AK42
And one more thing, OF COURSE I KNOW SAUCEDO!!! He has written for the Cavaliers, and if I'm not mistaken teaches at or writes for Carmel High School.

AK42
Are you still in High School? And if so does your band compete in BOA?

AK42
No problem. I don't really look at them either. It's all good : )

ShanaMaria
I was recently trying to play a trumpet (don't know how of course) So, I would try to get this thing to make a consistent note, and my friend pointed out that everytime I did this, I closed my eyes really tight. So, maybe people who can't play started the whole dark glasses look ---> that way know one knew their eyes were closed!

JOhnlovemusic
Dan,

I just read your comment from 2 months ago. I am happy to contribute to this forum. I truly believe we must cultivate our gardens. OR if we don't help the younger generation understand and appreciate music, they won't. And if they don't then professional musicians will have no income and music as we know it will die.

And there is just too much mis-information out there.

So I am just being selfish.

ShanaMaria
Whenever I see a piano player wearing sunglasses, I tend to think they are blind! I guess it's a ray charles, stevie wonder stigma...

FrenchHornPlayer93
Oh...nothing much. Suffering from a bad sunburn *OUCH*, trying to rest up from my camping trip...how about you?

FrenchHornPlayer93
Your welcome!!!

ShanaMaria
Why do jazz and blues players wear sunglasses?

FrenchHornPlayer93
Hmmmm...try going to your "Home" page...it's up at the top right hand side of your mnitor, click on it...I think you'll find my request there! LOL =]

jona
thats cool how did you get

FrenchHornPlayer93
I don't exactly live in Clay City...but I spend a BUTT-LOAD of my time in Clay City though with marching band, school, and hanging with my bestest friend in the whole wide world! Haha! It's really nice at times because you can walk around town whenever you want and you know everybody and people don't mind if you walk through their yards to get to the next block quicker. And there are a few diners that people hangout at and that type of stuff! I spend a bunch of time at my BFF's house, Saiti, she's sooo awesome! Actually, I just got back from her house right now! LOL It can be a BIG pain in the rear though because since it's such a small town, word of bad things travel FAST!!! That's really the only bad thing though...So, quick question...how old are you? you said you were in like 2nd grade for the 2002 olympics, so you're like what a junior in highschool?

jona
whats up

FrenchHornPlayer93
Wow! I didn't even know Clay City had THAT big of a population!!! LOL I guess you learn something new every day! So how old are you? What's it like to live in BIG city??

FrenchHornPlayer93
I sure am! And I'm proud of my Indiana heritage! LOL Where are you from?

ShanaMaria
The mall story is too funny!
So you're not allowed to play in a mall at all, or you're not allowed to collect money for playing in a mall? Maybe they wanted a cut...

flutieplaya1
lol y thank u. (i had to look everywhere to find it! lol :D)

flutieplaya1
lol nice. ("my computer beat me at checkers, but i sure beat it at kickboxing") hmm... wat's a good one?... oh, got it!!!!!

"Humility's a funny thing, once you say you have it, you know u don't."
-Rhonda's Dad

zoom
(Dan – there's an email on its way. Cheers – zoom)

zoom

Hey zoom. I was wondering, do you have any fairly long, fairly difficult brass fanfares? Like something for a solo/ensemble?

Not really – the longest so far is a 40-second effort for six trumpets, lowest part playable on bone. It's sort-of functional/ceremonial/presidential rather than hit-the-judges-for-a-six. (Nevertheless, you're welcome to a copy.)

I'm working on a two-minute-plus thing, possibly for the Dallas Wind Orchestra annual competition. (3 tpts, 4 horns, 3 bones, possibly euphonium, tuba, possibly percussion.) The writing's a slow process due to my stopping and starting, and also because I'm not really in touch with an ensemble that could blow through a draft version. This piece, when it's finished, would be more in the style of what you're after, I guess. No extreme ranges, but everybody will have some work to do.

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How soon's your comp? What's the line-up?