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jhatpro
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 Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:47 am Post subject: Good Self Test |
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Play Happy Birthday in all 12 keys.
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homecookin
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Another good idea would be to take standard tunes( like those tunes you would play on the gig) and learn those tunes in every key.
This is not only excellent training for transposition, which is very important, but it is also very good for the chops and developing endurance. |
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John Mohan
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| Don't know 12 people with the same birthday. |
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Turkle
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Then play Hot House in 12 keys!
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Bluesy
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Tom Cruise holding a gun on a baddie; "I was born in October. When I get to my birthday I'm gonna pull the trigger; 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . ."
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John Mohan
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| Bluesy wrote: | | Tom Cruise holding a gun on a baddie; "I was born in October. When I get to my birthday I'm gonna pull the trigger; 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . ." |
I was born in October. And Jack is a nickname for John. |
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MJBTrumpet player
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| John Mohan wrote: | | Bluesy wrote: | | Tom Cruise holding a gun on a baddie; "I was born in October. When I get to my birthday I'm gonna pull the trigger; 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . ." |
I was born in October. And Jack is a nickname for John. |
I never understood that why not just name the kid Jack? |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| MJBTrumpet player wrote: | | John Mohan wrote: | | Bluesy wrote: | | Tom Cruise holding a gun on a baddie; "I was born in October. When I get to my birthday I'm gonna pull the trigger; 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . ." |
I was born in October. And Jack is a nickname for John. |
I never understood that why not just name the kid Jack? |
That's why my legal name is Jerry. |
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