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Arts & Humanities: Performing Arts: “Question: Do you think I sing good?” plus 5 more

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Arts & Humanities: Performing Arts: “Question: Do you think I sing good?” plus 5 more

Question: Do you think I sing good?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 08:55 PM PDT

Hi, I'm not sure if I sing good, bad, or okay...doing a bit opera. Sorry if you can't hear much. I was too shy for family to hear haha. Any pointers/advice? Honesty is the best policy. Thanks

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pNqpjEcTDys

Question: Used piccolo trumpet?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:40 PM PDT

Does anyone know where I can get a cheap piccolo trumpet? I'm not looking for anything in great condition or professional quality - I just want something I can play around with. I'm looking for something absolutely no more than $500 as I'll be paying for this myself and I'm only making about $130 a week (im juggling high school, college classes, and a job!).

I don't want to pay with PayPal but if someone could direct me to somewhere I could get a working piccolo trumpet for under $500, that would be great!

Question: Just curious. Does an Orchestra really need a conductor?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:09 PM PDT

Yes, except in the case of a chamber group doing fairly simple music, like the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Only a high school or middle school group plays only what's on the page, only at one tempo, and only needs a conductor to beat time. At higher levels, the notes on the page are just the beginning and the conductor plays the orchestra as his instrument. A professional can play a passage any one of twenty or thirty different ways, and the conductor is there to give an overall interpretation of the piece and bring all the elements together into a beautiful whole.

Besides, if you've been out for 137 measures, you might like a cue to make sure you come in at the right time.

Question: How to make my clarinet reed work?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:52 PM PDT

It's hard to say which of the following might be causing this because I don't know your individual situation. It would be best if you tried some of the following strategies, and if they don't work, have your music teacher help you figure it out. It also matters if before you were able to do it and now you can't or if you had trouble with that sort of thing before.
1. Check your posture and your embouchure. Sit up straight in your chair with your legs uncrossed and your feet flat on the ground. Keep your elbows up and out because that helps the air flow. Keep a tight embouchure at all times: lower lip curled over your bottom teeth, lips sealed on the mouthpiece.
2. Check to make sure your ligature is tight and that your reed is positioned correctly. If you look at your reed at eye level, the top of the reed should be about half a centimeter above the top of the mouthpiece.
I know that these suggestions are kind of vague and might seem obvious, but I played the clarinet from third to twelfth grade, and when I would play more complex music, I would often get so absorbed in trying to figure out the rhythm and fingerings that I would forget to watch my posture (I was the kind of girl who would subconsciously lean forward to look at my music) or my embouchure and would start going out of tune. If nothing I've suggested above works, then it might be a good idea to speak to your music teacher, who can watch you play and make suggestions and who knows your abilities and playing history.

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Question: What are some good songs from movies?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:17 PM PDT

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