muscle memory plays the key role here.

You might already know this, so if you do, mea culpa, but one thing that also might help, and this has to do with facilitating reading, not digital skill, is to 1) read ahead of where you are and 2) read groups of notes, where possible. By that I mean, if you're looking at a fast group of notes that ascends from C to C with an Eb and Bb in it, don't read each individual note. Rather, think of one group of notes, C to C in the key of Bb.

@GeorgeB said in Fast Tempo and old farts:
Dr. Mark suggested I play those difficult passages for several minutes with my left hand, then play them with the right hand and they should be easier. I am going to give that a try, too.

Let us know how it went. I don't see how it would, but he says "Try it", so . .

Well, you seem to know what to do, so it just leaves you to do it. But one important thing in time management, is to isolate some of the more difficult passages or phrases. Play them slowly enough to master them at a slower tempo. And don't keep going over stuff you can already play.

1.) Could you have played that piece at the given tempo when you were younger, or not even then?
I ask because if the answer is yes, then age may be a factor. But since it seems not the case, then you have the options you mentioned and - good luck.

2.) How far, rehearsal-wise, are you into this piece?**
The reason I asked this, is because of the time factor in choosing a more comfortable piece of music. I don't know how three days fits into your overall time frame, but you might keep an ear out for other problems from other players, as well. It might be more prudent if there are enough other players with similar problems, and enough tine left, to change the music.

As an alternate, you could give this info to the conductor and ask him, if he's hell-bent on doing that piece, to pick a more workable tempo. There's nothing wrong with this if it still works at a more reasonable tempo.

• I was conducting a piece once with solo players from the German SWF Orchestra and the trumpet players came to me and asked if I'd take one movement a little slower. They told me they could do it anyway, but that I'd get a better performance if I slowed it down a bit. I didn't like it but they were right regarding the quality. So I took it a little slower.

As another alternate, lay out on those passages that would sound better without you. Don't let your ego get in the way and be sure you explain to the conductor what you're doing and why.

3.) What part do you play in concert band?
Self-explanatory.

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.

Man, check this out: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Tap Dancer. Exceptional

You're an amateur, civic band and you have gradeable competitions? Man, am I against that. BTAIM -- I have a couple of question, George.

1.) Could you have played that piece at the given tempo when you were younger, or not even then?
2.) How far, rehearsal-wise, are you into this piece?
3.) What part do you play in concert band?