Posts made by Kehaulani

Theoretically, and isolated, it's easy to play a mode thinking of it as certain-degree scale derived from it's "parent" Major Scale. But I've found that when Aeolian (etc) is the tonic, I have to think of the intervallic construction of that scale (the Aeolian) rather than mixing it and thinking it's a sixth degree of another major scale, considering, therefore, two scales simultaneously.

In other words, if I'm playing (new) Milestones, I'm not thinking of the A Section chord (Gmin7) as the II of F Maj rather as a Gmin (Dorian) in and of itself. And so forth to other modes and tunes. I have to learn the intervallic structure of a mode in and of itself.

The above is, to be sure, a great way of learning the modes to begin with but, for me, that's where it ends.

Thanks, I try. Still practice about five times a week. Ref trumpet. it's about the only thing I've been left with.

This guy's vocabulary works better for me. "Weird". "Voodoo". Cause and effect and just general descriptors not getting bogged down, or diverted by, egg-headed micro-facets.

I've had multiple strokes and my left hand coordination is compromised. That's why I don't play piano or French horn at the present. But worth a try, nonetheless.

BTW, I used to do this in my distant past. Don't know if I just got tired of it or just didn't need it anymore.

Info - is that a Yamaha "Z"?

I think I would find playing them with the left hand fruitless but YMMV. If it's productive for you, go for it. I'll give it a try, though. Maybe playing left-handed French Horn has had an influence I wasn't aware of.

Clarke BTW works very good for those who improvise, also. I've used it as a fundamental exercise since I was a kid (back when Pterodactyls roamed the Earth). Many jazz tunes run the gamut of scales. Because of Clarke, I've had very few problems since maturing in my playing, in both classically oriented or jazz ensembles.

@GeorgeB said in D is for Dynamics from TrumpetAtoZ by Brain Davis:

When you practice at 5 am like I do you better play softly.

5 am!? I thought that was when one was getting in not getting up!

BTW, I believe it's Bryan.

In a city band I had in Germany, the bandsmen used to joke that MP meant Mehr (more) Power.

That was darling!

It would behoove Al to study the lyrics.

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.

I'm old school when it comes to the National Anthem. I see no reason to change it and, while musically one might want to modernise it, for me, the SSB exists in a time warp and should be played as close to the hip as possible. The military bands have, and play, the "authorized" version. I feel that gives it the kind of dignity and authenticity it deserves.

As an aside, many of the interpretations I hear at major sporting events make me want to puke.

Thanks. The looks are similar.

This is a very nice interpretation.

The first trumpet transcription I heard was by Mendez. More in your face. This Hakan version is very nice and smooth by comparison..

Mendez:

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

IMO a few of these sentences should be edited out as a matter of taste for a general and/or or youthful reader. Just sayin'.

Just an aside - where in the evolution of Conns does the Conn 6B fall into place with the Connstellation 38B? Predecessor, successor or contemporaneously.

@Dr-Mark said in Trumpet Elbow!:

Don't depend on a blog or an internet site for a cure if your elbows are giving you fits. Go to a Doc-In-A-Box and have a physician look at it.

Amen!

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.

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.

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.

Trumpetsplus (maker Ivan Hunter) and Charlie Melk and James Becker at Osmun music might be able to advise you best as to how to proceed.