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I've been playing trombone for 3 years now -previously the tenor horn - and all i can say is practice. What i've found out - as i am now on principal trombone is i have two mouthpieces - a standard king and a denis wick 4al It my differ from what you do, but i use the king for tonal work because of ...

I have just written a march, well on the verge of finishing it. I am taking it to my local band who I play with to try it out, and see if its ok to publish. What i would like to know, is how do I go about publisjing music? I am very keen on music, and although im 17, i have been experienced in playi...

keep it in mind, my dad will be interested!

...The goat asked the solo horn player if he could have a blow on his horn. The horn player, being drunk and not thinking straight, said yes. The goat played for sometime, and the horn player continued drinking. Meanwhile, the Trombone section were having fun trying to chat-up a barwoman, who was ra...

This is a Trombone solo on a CD c all Mission of Brass.

Has anyone heard it, and if so, what do you think of it?

im not surprised! lol I remember my old music teacher - no names mentioned, but we had a school band rehersal on a friday, and instead of being in the music reoom, we had to move out into the main hall. it was quite funny once when had to play a piece which invloved a lot of moving around, he was ge...

The weird thing was, they had to march up to the nearest pub - the navigation inn, where the found that they had just walked / marched 4 miles! (truist me - ivd done it!)

the guest conductor walks in, and asks for directions to the nearest pub..... (c'mon eh - i mean everyone does it! lol)

Im currently studying I.C.T at my local college, in Guernsey, and I am looking to move my career to something a bit more practical. I play the Trombone, Piano, Drums, Euphonium, Baritone (anything valved below a Horn. And soon electric guitar. Does anyone have any ideas of Recording studios i could ...

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It may not help, but while i was at school, we had to learn Paganini, and a variation of it. I have since then created loads of music files using Sibelius, and one music file i created was Paganini. Its not a lot, because we only got taught one variation. If you want, i can give you this midi/score ...

It may not help, but while i was at school, we had to learn Paganini, and a variation of it. I have since then created loads of music files using Sibelius, and one music file i created was Paganini. Its not a lot, because we only got taught one variation. If you want, i can give you this midi/score ...

Hi, Believe it or not, but the first time i watched brassed off was when i was 12 years old - i am now 17, and yet i still love it. Its one of those films that you can watch and know the story line right at the start. Usually, most films give away the storyline half way through the film, but this on...

Basically, i was wondering how much different the courtois would be compared to the king I find with my king, is that it is alright mid range f-c in stave, but anything else is either hard to tune, or just hard to get the right emphasis on each note. - plus, i find that it is making a rattleing nois...

Hi, I belong to the Guernsey Concert Brass brand in Guernsey, and I am looking into buying a new trombone. I currently own a King 304 (or similar), but i was looking into buying an Antoine Courtois Trombone. Is there any difference, and what would the differences be. The reason I am changing, is whe...