Do you agree or disagree?

Don O · Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2002 8:48 pm Post subject:

Well, might as well put in my 2 bits worth.

I've been playing a 1979 LA Benge MLP (Bb) for about 20 years and I find that, as Walter says, when I'm in good shape, I play in tune pretty well. This is a good horn compared to others I have played over the years. I can usually hear if my pitch is flat or sharp. And, also as said here, tuning up with the others in the beginning of a practice or performance, allows you to tune up before you start to play such that you shouldn't need to adjust slides except on the rarest of occasions.

Yes, the ear is all-important and all musicians, and musicians in process, should practice ear training prodigiously.

Don Olmsted
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"He who knows every note more thoroughly understands the effect".

wildebrook · Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 1:39 pm Post subject:

I, too, find the first valve slide easier to use than the third. A lot of the time I use it on low D's and C# instead of the third. There have been a lot of good posts here. Each horn that I have played has had different intunation tendencies. I am not sure about the theoretical stuff, but I would recommend that we all use a good tuner to see which notes need adjustment on the horn(s) we are playing. Some horns simply have "quirks". And, besides the horn itself, we might have tendencies to lip up or down certain notes without regard to the proper pitch. So, theory being theory, the proof is in the playing. If you haven't gone up and down the scale with a tuner, you might be in for a few surprises!

Warbird · Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 10:45 am Post subject:

When I first got an advanced trumpet, I thought the first valve slide was so awkward, but after playing with it for a while, I like it the best.

In Christ,
Joseph N. Pack

sfenick · Regular Member Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 36

I myself use the first valve slide for just about anything that requires throwing a slide (D, C#, etc).
Also, in the aforementioned Geyer interview, he gives an anecdote about Bud Herseth, who told him the first time they met that "[he] played all of his A's third valve."
Just thought that was pretty interesting. I personally never use slides on 1-2 valve combinations, just rely on my ear.
Thanks for reading!
Steve