My best wishes also to Walter and the List for a tremendous 2006! May it bring you your heart's desire and many opportunities to make beautiful music! Gerald...
Beatboxing is pummeling the beat into submission. Well, maybe not -- here's the definition from Wikipedia.org Beatboxing is the vocal percussion of hip hop...
I'm as befogged as before...... Matthew ... [mailto:NewBassClarinetGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Lowenstern Sent: 01 January 2006 18:55 To:...
I spoke with the head of the bass clarinet foundation and he said he is also still waiting, but there should be a recording of it eventually, which was made...
After playing about 15 bass clarinets I came to the conclusion the less angled neck like the Selmer 35 and 37 have is much better. Every bass clarinet with the...
Someone mentioned using tenor sax reeds on the bass. I first picked up the instrument in 1999, no experience with tenor saxes, and someone...I think Roberto...
... Cup your hands to your mouth, and say " ||: boom chick-a boomboom ba chick-a boom :|| " That's beatboxing. The more it sounds like real lo-fi drums, the...
Hi, If you saw "Police Academy (the original, I think), there was a black gentleman who did the sounds of gunfire among other things in the movie, these sound...
To see one of the kings of this technique (which has nothing to do with Police Academy, since he was a sound-effect guy, not really a beatboxing guy, and I...
John Webser; I've been a longtime member of WJ and am looking forward tothe Jan meet. I play sprano Bb with the bands, but at home mostly bass and I do enjoy...
of course, this whole discussion is kind of redundant, isn't it? i mean, it could be recapped as follows: 1. mike posts link to new songs and mentions they...
Andy said "of course, this whole discussion is kind of redundant, isn't it? i mean, it could be recapped as follows: 1. mike posts link to new songs and...
Hello Everyone, I would like to hear your opinions on reeds made from synthetic materials verses natural cane reeds. What are the pro/cons of both types? Which...
IMO, none of the synthetics embody what you want in a reed quite as well as a good cane reed. I can say with some assurance that I'm part of the general...
Hi Trevor, There was a period, years ago, when I experimented with Fibercells. I thought Fibercells could solve all my problems. I think I got lazy and...
A while back we had a thread about those problematic published parts in A and/or in bass clef. Recently I was sent this link which goes to a page with 6...
why would someone split the basset horn part between two instruments when you could play the whole part easily on just bass clarinet? i would think that the...
Andy, tell that to Richard Strauss, who split the 3rd Clarinet part in Rosenkavalier between bass clarinet and basset horn. When Artur Rodzinski (sp?) arranged...
i regularly use fibracell, legere, and cane reeds on my bass clarinet. i think both of them are good substitutes for cane, but you have to remember that they...
Surely the answer is, if you don't own a basset horn, beg, borrow or hire one. It is a very different instrument than bass clarinet, and a different instrument...
Can you say more about how you adjust for the different reeds? I'd especially like to know how to achieve the timbral differences. Or at least what to listen...
On my soprano clarinets, I have only used cane...I think I was using Rico Royals, then my teacher switched me over to Vandorens...anyway, on my bass, a...
Are any of the bass clarinetists who made CA all-state honor band on this group? If you are, let me know, and we can hang out at the convention. I MADE IT IN...
In a message dated 1/8/2006 9:58:42 PM Central Standard Time, nyysfan@... writes: << Also, thank you, Mr. Grabner. My CXBB_Pers helped me to move up 2...
congrats! i just auditioned too.. for the central NC all-district band, and made 1st chair in the 9-12 band on bass cl. hopefully i'm going to be able to...
Good job Lindsay and good luck too. Smile Ledonna lindserlu <lindserlu@...> wrote: congrats! i just auditioned too.. for the central NC all-district...
Good job all. Enjoy the experience and play well. Steve ... From: NewBassClarinetGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NewBassClarinetGroup@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf...