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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78017698 Nice. Listening now. We played part of Mahler's 5th in our marching routine back in HS. Right before we played the trendy Star Wars theme.. Quoting: Grey Eagle Grey Eagle, you had a very adventurous band director and the band must have been amazing to have played any of this composition. That is wonderful, all of it. |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78017698 Nice. Listening now. We played part of Mahler's 5th in our marching routine back in HS. Right before we played the trendy Star Wars theme.. Quoting: Grey Eagle Grey Eagle, you had a very adventurous band director and the band must have been amazing to have played any of this composition. That is wonderful, all of it. Quoting: antitech Yes, we did. He wanted the parents' and the community's FULL support. We were one of the top marching band n music programs in Illinois back then. More suppport for the band than the football n BB teams even. Our First-Chair trombonist-prodigy wrote songs for Disney n United Airline commercials. He lives in Orlando n still writes music for Disney World. He also toured with Phil Collins for a while. Our top drummer in band became a famous Hollywood actor.. One of our clairinet musicians became a weather girl n TV-celeb in Sacramento.. We had some dedicated n serious musicians at our school. And i have yet to go to Ravinia ... lol Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 02:39 AM:fireplace:
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Hi GE what instrument did you Play? forgive me if I may have forgotten. I did play alto sax for a few year before HS |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hi GE what instrument did you Play? forgive me if I may have forgotten. I did play alto sax for a few year before HS Quoting: Soup I played trombone from 4th grade to 10th grade, then stopped when i got a great job with w/30-34 hours a week my junior yr in HS. The band Director drove out to our house n asked my parents why i dropped out of band. He thought it was a mistake on my part. Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 02:37 AM:fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78017698 Nice. Listening now. We played part of Mahler's 5th in our marching routine back in HS. Right before we played the trendy Star Wars theme.. Quoting: Grey Eagle Grey Eagle, you had a very adventurous band director and the band must have been amazing to have played any of this composition. That is wonderful, all of it. Quoting: antitech Yes, we did. He wanted the parents' and the community's FULL support. We were one of the top marching band n music programs in Illinois back then. More suppport for the band than the football n BB teams even. Our First-Chair trombonist-prodigy wrote songs for Disney n United Airline commercials. He lives in Orlando n still writes music for Disney World. He also toured with Phil Collins for a while. Our top drummer in band became a famous Hollywood actor.. One of our clairinet musicians became a weather girl n TV-celeb in Sacramento.. We had some dedicated n serious musicians at our school. And i have yet to go to Ravinia ... lol Quoting: Grey Eagle Sound of jaw hitting floor... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78653277 United States 10/27/2020 02:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ge: What an exceptional Band teacher/leader your school had. |
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Nice.
Listening now.
We played part of Mahler's 5th in our marching routine back in HS. Right before we played the trendy Star Wars theme..
Quoting: Grey Eagle Grey Eagle, you had a very adventurous band director and the band must have been amazing to have played any of this composition. That is wonderful, all of it. Quoting: antitech Yes, we did. He wanted the parents' and the community's FULL support. We were one of the top marching band n music programs in Illinois back then. More suppport for the band than the football n BB teams even. Our First-Chair trombonist-prodigy wrote songs for Disney n United Airline commercials. He lives in Orlando n still writes music for Disney World. He also toured with Phil Collins for a while. Our top drummer in band became a famous Hollywood actor.. One of our clairinet musicians became a weather girl n TV-celeb in Sacramento.. We had some dedicated n serious musicians at our school. And i have yet to go to Ravinia ... lol Quoting: Grey Eagle Sound of jaw hitting floor... Quoting: antitech The year i quit band, my fellow musician-classmates took Music Theory courses for two years and also in college at night. Music WAS a BIG deal at my school. Trouble was, I wasn't serious or dedicated enough to make a living at it... My mother played trombone for 8 yrs in school and then for 4 more yrs at NIU/DeKalb. Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 02:47 AM:fireplace:
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Grey Eagle, you had a very adventurous band director and the band must have been amazing to have played any of this composition. That is wonderful, all of it.
Quoting: antitech Yes, we did. He wanted the parents' and the community's FULL support. We were one of the top marching band n music programs in Illinois back then. More suppport for the band than the football n BB teams even. Our First-Chair trombonist-prodigy wrote songs for Disney n United Airline commercials. He lives in Orlando n still writes music for Disney World. He also toured with Phil Collins for a while. Our top drummer in band became a famous Hollywood actor.. One of our clairinet musicians became a weather girl n TV-celeb in Sacramento.. We had some dedicated n serious musicians at our school. And i have yet to go to Ravinia ... lol Quoting: Grey Eagle Sound of jaw hitting floor... Quoting: antitech The year i quit band, my fellow musician-classmates took Music Theory courses for two years and also in college at night. Music WAS a BIG deal at my school. Trouble was, I wasn't serious or dedicated enough to make a living at it... My mother played trombone for 8 yrs in school and then for 4 more yrs at NIU/DeKalb. Quoting: Grey Eagle This is a weird aside but I heard that Eddie Van Halen could not read music. It's in the genes--the gift of not just being able to play an instrument but almost becoming one with the instrument and the music. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78653277 United States 10/27/2020 02:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | many music teachers dislike those that can " play by ear" or just pick up any instrument and inherently know how to play it. It is a musical gift or in the genes... |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | many music teachers dislike those that can " play by ear" or just pick up any instrument and inherently know how to play it. It is a musical gift or in the genes...
