Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music - still no MB
My younger brother discovered just what competition was when he got to North Texas. He thought he was a pretty good sax player until he started meeting these guys who were from families of 2-3 generations of jazz musicians and got their first horn handed to them in the cradle. (Our Dad can't carry a tune in a bucket) He ended up in one of the reading bands on tenor his Freshman year. Switched to bari after that and made it as far up as the 4:00 band. He realized pretty quickly he didn't want to teach and you don't need a degree to performed. Switched to business for his degree. Of course, no way to explain how he ended up as a pilot instead... Me, I was a journeyman trombone player. Spent a couple of years in the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra until I got too short on practice time. Still ahve a couple of horns in the closet. Gary Thompson "and, yes, it will always be North Texas State to me" On 7/14/08, Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My Arban is very worn and now in a spiral bound back. It holds together > better that way :) > NT State is still one of the best band schools in the nation. Regularly > the top marching band around and they have a WA kick ass drum & > bugle core. I had several friends that I played percussion ensemble go > there. Very impressive players. > > Luther ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music - still no MB
My Arban is very worn and now in a spiral bound back. It holds together better that way :) NT State is still one of the best band schools in the nation. Regularly the top marching band around and they have a WA kick ass drum & bugle core. I had several friends that I played percussion ensemble go there. Very impressive players. Luther Bill R wrote: > As a HS student I thought I was pretty good with a horn, but I discovered > that I was a big fish in a very small pond when we got a new band director. > His sons, just over college age, were required to play the entire Arban's in > order to pass HS band under him [thankfully the rest of us were not so > challenged]. Trumpet playing son took a summer job as lead trumpet for > Woody Herman, after being lead in the Navy Swing band and starting out as > 1st chair in the 1:00 lab band at North Texas State - at that time probably > the best band school in the US. His dad said he could hit a high 'C' on a > trumpet suspended on a string - amazing breath control. I sat with him, > barely able to follow the music, while he was playing some Dizzy Gillespie > charts; trombone playing son was almost as good. Their HS band director dad > had played lead trombone with Barnum and Bailey back when they had a > travelling band, still spent summers playing lead trombone for Jackie > Gleason, and was friends with JJ Johnson and Herbie Green and such as that. > Last I saw them one son was working in a convenience store and the other was > a chain smoking overweight trumpet player, and also starting to drink. He > was still [or again] with Woody Herman, and had a split in his lip you could > put a dime in and still had to play every night. That convinced me that > even if I were very good [I wasn't] and even had some top connections [I > didn't] it was not likely I'd ever get anywhere in the business. After that > I just enjoyed playing in HS and college, but just for the fun of it. That > is not a business for very many people. You hear a lot about how few HS and > college athletes ever make it big, but I bet there are more music students > with some dreams and even a smaller number who are able make a living at it, > with skills being even less a factor than in sports. > BillR > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music - still no MB content
> I just enjoyed playing in HS and college, but just for the fun of it. > That > is not a business for very many people. You hear a lot about how few > HS and > college athletes ever make it big, but I bet there are more music > students > with some dreams and even a smaller number who are able make a living > at it, > with skills being even less a factor than in sports. Yeah, best to have a day job! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music - still no MB content
As a HS student I thought I was pretty good with a horn, but I discovered that I was a big fish in a very small pond when we got a new band director. His sons, just over college age, were required to play the entire Arban's in order to pass HS band under him [thankfully the rest of us were not so challenged]. Trumpet playing son took a summer job as lead trumpet for Woody Herman, after being lead in the Navy Swing band and starting out as 1st chair in the 1:00 lab band at North Texas State - at that time probably the best band school in the US. His dad said he could hit a high 'C' on a trumpet suspended on a string - amazing breath control. I sat with him, barely able to follow the music, while he was playing some Dizzy Gillespie charts; trombone playing son was almost as good. Their HS band director dad had played lead trombone with Barnum and Bailey back when they had a travelling band, still spent summers playing lead trombone for Jackie Gleason, and was friends with JJ Johnson and Herbie Green and such as that. Last I saw them one son was working in a convenience store and the other was a chain smoking overweight trumpet player, and also starting to drink. He was still [or again] with Woody Herman, and had a split in his lip you could put a dime in and still had to play every night. That convinced me that even if I were very good [I wasn't] and even had some top connections [I didn't] it was not likely I'd ever get anywhere in the business. After that I just enjoyed playing in HS and college, but just for the fun of it. That is not a business for very many people. You hear a lot about how few HS and college athletes ever make it big, but I bet there are more music students with some dreams and even a smaller number who are able make a living at it, with skills being even less a factor than in sports. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luther Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:13 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music Wow. That's wa cool. Mine is only a few years from being a much coveted Mt. Vernon, NY model. I'm in the market for a new horn. I'm shopping euphoniums. A good compensating that I can cover most any tuba music in small ensemble work. Luther -Original Message- From: Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:41 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] question for people who know about music > The original post I responded to stated that a 9' herald trumpet was > 3x the length of a regular trumpet. This is incorrect. The only 3x I remember was mine, trying to state that a heraldic trumpet was around 3x the linear dimension of a regular one since the two major turns were omitted. My axe is a 60's Benge with a custom 6" Martin bell. It was a prototype for a series of which Martin supposedly only made 24, and was once owned by Mic Gilette of Tower of Power. Supposedly the exact horn he played when recording the Flintstones' theme music. The big bell was for more back sound so you could hear yourself over the guitars. My brother has one of the 24. It's much bigger bore than mine, and is like trying to fill a baritone. We went to high school with Mic's brother in law. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
