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tuba section word of the week:
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
Monkeyshines. 
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
sarcasm
Also, tuba players are really great at grumbling about others not being able to execute their parts particularly well, when tuba players' parts are - nearly always - incredibly easy (and - whether volunteer or paid) those struggling with challenging parts are paid no more than the tuba player(s).
Also, tuba players are really great at grumbling about others not being able to execute their parts particularly well, when tuba players' parts are - nearly always - incredibly easy (and - whether volunteer or paid) those struggling with challenging parts are paid no more than the tuba player(s).
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
I have to admit that as horn players we often chuckle at trumpets' attempts to play off beats. And I have seen string players who can't play an onbeat when someone else has the off beats. I think tuba players may not appreciate that it really does take some sort of moxy to play a strong onbeat when others are whacking away at offbeats, because they have always had to do it. Going from offbeat horn to onbeat tuba was a bit interesting.
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
The second movement of Paul Hindemith's "Tuba Sonata" makes light of his observed tendency of tuba players to turn the beat around when playing polkas and marches in small combos.
Buglers' Holiday for snare drum (if truly up to tempo)
challenging
Buglers' Holiday for snare drum (if truly up to tempo)
challenging
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
Speak for yourself!
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Re: tuba section word of the week:
When I was young and starting to study violin, I got a record for Xmas that was Heifetz playing encores, and this was on it. I was totally hooked. I never did work up that kind of speed on staccato though, had to play it spiccato but didn't care because it sounded close enough for ME.
I recently bought a pair of drumsticks (7A) because it seems so many groups need percussion and snare is one thing I haven't learned. My right hand has quite reasonable control but my left --- stupid thing is all over the place. I finally realized it's not because I'm right handed but because I have a lifetime of controlling a violin bow with that hand, which is, um, a stick (see Heifetz above.) Then I realized that almost all others starting out on snare have TWO hands that are flailing about instead of just one, and that's why "beginner sticks" are so heavy.
I recently bought a pair of drumsticks (7A) because it seems so many groups need percussion and snare is one thing I haven't learned. My right hand has quite reasonable control but my left --- stupid thing is all over the place. I finally realized it's not because I'm right handed but because I have a lifetime of controlling a violin bow with that hand, which is, um, a stick (see Heifetz above.) Then I realized that almost all others starting out on snare have TWO hands that are flailing about instead of just one, and that's why "beginner sticks" are so heavy.