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jazztrumpet86
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Hello,
I am traveling up with my family to CT to see my grandparents and Arturo Sandavol at the Litchfield Jazz Festival. It will be my first jazz festival and I was wondering if you guys have any tips.
I will be bringing my old beat up besson (my first trumpet) and a permanent marker, so hopefully Arturo will sign the horn.
Thank you!! |
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jazztrumpet86
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Well, Sandoval puts on a great show, but he refused to sign any autographs. The festival was supposed to be for kids and Arturo refused to sign a 10 year old's program, then I figured fat chance for him to sign my horn.
He played percussion, sang, piano, and played many notes over double C, but they weren't as loud as his notes up to double G
He has a great band, but if you heard one sax solo, you have heard them all, even though I still enjoyed it.
I just wish he wasn't so cocky and would respect his fans a little more |
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dbacon
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On 2004-08-07 18:01, jazztrumpet86 wrote:
and played many notes over double C, but they weren't as loud as his notes up to double G
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So.....that's a criticism?
You might mean high G. Double G is above double C. High G is above high C.
He does play a mean high G. |
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trpt.hick
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Arturo is a good friend of mine, and I find it hard to believe that he wouldn't sign autographs. Was the backstage situation too crowded? Security too tight? I have not known him to be that way after concerts.
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jazztrumpet86
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Fine, if that is how it is labeled, then he was extremely solid to High G and above the timbre of his sound changes a little almost squekish, it was not a criticism because you or I have no chance of playing like he is capable of.
It is was not crowded at all, he just refused the young child and went to his dressing room, which I was dissappointed in, carrying a trumpet like an idiot for 4 and a half hours. |
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X3L
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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On 2004-08-07 18:24, dbacon wrote:
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On 2004-08-07 18:01, jazztrumpet86 wrote:
and played many notes over double C, but they weren't as loud as his notes up to double G
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So.....that's a criticism?
You might mean high G. Double G is above double C. High G is above high C.
He does play a mean high G.
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Dave,
Admittedly I'm no expert on trumpet note nomenclature, however, I've always referred to notes preceded by low, middle, high, double high, etc. From my perspective, the stumbling block most often encountered when discussing individual note "names" is that there is no universally agreed upon starting point. In other words, some people refer to octaves beginning at one C and ending at the B above, with the next C starting the next octave. I always thought that the best way to refer to notes is by the non-pedal playing range of the trumpet, beginning at the F# immediately below the staff.
Applying the low/middle/high/double high/etc. prefix to your assertion that double high G is above double C and high G is the one at the 4th ledger line above the staff, would mean that middle G is right above the staff, and low G is the second line of the staff. Where does this leave the G immediately below the staff...double low G?
It would seem that most trumpet players agree that high C is the second ledger line above the staff, and that double high C is between the fifth and sixth ledger lines above the staff. In order to arrive at these designations, low C would be first ledger line below the staff, middle C (on trumpet, not piano!) would be the 3rd space in the staff, and so on as indicated above. To my way of thinking, low G is between the second and third ledger lines below the staff, middle G is the second line in the staff, high G is just above the staff, and double high G is four ledger lines above the staff.
I seem to recall Maynard referring to double G as being the fourth ledger line above the staff. If it's good enough for him, I guess I can live with it, too!
John MacGregor
Waukesha, WI
P.S. If my explanation doesn't cut the mustard with you, fine...we'll just have to agree to disagree. I have played thousands of my double G's on gigs over the years, but I have yet to play one of your double G's 
P.P.S. I'd like to apologize in advance to any readers who felt that my post is without merit as it is lacks any political bashing. |
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cabettne
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On 2004-08-07 18:01, jazztrumpet86 wrote:
I just wish he wasn't so cocky and would respect his fans a little more
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I bet he's not even half as rude and disgusting as Maynard...
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| Maynard is rude? |
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dbacon
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| I've never seen that. |
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