On 1/9/11 11:43 AM, John H wrote:
On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 19:20:13 -0800,
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"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:37:52 -0800,
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"John H" wrote in message
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....when you're at anchor, the water is calm, the sun is setting, and the
clouds
are painted in glorious color...

http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm


Reply:
Great trumpet playing. Odd that she plays off to the side of the mouth a
small amount. Maybe I could have been that good in Junior High School when
I played if I moved it off to the side a little. :}

It looks weird, but she makes a nice, clean sound with the trumpet.


Reply:
Not really weird. Just seems as if the teeth and lip would not be correct
off to the side. I played trumpet, French Horn and Mellophone in Junior
High School. Wanted to be a drummer, but band leader liked my brass
playing. I think he really wanted me in brass as I was big enough to play a
sousaphone.

I wanted to play in the band, and the director said they could use a French Horn
player. This was while I was in 7th grade. My parents were pretty smart, and
didn't have much money anyway, so they *rented* a French Horn. After several
months of trying, about the only thing I could do with it was scare the hell out
of the chickens.

So I gave up. I've got lots of respect for those kids who can play as well as
they do. Lots of work.

Well, you could have rented a tambourine.