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JoeRN2B
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From:
San Angelo, Texas
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9/30/2005 | posted: 5/28/2006 at 10:22:16 PM ET
I have only been playing alto sax since last September, but I have been doing reasonably well. A friend of mine suggested I join the community band, so I went to practice. This was the most intimidating thing I have ever done. I could not hear my sax due to the tuba's etc. playing behind me and to make matters worse I do not know when to come in. I want to get better but at this point I am totally perplexed. I wish I would have taken this in school. Can anyone give me some advice/help?
|  imnidiot
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From:
Ashley PA
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3/28/2005 | posted: 5/28/2006 at 11:05:37 PM ET
First, don't feel intimidated, it is ok to realize that you may not be as polished as the other musicians. I'm sure if you asked the director for some help, he would be more than happy to assist you. Second, are you taking lessons? If so, ask the band director if you can take the music the band is playing to your lessons. Third, by all means stick with it and don't get discouraged. You made a bold step in joining, and you obviously feel reasonably confident in your abilities thus far. You can only improve, and you can learn a lot from the other musicians who were once in your shoes. Don't be afraid to ask questions of them.Good luck.
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| JoeRN2B
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From:
San Angelo, Texas
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9/30/2005 | posted: 5/29/2006 at 12:21:47 AM ET
No, I live in a small town in West Texas and the soonest I could get in (for lessons) with someone is August. So I have purchased several books and have a computer program (that was in one of the books) Essential Elements is the name of that book. When do you come in during a piece? I understand 8 bars rest then come in but it seems I am always late.
|  trumpetgeek53
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7/20/2005 | posted: 5/29/2006 at 1:12:18 AM ET
Well it depends on the time signature( the numbers on the staff by the trble clef sign) for me when i need to learn when to come in i count it out. if the piece is in 4/4 time and have 8 bars of rest i count 1-2-3-4, 2-2-3-4, 3-2-3-4,4-2-3-4, and so on until 8-2-3-4, then you play after you say that. Yes is is really tricky to hear your sax while having a tuba right behind you. believe me. I played tenor sax for our jr.band and i had to sit next to the baritone(smaller form of a tuba) and all i heard was the baritone. But we did have the same part,but i wished people could hear me. I also play trumpet for our senoir band. that i can hear over everything. Don't feel to bad that you have a hard time, i mean everyone's like that when they first pick up an instrument. When i started I wanted to be the bast and to do that I practiced hard everyday and listened to my instructor. Then the year after that he asked me if i wanted to go to this band invitational which was a one day thing where we learn music for one day and perform it that afternoon. yes its hard if you never saw it before,but it is exciting to learn. Then i joined this orchestra thing that we rehearsed for 6 sundays then had a performance on the sat after. its great,but it kind of gets scary and confusing. I say confusing because in all those things i mentioned the sections are huge especially the trumpet section,but in my school we have two people in the trumpet section and i am much older and more experienced then the other one.So really he's depending on me to continuestly play so he can take a few rest at times,but inorchestra we can take rest in the middle of the song at not notice the differene. so yah just stick with what you like.
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