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What are good techniques to use when trying to get a clean fuller sound of the B-flat Trumpet? Also, what are some good techniques to use when trying to play anything above forte?

The first you need is the Arbans Complete trumpet method. To control volume try playing long tones as soft as you can, try to maintain a smooth constant sound. Another very important thing is to be patient and not try to strain to get louder or higher notes you will only hurt yourself and your embouchure. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!

I just bought a harmonica and am starting to learn how to play, how often should i clean it out??

Before playing your Harmonica your mouth must be free of foreign matter.

Once a year is fine.

I’m arranging a duet for tuba and Flute and I’ve already got "Prince Ali" in it but I need some more suggestions. Things that sound fun to play and priceless on a tuba and flute.

The tuba side sounds kinda odd really because of the limited abilities of a tuba. Maybe I’m dissing a tuba without good reason. The key thing is your trying something new and writing. Even if you have to work twice as hard to overcome limitations of an instrument it’ll make you a better composer.

So the question is not whether folks want to hear those two instruments but rather would you like to listen to something I composed? Forget what instruments you choose to work in and concentrate on making it sound good. In the end that is all that counts. Does it sound good or not?

I am reading an article. Sometime I feel it is a good article, and sometime I feel that it is a bit strange. The most important thing for me is to know if it is native speaker’s language. Otherwise, it might be just a waste of time if I work hard on it.

Quote:
Newness, a preoccupation with the unknown, a twinning of heralded benefits and fears of danger, is one trope of restructuring that is evident throughout the process of legal and policy transformation. Every candidate for new information technology has invited a superheated rhetoric of millennial social change, a ballooning of the claims Hardy made in his precise description of the effect of the Harmonium. When wireless radio technology was introduced in the first decades of the twentieth century, world peace was said to be only a turn of the dial away. The New York Times wrote: “Nothing so fosters and promotes a mutual undestanding and a community of sentiment and interests as cheap, speedy, and convenient communication.”
many thanks to everyone who made your points of views. Especially to Jude and Antipode.
I can speak English althought I am not living in UK, or USA. I even wrote my diploma in English, but I am not satisfied. I still feel that my English is too much of speaking style. I want to write a very good English, for the sake of business communication in my work. That’s why I must know what I read is good English, better from native author, which makes me feel same. It is more promising.
sorry, mistyping.

…which makes me feel safe…( not same, surely not )
Thanks to Lan. Unfortunately, I can not choose my native. If I could do it, it would be extremely difficult. It is funny that many people make themselves to be immigrant even they just paid once visit to Canada, or Australia, by bus tour. This is irrational if you do not really know this country.

I am still confused about what you said. The difference between foreign language and second language? How do you define it? In Finland, most people speak Swedish, so it is their second language. For me, living in Asia, Swedish could be foreign language, if I start to learn it. Right?
Thanks to Dolphinsandlivingher.
You are just making the point. I need to identify the article if it was written by a well-educated person, or a guy who was trying to make himself sound well-educated. I used to have a professor from Iraq, taking a thick dictionary with him everytime he needs to write. He replaced all easy words by the most weird ones. At the beginning, we foreign students do not know this trick and believe he is cool untill a day some native students burst to laugh. However, some article is not meant to be read by the public. The one I quoted is actually part of diploma work of a PHD student.

Unfortunately, I am a little one struggling for living. Image is important in business, and I do not want to be taken as one with poor education. Taht is why I have interests with a bit sophisticated language.

Written by a man that could put insomniacs to sleep.

I an planning to do so because I don’t have enough money to buy an upright piano. I have also another question about the Middle C, is it always in the middle of the keyboard whether we’re speaking about a synthesizer or a real piano ?

Thank you very much for helping me, I am looking forward to reading your answers.

A decent upright piano is a great investment if you can’t afford a grand. You can also rent upright pianos. If all those options are unrealistic, then you can go ahead and buy an electronic keyboard, BUT:

-Make sure it has weighted keys. In other words, it should have "full" resistant keys rather than just a thin key that goes down really easily. Pressing the key should feel like pressing a regular piano’s key. I think you know what I mean by this; it’s hard to describe in words.
-Make sure it has all 88 keys. The low-end keyboards leave out a couple octaves at the extreme low and high ranges.
-Make sure it has pedals, obviously!

If all those basic requirements are satisfied, then opt for the one with the more realistic Piano sound.

P.S. You will most likely NOT find a GOOD electronic Keyboard at a Radio Shack or Walmart. Look on the internet or a good music shop in your area.

