bp_oboist 
tenorsax13
Ate cinnamon rolls(yum!), played Guitar hero, tried to write some music, did chores. 
tenorsax13
yea it really is. one of my favorite pieces.
tenorsax13
Yea I've been at the Ymca with Perry and his sis, we swam for a while then went out to lunch. Sorry didnt tty sooner! well i guess just post on my profile when u get back if u wanna chat.
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Somehow I woke up....my eyes are barely open!! 
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1. Either one, but I would trust the private teacher more.
2. Some are mean, most are nice.
2. Umm...by festival I meant solo and ensemble....are we talking about the same thing here??? haha... 
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ha saw the random questions thing lol. Yea...I get those alot from my friends. Most of my friends are girls, no thanks to the flute section. 
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Its really not that difficult...people think its all nerve racking and a big deal but its really not, and its a good experience for you. Just talk to your teacher about it. They do all the paperwork, they will help you find a solo(there is a list you must pick from from Grades 1-7) and then you practice!
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Festival. Mine is, of course, the Chaminade...so have you looked at it btw? I bet the Chaminade would sound beautiful on the oboe.
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no problem! so, what are you doing for solo this year?
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lol its ok.
havent gotten it yet, but again, my email's "special."
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hmm interesting. hey did you get my PM?
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oh the selmer is an alto sax, and it sucks.
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oh. yea I only got a Gemeinhardt 3SH Open hole but I'll be askin for a Muramatsu EX for xmas. I have a Selmer AS500 I use for marching band so its in pretty bad shape.
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What kind of Oboe do you have? (random question) lol just wondering.
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oh I know what you are talking about! yea I've seen that before. You tongue it, but its very lightly tongued, almost not at all, and its usually in the middle of a slur/tie.
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You would play it sort of like a breath accent...instead of initiating the reed with your tongue you would use just air. I think? I may be thinking of a different articulation sign but I think thats right.
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lol. I'm practicing the chaminade right now. tis hard.
but ill get it soon enough!
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Pretty cool, btw! Flute has a semi interesting part, and a nice high G at the end before the F. Usually pieces end in the respective key, which would be Eb, but oh well no big deal. Overall a great piece for an average middle school band.
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Yes! It arrived.
So hi Mark! Nice to meet you! lol
oboegirl
Well, I have to go. Nice talking with you!
oboegirl
I wish my school had an english horn! I have to wait until november before I can get one because the place i'm getting it from can't get any in until november. I can't wait any longer!!
oboegirl
I wish I could get a wood english horn but I would never be able to afford it on my own! haha
oboegirl
Yeah I know but It is the only one within like 3 hours of where I live.
oboegirl
I have to go about twice that distance, so we'll just have to see how that goes lol
oboegirl
Yeah the cheapest one I could find was $4,000 but it is a Fox so it should be good. i still have a long way to go though!
oboegirl
Haha I still have to drive a long way to get there. I wish we had 4 here...
oboegirl
I'm still waiting to get my english horn! my parents say I have to pay for it so I have been working a lot lately!
oboegirl
haha I think I got into the best one in our area because it is the ONLY one in my area! lol
oboegirl
Yeah whenever I record myself its like "do I really sound like that?" lol
oboegirl
I hope I get to play solos! I never get to play solos in our band! I usually have to play an octave lower than the flutes!
oboegirl
Yeah its weird whenever I record myself I sound like a duck too!
oboegirl
Oh and I like that Over the Shining Stars song!
oboegirl
I don't really know what kind of music this orchestra plays, but i hope it's the real stuff!
oboegirl
I got in the FMYS. I am so excited! I've never been in a youth orchestra before!
tenorsax13
No...I didnt get it yet. Try checking Finales website about the upgrading issue, you shouldnt have to be charged to update and older program to the current version.
I love swimming! I think I'm gonna go swimming too....
ttyl
tenorsax13
I was trying to put it into a Notepad file, but it won't let me. That was a dumb idea.
Oh well!
Hey try going to help in your finale and select "check for updates" or something like that. It might let you, but i don't know if it would be free or not.
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Idk...my email is stupid so its probably not you. I'll just give it a few more minutes.
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oh yea...I forgot about that. I have an idea. But give me a few minutes. And I havent received anything yet in my mail...
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hmm...do you know how to make an MUS file a PDF? That might work...but I don't know how to do it.
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um....I guess so? I was just laughing because its a Christmas song and we are in July...lol no offense! I'm sure in December it will sound very festive to me.
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Haha wow. Mine is one of bachs piano inventions arranged for oboe/english horn duet.
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um...send the file in an email. ill PM u with my email and you reply with yours.
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that would be cool! I may have something for oboe as well let me look...
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I don't have the energy to open my eyes at 9.
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ahhhhhh just woke up. gonna start writing now.
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Had to stop playing cuz everyone went to sleep.
