Time to start trumpet lessons
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:19 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:29 pm
I don't know about trumpet; it looks to me like the lil guy is gearing that right hand up for some slide action -- trombone, anyone? Its a trumpet, yes, but he is holding it like he wants it to be a trombone.
Maybe its a bass clef thing (from papa's genes).
Maybe its a bass clef thing (from papa's genes).
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:40 pm
He had to use his feet to pick the thing up. But he instantly knew what to do with it.
omdoG! Maynard!
I agree on the slide trombone action. However, this was MY favorite pic:
omdoG! Maynard!
I agree on the slide trombone action. However, this was MY favorite pic:
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:58 pm
impressive embouchure lol
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:45 pm
Actually that embochure looks great! he is a natural.XtremeEuph wrote:impressive embouchure lol
ken k
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:54 pm
he was actually getting sounds out of the thingken k wrote:Actually that embochure looks great! he is a natural.XtremeEuph wrote:impressive embouchure lol
ken k
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:10 pm
This is one of the best posts I have seen on TubeNet.
Very charming.
Very charming.
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:07 pm
MF rules.
Get that kid a copy of "Conquistador" right away.
Get that kid a copy of "Conquistador" right away.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:19 am
Agreed, although "Carnival" is the better choiceTom Holtz wrote:MF rules.
Get that kid a copy of "Conquistador" right away.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:27 am
That first picture looks like when he was lead trumpet in the Stan Kenton band.bloke wrote:There was a day when a man could play...
May-Nard was THE way we wanted jazz to sound when I was in school.
Apparently, it still is. I was over at a high school where we rehearsed one summer, and I got there about an hour early. A couple of trumpet kids from the band there were listening to MF4 and jumping in for the solos.
They had a long way to go, but at least they appreciated it.
Rick "who heard MF at the La Bastille club in Houston while in high school, which sat barely 100" Denney
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:32 am
Thank you for bringing back memories.Rick Denney wrote:May-Nard
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:19 am
That's a great picture! How old his he now, Sean?
Mine son just recently turned four and and he tells me all the time that he wants a tuba of his very own.
Maybe it's time for me to get my Olds Ambassador trumpet back out. I bought mine at a flea market for $5. It's not in nearly as good condition as yours, but it is worth exactly what I paid for it.
Mine son just recently turned four and and he tells me all the time that he wants a tuba of his very own.
Maybe it's time for me to get my Olds Ambassador trumpet back out. I bought mine at a flea market for $5. It's not in nearly as good condition as yours, but it is worth exactly what I paid for it.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:46 am
Good looking kid. Hope to see more pictures.
Starting the kid on a flugelhorn might be more appropriate, since it's basically a soprano tuba . . .
Starting the kid on a flugelhorn might be more appropriate, since it's basically a soprano tuba . . .
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:04 pm
Great! He looks like he's got a great future ahead of him!
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:46 pm
He will be 3 next month. 
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:15 am
Back to Maynard: I have some recordings I made from some shortwave radio broadcasts of Radio Canada International when I lived in Europe 1979-82. These were played on what they call Rememberance Day in Canada (our Veterans' Day). There are some recordings of Maynard Ferguson, when he was 16 years old in Montreal. You know, he played relatively conservatively as a teenager, but he did manage to get a few screeches before a song was over!