To answer your other question, middle C is a specific note, 261.63 Hz. It gets the name "middle" from the fact that it is in the middle of the piano. A trumpet, for example, can hit that note(261.63 Hz) but it is not in the "middle" of the Trumpet’s range, so to speak. Since that note(261.63 Hz) generally(always) falls in the middle of the piano’s range, it has the name "middle c." So yes, it will be in the middle.

My nephew is turning 5 soon, and I wanted to buy him a keyboard to learn on. His parents are non-musical, and I live out of state. Will he take to this instrument? He’s very smart.

If you want to spend on a Keyboard for a child to learn get a full 88 key and have them "weighted." This makes the transition to a regular piano easy.

If you get the small Casio keyboard – the child has to start all over when they get to a Piano because of the touch.

go to www.musicianscanbuy.com – they have good deals on digital pianos with weighted keys and usually free shipping.

I’ve just bought a saxophone and I have managed to get a few tunes out of it but I’m an absolute beginner. Is there a recommended method or DVD or anything which is really good. Or would it just be best to go to a sax teacher? I just thought I’d add that I don’t like Jazz, so please don’t recommend any Jazz teachers or books etc. cheers.

Well, it depends upon how much sound you get out of it versus how much noise.

There is much more to playing sax than the proper fingering of the keys. You must hold your mouth and tongue just right, and be able to use both to help shape the sound and punctuate the beat.

If you can do this part fine, you should be okay with self-teaching. If you have any trouble with the mouth, or with reaching the keys and other mechanics, it is best to at least start out with a teacher. You can always use a teacher to get the basics and then go to self-teaching to fill in your personal style and sound.

For self-teaching, I recommend (check Amazon.com for all these titles):
DVD–Jools Holland’s Introduces The Saxophone: The Easy Way To Learn

Play Alto Sax Today! Series (CDs and Video) has different levels for increasing skills

10 Easy Lessons Learn To Play Saxophone-DVD
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You can try online lessons:

www.8notes.com/directory/directory_type167.asp (directory of sax learning Websites–most if not all are free)

www.the-saxophone.com/how-to-play-Saxophone.html

www.benbogart.com/saxlessons/ (free online video lessons)

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Have fun!!

I’ve been playing for about a couple months now, and I’m decent thus far I guess, but I was just curious as to know how long it would take when I practice to become pretty good at drums?

P.S.: Any tips on how I can get better? That would also be appreciated thanks!

It depends on how much hours you play Drums per day. If you have a good ear for music , you will succeed better

Cheers && Enjoy XD

I wanna learn guitar.
I have $400 saved in the bank, and I am trying to start working for more.
I want a good quality guitar that I can buy within 6 months-1 year.
Any ideas?
Haha sorry, I want to be able to play mostly rock music.
my friend said a Fender would be best, but another said that that’s the worst way I could go D: sooo now i am even more confused.

Fender is good Idk about teenage budget though… Try a squier.

A strat is good for a lot of clean tones and mild rock tones. It is a lot brighter sounding than many guitars, has a tremolo (Whammy bar) and is a fairly popular model. A strat will also Hum.. Google 60 cycle hum from single coil if you dont know what I mean.

If not look at Epiphone Les Pauls…

They are designed for Rock n Roll… 2 humbuckers, a nice thick sound. Pure rock n roll all the way, but you can still play blues and cleans on it. It has humbuckers so it wont hum like a strat will.

Rondomusic.com has a bunch of really good lower priced Guitars. I bought one of their $200 basses and it plays like a $500 instrument.. I’d recommend them..

Oh and I play live gigs… and get paid.. Take it from a pro musician you dont need a $1500 guitar. A $300-$500 guitar will do just fine and you dont have to cry when it gets dings and scratches. You can also afford more guitars this way lol… I have a small collection, they are all unique and sound great too.

Here’s the first part. Thanks to all for viewing, and requesting the rest of this video!
The video was recorded live, and played real time on a big screen behind the orchestra. for the first bit the camerateam showed on of my old instruments that was set up on stage, that’s why I originally didn’t upload this section. Will be uploading the last part soon.

Live performance of the Glazounov Saxophone Concerto [excerpt]
Andreas van Zoelen with the Magogo Kamerorkest, Arjan Tien Conductor
Footage Courtesy of Magogo Kamerorkest and Theaters Tilburg, used with kind permission.
www.magogokamerorkest.nl
www.vanzoelen.eu
Andreas van Zoelen is professor of Saxophone at the Fontys Conservatorium Tilburg, Netherlands

Duration : 0:4:8

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