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Trumpet_Crumpet
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Posted: 2006-05-08 23:22 CEST | |
| I hate it when ppl in ur music class or at band practice say that playing trumpet must be easy because there is only 3 buttons to press. omg that pisses me off... anyone else feel that way? | ||
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swim lil fishi
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Posted: 2006-05-09 03:43 CEST | |
| when I was really really little I thought that too...but ive never heard anyone else say it | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-05-09 06:58 CEST | |
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lol, that's pretty much why I picked the trumpet 7 years ago -- because it only had 3 keys compared to like the 300 keys on sax, clarinet, or flute. Ironically, I often argue with my friend about how he can play clarinet since it seems like it's hard to me, and then he comes back and says how trumpet's way harder since we have to do the "freaky lip thing." (Meaning playing multiple notes on the same fingering.) |
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Sgt. Pepper
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Posted: 2006-05-10 05:26 CEST | |
| yes, that does bother me. It also bothers me when people asume that trumpet is way easier than trombone, since trombone only has a slide on which you has to remember the notes, and trumpet has only 3 keys. | ||
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trombonist dave
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Posted: 2006-05-10 15:42 CEST | |
| Trumpet is rather easy. I learned it instantly. But brass is harder than woodwinds definately. If you can play the recorder you can play the clarinet. | ||
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valentine
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Posted: 2006-08-02 18:36 CEST | |
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Brass must be a little harder, at least, because I picked up a clarinet at my friend's house and could instantly play it. Also, I have another friend who is a musical genius and plays every intstrument from piano to bagpipes, but no brass. He is always talking about which instrument he wants to learn next, and I immediately said "not trumpet!" knowing that he would probably become bettter than me in a short amount of time. However, when I let him try it, he had the most difficulty in the world trying to do a scale...he couldn't fathom how to make the pitch raise without changing fingerings. I was delighted. |
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Skow
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Posted: 2006-08-04 19:39 CEST | |
| With that theory of less buttons, easier to play, wouldn't that make natural trumpet playing the easiest? I mean , man, no valves, that's cake. | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-08-05 06:10 CEST | |
| But it doesn't seem that way if you think of it like this: a clarinet or sax pretty much has an individual fingering for each individual note, so your accuracy is much better. Whereas on a trumpet, you can play tons of different notes on the same fingering, so it takes more practice and skill to play accurately. Plus good tone takes much longer to develop on brass instruments I think. | ||
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swim lil fishi
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Posted: 2006-08-07 16:00 CEST | |
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I was reading this book Jazz Anecdotes (which I highly suggest jazz-lovers read) and there was a story about how there's this trumpet player who, when he was very young, lost his pinky. A reviewer who heard him play said "This kid plays better with 4 fingers then most people do with five!" Found that almost relevant |
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_Streetlight_Ska
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Posted: 2006-08-11 03:56 CEST | |
| you dont even really need your pinky finger to play.. i dont use it and i can play pretty high and loud.. its not impossible to play without it.. | ||
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Pepino
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Posted: 2006-08-28 06:37 CEST | |
| I find it even funnier when kids think there are only 3 notes. | ||
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ollie
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Posted: 2006-08-29 18:42 CEST | |
| Ha! same here! dumb-asses.... | ||
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marty
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Posted: 2006-08-30 06:35 CEST | |
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That's a really immature thing to get pissed off over. Even more immature to say that though. Just brush it off and play. |
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skamatt07
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Posted: 2006-09-07 20:58 CEST | |
I think all trumpet players sub-conciously picked up the trumpet because it was less intimidating with only 3 valves. thats why I chose trumpet over sax. and because trumpets sound bitchin when played right. sax reminds me of wedding music. Oh and kenny G.  
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skajunkie
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Posted: 2006-09-08 02:21 CEST | |
all instruments reach some point when its hard...even dificult to get to the next level....but...as for learning. i think sax is the easiest. clarinet is next...i dont even think about flutes....all the flute players i know are lame....so...i dont really care. after whatever would be trumpet. trombone is harder than trumpet because of the ambiguity of it. i mean...it sucks....whe the first note of a song is like....trombone only....and...its 5th position. but....every instrument is hard to perfect. and....it really is pointless to care what anyone says about playing. either they're ignorant or stupid. and...its not like it matters what they say anyway. 
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Sarah
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Posted: 2006-09-22 21:03 CEST | |
I love people's faces when you play like 4 notes without any fingerings and they like WTF its great 
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2006-09-24 09:01 CEST | |
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I hate it when... the people (sax players especially tenors) turn around and give you a bad look when you miss a high note. My friend (junior in high school) has to end the show this year on a grand C, no joke. He can do it around 1/3 of the time, but hes getting better. the 2/3 time he misses it, the tenor players turn around and just shoot us looks like they could do it. gah i hate it!  someday im gonna see if they can even make a sound on a trumpet. thatll show them
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-09-26 06:39 CEST | |
| lol, yeah. For last year's field show, one of our trumpeters (by using a cheater mouthpiece), blasted high Ds, Ebs, and G4s. But he got them almost everytime and it didn't sound bad because he's a good player, so it was pretty sweet. However, his endurance and tone is pretty bad, so the moral here is that cheater pieces aren't really worth it. But fun nonetheless. | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-09-26 06:40 CEST | |
| Oh yeah, I was gonna add... This trumpet player is also in Symphonic band and we sit right behind the clarinets, so they get kinda annoyed by the screaming in their ears. | ||