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Its 11:25 here in FL....um its ok. I gave up for tonight lol, I'll be working on it tommorow.
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1. Tenor is nothing special, I agree. The only reason my name is tenorsax13 is cuz I just got one when I made this account, and now I don't like it. <(
2. Yes! Playing at 7 am is fun, it wakes you up!
3. You spelled embouchures right.
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ZI=I
no=don't
ugh, I have horrible grammar!
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blah! ZI no like the tenor, but if I want to be in jazz band this year, I must play it. Eb Clarinet is like going from flute to piccolo, same basic fingerings, just a tighter, harder to control embouchure.
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Thats correct, except in the third octave fingerings differ between flute and picc, because of piccolos out-of-tuness. Yea its middle C up to the G 3 octaves above the staff, for flute anyhow.
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OHHH I thought you meant Eb French Horn, because those do exist but are rarely used...yea that would be cool, I love the sound of the english horn. Eb Clarinet is hard. Have you played the regular Bb before? I would start on that first.
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*added- I'd love to see the picc/flute part! Do you know the flutes fingerings/range/impractical trills/tremolos and stuff? It would be good for you to get a second opinion.
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Ahhh I know what you mean, as long as you practice your scales and have a good understanding of the circle of fifths and such, then it isnt difficult at all. Its also useful when writing music, but then we get into chords and forms and I will catch myself before I start rambling.
Eb Clarinet and Piccolo are fine, but most people don't own an Eb horn or a Contrabassoon. They are VERY expensive, and why not the regular F horn?
As for writers block, I've had that lately too. I study other composer's works and see how they write, thats how I get inspired to write a song.
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Its ok, I have a lot of editing to do and another two pages to write. But I will send you the file when its finished!
You said you were writing and oboe concerto? Hows that coming along? (btw mine is in really awkward keys, Ab Major, A Major, and some others that I'm planning to put in! Gives it a nice rising feeling in the music, I <3 Key changes. lol)
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I have 2008, its pretty good. You can write for either 24-25 can't remember. You can write cues in you know, just go to a different layer and write the part in. Anyway, I like Printmusic and don't think its worth the money to go to the full Finale.
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Oh ok then it is then. Solo and band use the same system, thats how it works here. I'm doing the Concerto in E Minor for my Alto solo, its also a Grade 6. I'm trying to write my own concertino just for fun, for flute and piano. I saw you have Finbale Printmusic, I also have that software.
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Whats your solo grading system? Ours goes from 1-7, 7 being the hardest. Chaminade Concertino is a 6 here.
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lol have you seen the Chaminade?! It helps you with range and stuff it goes from the C below the staff up to the B two octaves above the staff. Thats 5 ledger lines!! lol but its so fun to play, especially with the piano accomp.
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Yea the Chaminade Cocertino isn't too difficult, it just takes some practice and an aquired obsession of the chromatic scale. lol
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Well i'm talking high school band, its WAY different then Middle school. It was the same way for me last year too, but at the summer marching camp you see how serious it is.
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Thats true. I just gotta see if time permits, the band director makes our lives very involved in band, in fact, 80% of anything I do involves music.
Yea, if I had a piccolo I'd audition on it, but sometimes piccolos arent used, for obvious reasons(lol).
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lol, any way I post on your page and you post on mine. That should keep it simple.
Well I'm thinking of auditioning for the Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra on flute, but it depends on time and such, with going into high school marching band and all. I play sax in jazz and marching band, but I really like flute the best.
bp_oboist
adding*: i didn't get in this year. it was my first audition for an orchestra. but i got into two others i auditioned for
bp_oboist
cool what's that? haha, i can't wait for pyso (pittsburgh youth symphony) auditions next may. they keep the same audition music every year.. so if you audition once and don't get in; i guess that gives you a better chance next year? haha i really don't know. but good luck with the auditions/festival next year :D
tenorsax13
oh lol, its easier to see replies if they are on your own page! I've been practicing the Chaminade Concertino for Solo Festival in February! Its fun.
bp_oboist
okay talk to you then? haha sydney time is different from e.s.t.
bp_oboist
Good.. sorry I didn't reply earlier. I was playing the Palace of Nine Perfections! How bout you?
tenorsax13
Hello! I see you've added me as a friend. Hows it goin?
bp_oboist
nice. i can't wait to get one. the question is when will i get one. ha
oboegirl
Hi I play oboe but I'm trying to raise money to buy an English horn. I can't wait till I can get one!!
bp_oboist
i loved it. my band director is going to ask the symphonic band director at the highschool if i can have permission to use it. which is making me very excited :] but i honestly can't wait to audition on it for pyso (youth symphony orchestra) to see where i stand with it.
blueeyedbassoon
Hey, I'm pretty good. Solo ensemble is over now and its time to start getting ready for my recital in May. I like your new pic. So, how do you like english horn so far?
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