Double Bass Don't you ever wish you played flute?

[javabird]

"WHAT? And give up music?"

-- James Clute, Asst Principal Bass, Minnesota Orchestra

(Jim also used that line when a fellow MN Orch player resigned to become a full-time conductor.)

 

[Jeshua]

Actually you should try playing triangle in a brazilian rhythm section. Classical triangle might be easy, but the way the brazilian's play it, it's hard. It's kinda like doing the "pat your tummy rub your head" thing. And then they play with fast tempo too. You have to be able to mute the triangle on certain beats while keeping the striker going off steady like a fast metronome > 250 bpm or something like that. Some pop music features that kind of thing. Some Peter Gabriel comes to mind. I forget which song.

"In your eyes."

...*ck*ck*TING*...*ck*ck*TING*...*ck*ck*TING*...*ck*ck*TING*...

 

[Mvilmany]

My ex-girlfriend had a clarinet that she played when she was a kid. I started fooling around with it. I had no idea what I was doing, but ended up making some pretty sweet melodies on it. I would go clarinet rather than any other wind instrument.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Forgot about this thread. I'm picking up the melodica since I have a little bit of keyboard chops.

Pretty fun!

BTW: Hermeto Pascoal is a badass on melodica.

 

[Jeff Bonny]

"WHAT? And give up music?"

Why did reading this immediately (not to mention hypocritically) make me think of the slab?

 

[mdcbass]

I always get this comment. People think they are extremely clever for saying and I have to just nod and say "sure".

Does anyone have witty comments they have heard so often that they just make you want to laugh or say,
"I've never heard that one before"

I tell them my mother wanted bigger and better things for me.

 

[Jeshua]

Forgot about this thread. I'm picking up the melodica since I have a little bit of keyboard chops.

Pretty fun!

BTW: Hermeto Pascoal is a badass on melodica.

He's a badass on ANY instrument he touches! Love him on Live Evil. I think he does the whistling on "Little Church." Beautiful track. Thanks for posting the vid, very nice.

 

[BargeOn]

One response: Ha! That's the first time I've heard that one. TODAY!