Any current/former Band Geeks?
08-29-2008 | 07:31 AM
#11
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was a mean clarinet player in high school
second chair of 18...
Also played a brand new wooden Sopranino E-flat clarinet...I got my reeds for free b/c there was only one other person in the whole region that got to play one.
Also, took violin lessons back in the day...now I could pretty much play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" if I play my cards right
Currently trying to learn drums...not going so well.
second chair of 18...Also played a brand new wooden Sopranino E-flat clarinet...I got my reeds for free b/c there was only one other person in the whole region that got to play one.
Also, took violin lessons back in the day...now I could pretty much play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" if I play my cards right
Currently trying to learn drums...not going so well.
08-31-2008 | 08:59 PM
#12
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From: A-320 Capt
The drums...Cool! I've been at it for 40 years (started kinda young) and with the exception of a few years off during college, have played the whole time. I played with bands off & on, almost all kinds. Blues, rock, jazz, but never got much of the country bug. I managed to pay for a good bit of my flight training doing it. In fact, I'm playing a lot of gigs between trips. Kinda sad, but with 22 years seniority at Shuttle, Ted, and mainline flying at the biggest airline to ever file BK, I still have trouble getting time to play a few gigs a month with the current band, a jazz trio.
Don't give up, just make some noise, and you'll eventually start grooving! I'd never admit this if I wasn't kind of anonymous here, but I have a CD of old disco stuff that is the best for finding that groove. Good for your timing and fills. Don't even worry about reading drum music until you can find your way around your kit a little bit. Eventually, you will find a good instructional book that will help you learn that stuff, but the best players can groove with their eyes closed.
Have fun. Unless you're playing for someone else, you can do no wrong!
Pick up your old fiddle and find a little music. It doesn't hurt for a drummer to know a melodic instrument or two.
Something I've learned, though, that works well for me: Playing for fun and flying for money is way better than the opposite.
tw
Don't give up, just make some noise, and you'll eventually start grooving! I'd never admit this if I wasn't kind of anonymous here, but I have a CD of old disco stuff that is the best for finding that groove. Good for your timing and fills. Don't even worry about reading drum music until you can find your way around your kit a little bit. Eventually, you will find a good instructional book that will help you learn that stuff, but the best players can groove with their eyes closed.
Have fun. Unless you're playing for someone else, you can do no wrong!
Pick up your old fiddle and find a little music. It doesn't hurt for a drummer to know a melodic instrument or two.
Something I've learned, though, that works well for me: Playing for fun and flying for money is way better than the opposite.
tw
09-10-2008 | 07:41 AM
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The drums...Cool! I've been at it for 40 years (started kinda young) and with the exception of a few years off during college, have played the whole time. I played with bands off & on, almost all kinds. Blues, rock, jazz, but never got much of the country bug. I managed to pay for a good bit of my flight training doing it. In fact, I'm playing a lot of gigs between trips. Kinda sad, but with 22 years seniority at Shuttle, Ted, and mainline flying at the biggest airline to ever file BK, I still have trouble getting time to play a few gigs a month with the current band, a jazz trio.
Don't give up, just make some noise, and you'll eventually start grooving! I'd never admit this if I wasn't kind of anonymous here, but I have a CD of old disco stuff that is the best for finding that groove. Good for your timing and fills. Don't even worry about reading drum music until you can find your way around your kit a little bit. Eventually, you will find a good instructional book that will help you learn that stuff, but the best players can groove with their eyes closed.
Have fun. Unless you're playing for someone else, you can do no wrong!
Pick up your old fiddle and find a little music. It doesn't hurt for a drummer to know a melodic instrument or two.
Something I've learned, though, that works well for me: Playing for fun and flying for money is way better than the opposite.
tw
Don't give up, just make some noise, and you'll eventually start grooving! I'd never admit this if I wasn't kind of anonymous here, but I have a CD of old disco stuff that is the best for finding that groove. Good for your timing and fills. Don't even worry about reading drum music until you can find your way around your kit a little bit. Eventually, you will find a good instructional book that will help you learn that stuff, but the best players can groove with their eyes closed.
Have fun. Unless you're playing for someone else, you can do no wrong!
Pick up your old fiddle and find a little music. It doesn't hurt for a drummer to know a melodic instrument or two.
Something I've learned, though, that works well for me: Playing for fun and flying for money is way better than the opposite.
tw
Was never very good at getting a feel for music for some reason...never thought of disco as an option Any songs in particular? Jazz is great! You should hear Spyro Gyra and The Yellowjackets. My dad raised me on that sh@t. I love it. Good to hear that you're pursuing it.
Also, working toward getting an accordian at the moment hehe...clarinet can wait
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09-10-2008 | 01:22 PM
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From: A-320 Capt
Hey, thanks! Havin my bro teach me whenever we get a chance...he gave me a pair of sticks to practice with in my room...got my par-a-did-dles down at least Was never very good at getting a feel for music for some reason...never thought of disco as an option Any songs in particular?
Jazz is great! You should hear Spyro Gyra and The Yellowjackets. My dad raised me on that sh@t. I love it. Good to hear that you're pursuing it.
Also, working toward getting an accordian at the moment hehe...clarinet can wait
Was never very good at getting a feel for music for some reason...never thought of disco as an option Any songs in particular? Jazz is great! You should hear Spyro Gyra and The Yellowjackets. My dad raised me on that sh@t. I love it. Good to hear that you're pursuing it.
Also, working toward getting an accordian at the moment hehe...clarinet can wait
Aren't all disco songs the same?
Work on your "flam-a-jam-a-diddle-spittle". It involves adult beverages.
And "Karaoke" is Japanese for 'tone deaf'.
Heck, I grew up listening to Spyro Gyra and the Yellowjackets.
Tell your pop that I told you to tell your pop that getting older is just that.
Don't forget to make it Groove!
tw
09-17-2008 | 05:42 AM
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No, I haven't heard of that...but luckily for everyone, the accordian never worked out
yeah, I guess all disco is the same
And Karaoke? Figures. The word "try" doesn't even translate. Although, I have been caught singing Whitney Houston up on stage a time or two. But...you didn't hear it from me.
12-13-2008 | 07:25 PM
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did marching/jazz band in highschool. Had to do marching to be in jazz band.(never cared to much for the marching band stuff) Played trombone/piano. Played at Montreaux-Detroit Jazz festival a couple times
