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trumpetart Heavyweight Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 726 Location: Cotati, CA
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: A Question for ITG veterans |
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So, in just a few weeks, I'll be attending my first ITG conference! I'm trying to decide what I should bring, equipment-wise. I'm not performing or anything, but surely there will be opportunities to play, right? At least in those group warm-ups?
My current thinking is to bring my B-flat, C, and piccolo. Is that overkill? If I'm unlikely to play piccolo, for example, it might be wise to just leave it at home. For those of you who have attended as "civilians" (non-performers), how much playing did you do, and what horns did you bring, or wish you had brought? _________________ Daniel Gianola-Norris |
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trumpetmike Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 11315 Location: Ash (an even smaller place ), UK
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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To my first conference I took just about everything, but that was an easy drive from home so I just loaded up the car. When I got there I played Bb and picc.
The only reason I was playing picc is because I was playing Brandenburg a few days after the conference finished and I wanted to get some practising in.
Since then I have only taken Bb and Picc to all the conferences I have attended, but frequently only used the Bb to warm up on in the morning - from then on I tended to just carry my mouthpieces. The piccolo comes out when I want to show off an unusual instrument (not many Eclipse piccolos out there) or compare to other instruments. |
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patdublc Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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For me, it depends mostly on location. If I'm driving, then I bring everything that I might possibly want to play or compare. If I'm flying, then I bring only that which is necessary. At Minneapolis last year, I took only a Bb.
pat _________________ Pat Shaner
Play Wedge Mouthpieces by Dr. Dave exclusively.
Experiment with LOTS of horn makes and models. |
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patdublc Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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I gotta change that picture - especially when I post right after Chapple!!!!! _________________ Pat Shaner
Play Wedge Mouthpieces by Dr. Dave exclusively.
Experiment with LOTS of horn makes and models. |
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trpthrld Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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The most important thing to bring will be ear plugs.
After that, what you have would be fine, especially if you're looking to A/B compare yours against new. However...it will be highly unlikely that you'll be able to get in a room where it's just you, the horns (yours and something new), and maybe one or two other people to listen & give you opinions.
Most vendors do not have the manpower to send someone with you to a private room (if there are any available), to safeguard their product.
Some of the ITG's that I've attended had open rooms, some didn't. Trying to find someone to open locked rooms was usually a lost cause.
Bring a tuner and any music that you'd use to give a horn a good workout. And your usual mouthpieces.
If you find horns that you like and wanna play with minimal distraction, tell the vendor you'll be there the next morning right when they open. That betters the chance of fewer people in the room and a better environment for you.
Then again, the last ITG I attended was 2005. Maybe it's now easier to get a private room to give a horn a good workout. _________________ Tim Wendt
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hvand Veteran Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 358 Location: Chapel Hill North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:58 am Post subject: |
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I'm an ITG conference noob as well. Are there places to practice so you can keep your chops in shape? I would hate to get all fired up about playing only to be forced to wait until I got home.
Hank _________________ Hank van Deventer, Durham Symphony |
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wvtrumpet Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 3131 Location: West Virginia
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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hvand wrote: | I'm an ITG conference noob as well. Are there places to practice so you can keep your chops in shape? I would hate to get all fired up about playing only to be forced to wait until I got home.
Hank |
Depends on the conference. When the ITG is held on a college campus, you can usually try to get a practice room. When it in a conference hotel type center, good luck....Bring a practice mute and hit it in your room. The ITG itself is a lot of fun.....The large product rooms are loud and way too crowded for my taste!!! _________________ Freelance Performer/Teacher WV, PA, MD, and OH http://www.neil-king.com
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trumpetmike Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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patdublc wrote: | I gotta change that picture - especially when I post right after Chapple!!!!! |
Keep the faith
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