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Re: Wanting to start Bassoon

Author: justme
Date: 2010-02-26 08:42

Russel:-,

Thanks for telling us what you've decided.

I think I can understand where you're coming from.
I think trumpet players are even more numerous than clarinet players!
I hope that you do keep up your practice on your trumpet as well, as not to lose your skill. The French Horn is an evil beast to tame but sounds good with the right player and not everybody and his brother plays it, like clarinets and trumpets. I hope that you do well on it and become a great French Horn player.

Speaking of trumpets, I've never really had that much interest in them until recently. I've never disliked them, but just was sort of neutral about them, that is, until someone posted this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4l3Rgq-L1M

I don't know if it was the open acoustics, the song, player, or a combination of factors, but I thought it was beautiful.
I started to watch the youtube videos and found a few trumpets and cornets that I seem to enjoy ( especially the cornets with the big bells like the Bessons).

After reading the trumpet forums when investigating these instruments, I find that you have to put in heavy practice and not miss any days with some of the pros advising that even missing one day your playing suffers greatly!
I tried to put some air through one around 1972, but I didn't realize that you had to "buzz" it like a shofar, LOL.
For these reasons and also the fact I would have to take lessons somewhere, which would be quite in increase on travel ( I would want to learn the proper embouchure as not to ruin myself on woodwinds!) I've delayed my actions.
Also, there are far too many trumpet players as mentioned earlier, but perhaps down the road I may learn to play one of these babies ( I can at least think about it, can't I?)...

Anyway, I wish you all the luck in the world on your new endeavor, and may both of us at some point in time realize our aspirations.

Take Care

Justme

http://woodwindforum.ning.com/

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