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tompwns
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Posted: 2007-03-02 16:19 CEST | |
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well heres ther story i started just under 6 months ago. havent had any proper lessons self taught. i been playing with a band whioch was the reason y i started and moved from bass to trumpet. but i am not gd at soloing therefore i leave it up to the guitars and tbh there getting ticked off cos i cant. any tips i must do about at least 30 mins practise a day i have a gd range from low B to the F above high C but like my soloing is sketch and so is my general playing any tips. many thanks also i recently got given a new trumpet by some random guy in a pub cos he said mine was FUCKED which is was as it cost me £50 its a yammaha or sumthing and looks quite shinny lol but i duno whats it like, its miles better than my old on to play but i wanna know if its still needs upgrading, also advice on mouth peices? ALSO I DID WIN BATTLE OF THE BANDS  CHECK IT OUTA cool link! many thanks Tom |
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mikey311
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Posted: 2007-03-30 07:26 CEST | |
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Well Tom, it's pretty simple to learn how, it just takes some time. First u should know all ur scales (memorize them). becuase if u wanna solo ur gonna have to play it in the right key. So figure out what key the guitarist and bass are playing and figure out any key changes. then write out all the scales in that key. for example if it's the key of B flat (which it probably isn't, cause these songs are usually in the key of d or e) the scale would be: C D E F G A B C. then mess around with it, listen to some other ska bands and get an idea. this is how i started learning how to solo, so i hope it'll help you. -Mikey |
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bmmets234
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Posted: 2007-04-06 03:46 CEST | |
| well, for soloing, sorry 2 say, but u can know all the mechanics and all of that, but really it comes from experience. When I started i was terrible at soloing, but after just rpacticing and expanding my musical ear and knwledge i got better, so basically, just get out there and solo. | ||
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asdfg
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Posted: 2007-04-07 04:24 CEST | |
yes. I agree with bmmets, you gotta listen to other people. and don't listen yourself to listening to ska bands, listen to jazz and swing kinda stuff. I totally recommend listening to Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band the album entitled XXL, specifically the songs entitled High Maintenance, Hunting Wabbits, and Horn of Puente. (my jazz band at school's playing High Maintenance and Hunting Wabbits). the trumpets are absolutely amazing. other good stuff would be the obvious maynard ferguson and maybe even classical music. when I solo, I basically steal rhythms from other people who have already soloed in the song, the main riff in the song, and riffs and solos from other songs. of course, don't steal it entirely, just bits and pieces from different ones. use your range to your advantage too. good luck 
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bmmets234
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Posted: 2007-04-07 05:20 CEST | |
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make it sound pretty=P
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Allie
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Posted: 2007-06-04 20:13 CEST | |
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Here's a really simple tecnique to play incredible solos: Make up brilliant solos at home, memorize them and when you're on stage make as if you're improvising them on the spot! No, don't actually do this. It could lead to embarasment.
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