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James playing with top function band Corra
Summer 2010
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Trumpet:
The trumpet is just such a cool instrument. It’s loud &
naughty but can also be smooth & soulful, especially when played
with a mute.
There are just 8 combinations
of valve positions on a Trumpet, the other aspect of hitting notes
being in tightening or loosening the embouchure
1 & 2. All brass
instruments are the same – (except the trombone), so if you
can play one, with some adjustment for embouchure & holding
technique, you can play the lot.
Listen
to James on Trumpet playing his own composition: MP3-6
MP3/film page. James plays all
instruments. |
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Bring along
a CD Mini-disc or MP3 of the music you want to play. The
lesson will be driven by what you want to learn &
we'll be using the CD as something to analyse, play along
with & reproduce. As soon as we can, we'll have you
playing lines to your sounds. |
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We'll
try some general exercises along the way to develop your
ear & other important aspects to playing any instrument.
Rhythms & harmonies will be touched on now and again. |
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| James At the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles October 2005 with FloozieSoo
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Practicing:
You
can learn your trumpet by trial & error. Decide what you
want to play. This could be by putting on a CD of your favourite
stuff. Sing the first note of your phrase.
Blow a raspberry into your trumpet! Hear a nice smooth clean
long note? No? Then try a couple of exercises
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Bath…
A great
place to play is in the bath – a trumpet is waterproof
after all… Get some sounds hooked up (but don’t
electrocute yourself…) & play along to your favourite
music. If your trumpet is very precious to you, you must dry
it properly afterwards but a little lacquer can be worth sacrificing
for ability. Click on the taps for more... |
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| When
James asked his music teacher if he could learn Trumpet,
he refused. He was 15 & already learning Piano, Clarinet
& Fiddle. Around 15 years later he bought his first
Trumpet & was hooked. ‘I used to sit it
on the passenger seat of the car & have a wee blow
when I had to wait for the lights to change.’
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James
was the Trumpet player with Edinburgh's The
Ugly Groove Movement for 4 years & played Trumpet
& Keys with Soul
Inferno for 2 years. He continues to play with Floozie
Soo, Dajo & guests with others including Corra. |
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James in 1998
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