Quoting: Soup Another side or maybe not. I think of Jimmy Page that way--like give him a mandolin or a dolcimer or any kind of guitar whatsoever and he will make that instrument sing. Maybe that's just in my head though. Stephen Stills has the gift too. |
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Yes, we did. He wanted the parents' and the community's FULL support. We were one of the top marching band n music programs in Illinois back then. More suppport for the band than the football n BB teams even.
Our First-Chair trombonist-prodigy wrote songs for Disney n United Airline commercials. He lives in Orlando n still writes music for Disney World. He also toured with Phil Collins for a while.
Our top drummer in band became a famous Hollywood actor..
One of our clairinet musicians became a weather girl n TV-celeb in Sacramento..
We had some dedicated n serious musicians at our school.
And i have yet to go to Ravinia ... lol
Quoting: Grey Eagle Sound of jaw hitting floor... Quoting: antitech The year i quit band, my fellow musician-classmates took Music Theory courses for two years and also in college at night. Music WAS a BIG deal at my school. Trouble was, I wasn't serious or dedicated enough to make a living at it... My mother played trombone for 8 yrs in school and then for 4 more yrs at NIU/DeKalb. Quoting: Grey Eagle This is a weird aside but I heard that Eddie Van Halen could not read music. It's in the genes--the gift of not just being able to play an instrument but almost becoming one with the instrument and the music. Quoting: antitech I read the same thing about Eddie. He just could learn the tune on his own w/o sheet music or tablature. I wasn't a great musician, but i took 1st place at Band /compettion in Jr High a few times. But HS was so much more serious and intimidating - with hardcore students who had been instrument-tutored since 3rd grade. First time that i sat next to our t-bone prodigy one morning ... i knew that i had no talent - not compared to his years of experience and highly-refined playing. He was so good ... that the Band Director didn't make him march in our top marching band!!! We all talked about that. Like he was a Tiger Woods or a Michael jordan or a Walter Payton.... :fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grey Eagle is it true that Wagner was controlled by Hitler? I read a book that claimed Wagner's music was composed and approved by Hitler and others were discounted and pushed aside. Fiction or truth? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78653277 United States 10/27/2020 03:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | many music teachers dislike those that can " play by ear" or just pick up any instrument and inherently know how to play it. It is a musical gift or in the genes...
Quoting: Soup Another side or maybe not. I think of Jimmy Page that way--like give him a mandolin or a dolcimer or any kind of guitar whatsoever and he will make that instrument sing. Maybe that's just in my head though. Stephen Stills has the gift too. Quoting: antitech __________ i lean towards the gift of music intuition for those. The best ones learn the order and combine both. |
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Sound of jaw hitting floor...
Quoting: antitech The year i quit band, my fellow musician-classmates took Music Theory courses for two years and also in college at night. Music WAS a BIG deal at my school. Trouble was, I wasn't serious or dedicated enough to make a living at it... My mother played trombone for 8 yrs in school and then for 4 more yrs at NIU/DeKalb. Quoting: Grey Eagle This is a weird aside but I heard that Eddie Van Halen could not read music. It's in the genes--the gift of not just being able to play an instrument but almost becoming one with the instrument and the music. Quoting: antitech I read the same thing about Eddie. He just could learn the tune on his own w/o sheet music or tablature. I wasn't a great musician, but i took 1st place at Band /compettion in Jr High a few times. But HS was so much more serious and intimidating - with hardcore students who had been instrument-tutored since 3rd grade. First time that i sat next to our t-bone prodigy one morning ... i knew that i had no talent - not compared to his years of experience and highly-refined playing. He was so good ... that the Band Director didn't make him march in our top marching band!!! We all talked about that. Like he was a Tiger Woods or a Michael jordan or a Walter Payton.... Quoting: Grey Eagle Probably an incredibly rare experience to have someone of that caliber in a public high school band. But that was of course not the end point for that prodigy. |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grey Eagle is it true that Wagner was controlled by Hitler? I read a book that claimed Wagner's music was composed and approved by Hitler and others were discounted and pushed aside. Fiction or truth?
Quoting: antitech You have it BACKwards. Hitler was obsessed with Wagner, who wrote his work back in the 1830s to mid 1800s. Hitler loved Wagner, esp 'Ride of the Valkyries' (evokes Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' visions/sounds). Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 03:13 AM:fireplace:
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Grey Eagle is it true that Wagner was controlled by Hitler? I read a book that claimed Wagner's music was composed and approved by Hitler and others were discounted and pushed aside. Fiction or truth?
