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@stumac
Thanks, Stuart. I'm sure Greg Spence appreciates your support. He's come a long way since you knew him. Quite impressive, huh!
You're never too old to get better -- more lessons won't hurt!

Greg

@SSmith1226 Thanks for posting this. What a sound! I can only imagine what it was like to be there.

@J-Jericho Great article and many things that I did not know!

I would substitute Vincent Bach's Hungarian Melodies for one of the above (I have one in particular in mind).

Here's a very nice performance:

In case you want to play along, try this:

Nice article! The one exception to the boot camp requirement is the “President’s Own” USMC band in Washington.

@SSmith1226 Nicely done, Steve!

Each genre of instrument goes well with the specific genre of music that was created with it.

I can enjoy a period piece on either a centuries old (replica) natural trumpet, or a modern Schagerl Piccolo trumpet. Different sounds and different reproductions.

In the interview Alison Balsom talks about the Wynton Marsalis Trumpet Cocerto. Here is a sample of it, followed by a review of her outstanding performance.

Youtube Video

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/14/lso-pappano-alison-balsom-wynton-marsalis-trumpet-concerto-review-bristol

I'll pine about getting this horn... Not

@SSmith1226 Thank you very much!!

Oh, did you send me an e-mail with an attachment, "How an Eclipse works"?
If not, your e-mail has been hacked.

@Trumpetb If you don't blow, it sucks.

Goes to show that you don't have to like EVERYBODY if you have massive talent.

It's just semantics. There is no real difference.

I have owned and played several plastic instruments.

Plastic recorders

Plastic Cornettos (zinks)

As well as plastic mouthpieces

The plastic instruments play slightly differently to brass instruments as do the plastic mouthpieces.

But then a good player can deliver great music from almost any instrument.

It does not surprise me in the slightest that Charlie Parker sounded great on that plastic instrument. The man was a phenomenon so naturally he sounded phenomenal.

@SSmith1226 these guys are hilarious.