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Author: Qhartb
Date: 2000-11-24 02:36
Well, I went and did it. I finally posted a response on the bulletin board, so I guess I should introduce myself.
I am a 16-year-old pianist from Ohio. I understand from others that I am quite good, although it's good I don't feel that way about myself. Up until last year (15 years old, sophmore year), I played percussion in band, mostly mallets. Last year I started taking clarinet lessons and am now playing 2nd clarinet in our higher band (I'm so happy). It's very different.
I love this instrument and hope to learn others in the future (according to my "carefully laid" plan, flute, then oboe, then sax, then maybe French horn) (as if I'll ever have the time!). I've noticed some feelings that I felt when I was starting piano, which is hopefully a good sign.
But I'm still a pianist. I've played in our Jazz Band since my freshman year and the Jazz Combo since my 8th grade year (a year before I was technically elegable, but oh well). I also play piano at church, a local band, filling in in bands, for paying customers, and anywhere I can.
If anyone wants any, my musical advice is build as much theoretical knowledge as you can! It carries across everything! Improvise! Build your ear! Build acoustical knowledge! It helps!
Anyways, wish me luck in my playing. Oh, and since there's still 1 hour and 5 minutes left by my watch, Happy Thanksgiving to All !
-Qhartb
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2000-11-24 13:55
i really dislike kids like you. ONLY KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is so great to have so much talent and to be able to use it.
Keep up the great work and some day we can say we knew you when.
Happy Holidays.
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Author: Pam
Date: 2000-11-24 16:15
Welcome! and probably HOWDY NEIGHBOR! I live in Akron, OH myself. I wish you the best in all your musical endeavours.
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Author: Amanda Rose
Date: 2000-11-24 16:30
Hi!
I'm also sixteen (a junior). I play clarinet, alto sax, flute and pic... but clarinet is the only one I can really say I can play well. I'm lead in the top wind ensemble and second alto in the top jazz, but that honestly doesn't say much (at least I don't think it). Anyway, if you could pick up clarinet that fast, I'm sure you could pick up saxophone. In eighth grade, I got an alto sax, played through the entire sixth grade book in a day. Seventh grade the next day and then through the entire eighth grade book the day after. Once you get past the fact that sax is in octaves, not octaves and a fourth, it's a breeze.
Flute is closer to sax, in my mind. Learn 'em together. I play it in jazz and honestly learned flute and piccolo in about forty minutes.
Brass is another story....
I wish you the best of luck.
Amanda Rose
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-11-24 18:45
Amanda Rose wrote:
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> ... Once you get past the fact
> that sax is in octaves, not octaves and a fourth, it's a breeze.
The clarinet jumps an octave + a fifth not an octave + a fourth.
i.e. F to F is an octave then F to C is a fifth.
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Author: Tracey
Date: 2000-11-25 07:36
How do you find time to fit all those things into your schedule? I play the viola, piano, and clarinet, and I guess, about equally good in all of those, although a bit better at clarinet. In music alone, I'm involved in marching and top concert band for clarinet and top orchestra in school + youth symphony for viola. I'm also taking lessons for all of them, including from a very rigorous piano teacher (but I'm playing Rhapsody in Blue and get to solo with orchestra ) This is the first year (junior) that I attempted to do all of that, because before I would just skip school orchestra for a year or whatever. It's getting very hectic for me because I also have an extremely challenging course load this year (including AP Physics B, AP US History, and AP Latin 1) as well as swimming in morning and afternoon practices. Recently, I've been finding that it's sort of hard to deal with (yes, I say that to myself at 2 in the morning), and I have increasingly less time to practice. What do you guys suggest about that and how do you handle being able to playing 5, 6, 7 instruments??
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-11-25 13:09
Tracey wrote:
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> What do you guys suggest about that and how do
> you handle being able to playing 5, 6, 7 instruments??
Concentrate on doing fewer things but do them well. Your academics are very important, so make sure they don't suffer - even if you plan on making music a career.
After all, when you get out of school, you have another 50 or more years to do other things ...
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-11-25 13:22
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> ... What do you guys suggest about that and how do
> you handle being able to playing 5, 6, 7 instruments??
Don't try to do everything all in one day. Split them up. Afterall theory and basic musicianship are applicable across the board.
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Author: Kontragirl
Date: 2000-11-25 17:47
I play a lot of instruments myself, clarinet, bass clarinet, contralto clarinet, bari sax and piano. I have a schedule of when I practice what, that way I'm not holding the clarinet case by my teeth, balancing the bass on my head, and juggling the others. I practice one instrument everyday, and I take a break on the weekends so I don't kill my embouchure and/or fingers. It works for me.
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