Quoting: antitech You have it BACKwards. Hitler was obsessed with Wagner, who wrote his work back in the early to mid 1800s. Hitler loved Wagner, esp 'Ride of the Valkyries' (evokes Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' visions/sounds). Quoting: Grey Eagle love the facts ! |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am STILL listening to this. Crazy good. Ride of the Valkyries playing right now!! Send up the Luftwaffe, herr Goring! Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 03:17 AM:fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | many music teachers dislike those that can " play by ear" or just pick up any instrument and inherently know how to play it. It is a musical gift or in the genes...
Quoting: Soup Another side or maybe not. I think of Jimmy Page that way--like give him a mandolin or a dolcimer or any kind of guitar whatsoever and he will make that instrument sing. Maybe that's just in my head though. Stephen Stills has the gift too. Quoting: antitech __________ i lean towards the gift of music intuition for those. The best ones learn the order and combine both. Quoting: Soup And there was Joanie Mitchell who created her own chords--a triple threat--play, sing, and write songs. Saw a documentary where Clapton met her for the first time when he was 18 and he could not take his eyes off her playing--her unique chording. Stephen Stills was part of that same documentary and he played virtually every instrument and sometimes sang all the parts and put songs together by himself. I did see him play once solo at SIUE when they used to have outdoor concerts there all the time. Mississippi River Music Festival. A marker remains on campus--we could not find it. |
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grey Eagle is it true that Wagner was controlled by Hitler? I read a book that claimed Wagner's music was composed and approved by Hitler and others were discounted and pushed aside. Fiction or truth?
Quoting: antitech You have it BACKwards. Hitler was obsessed with Wagner, who wrote his work back in the early to mid 1800s. Hitler loved Wagner, esp 'Ride of the Valkyries' (evokes Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' visions/sounds). Quoting: Grey Eagle love the facts ! Quoting: Soup So it was Wagner's music that Hitler loved long after Wagner's time. Have I got that right now? |
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Listening to Classical tonight .... I may never go back to rock n roll or pop ever again... I hear Country in my truck during the week, tho.. I once listened to alot of Classical after i bought a big BMW back in '83 for some strange Teutonic reason ... lol There was a classical station out of Northwestern University in Evanston that i used to tune into on weekends alot. I was 21yo back then. lol Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 03:25 AM:fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Grey Eagle is it true that Wagner was controlled by Hitler? I read a book that claimed Wagner's music was composed and approved by Hitler and others were discounted and pushed aside. Fiction or truth?
Quoting: antitech You have it BACKwards. Hitler was obsessed with Wagner, who wrote his work back in the early to mid 1800s. Hitler loved Wagner, esp 'Ride of the Valkyries' (evokes Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' visions/sounds). Quoting: Grey Eagle love the facts ! Quoting: Soup So it was Wagner's music that Hitler loved long after Wagner's time. Have I got that right now? Quoting: antitech Yep ... as far as i know or have read decades ago! Hitler was obsessed with the great German composer. :fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm gonna be a chump and call it a night. think I been here is the straight back chair (a horror to smart Soup) for 5 hrs or so. And I can't go back to rock and roll for now. We were having big fun and telling snake stories. Fraust wore me out making me laugh so much. Is that ok with you guys? Oh yeah, I forgot I had to get up a few hours early to take a phone call today. that seems like a year ago now. I don't do "early" well, ever. Last Edited by antitech on 10/27/2020 03:40 AM |
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The year i quit band, my fellow musician-classmates took Music Theory courses for two years and also in college at night.
Music WAS a BIG deal at my school. Trouble was, I wasn't serious or dedicated enough to make a living at it...
My mother played trombone for 8 yrs in school and then for 4 more yrs at NIU/DeKalb.
Quoting: Grey Eagle This is a weird aside but I heard that Eddie Van Halen could not read music. It's in the genes--the gift of not just being able to play an instrument but almost becoming one with the instrument and the music. Quoting: antitech I read the same thing about Eddie. He just could learn the tune on his own w/o sheet music or tablature. I wasn't a great musician, but i took 1st place at Band /compettion in Jr High a few times. But HS was so much more serious and intimidating - with hardcore students who had been instrument-tutored since 3rd grade. First time that i sat next to our t-bone prodigy one morning ... i knew that i had no talent - not compared to his years of experience and highly-refined playing. He was so good ... that the Band Director didn't make him march in our top marching band!!! We all talked about that. Like he was a Tiger Woods or a Michael jordan or a Walter Payton.... Quoting: Grey Eagle Probably an incredibly rare experience to have someone of that caliber in a public high school band. But that was of course not the end point for that prodigy. Quoting: antitech From what I saw of his yrs after HS, he made his exclusive LIVING off of music. And has a nice Orlando house to show for it now. With a longtime Disney gig/association and yrs of pro-touring as well... Last Edited by Grey Eagle on 10/27/2020 03:45 AM:fireplace:
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm gonna be a chump and call it a night. think I been here is the straight back chair (a horror to smart Soup) for 5 hrs or so. And I can't go back to rock and roll for now. We were having big fun and telling snake stories. Fraust wore me out making me laugh so much. Is that ok with you guys?
Oh yeah, I forgot I had to get up a few hours early to take a phone call today. that seems like a year ago now. I don't do "early" well, ever.
Quoting: antitech Good night, at. Have a great week! :fireplace:
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