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yeah, that's right.

What to do with a Mirafone? Well, bring it home to the Apolkalypse...

That's what I said.

Ha ha... once or twice in a year, this is what it is... tubas have their time.

The Mirafone fones home... to Bavaria... via NYC.



Courtesy of YouTube (and some dude who was there)

...what Octoberfest feels like in NYC (big expat croud here...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Xr8ZuHNKk&NR

Hey Joe,

That was great! Did you or anybody in the group have sheet music or where you playing that piece by ear. I've recently joined an 8 piece oompah group and in the blink of an eye, also became the manager (I was just too slow to say no). I have a CD of some more modern fest music on it, including Anton in Tirol. I'd love to "modernize" some of the music the band plays - particularly to draw in a younger crowd. We have the standard books, Whoppee John, Polka time, Little German band book, etc.

Any hints on some places to find some sheet music of more modern Oktoberfest tunes? A collection would be great. Anybody?

It's funny.
We watch TV and it seems that guitar players under 25 (or models holding them, pretending to play) get all the energy.

...and to a certain extent that will always be true...

The meaning of posting that was no sort of self aggrandization (this time anyway... ) it was to show you guys that once in a while, we TUBA PLAYERS GET OURS.

Rockstar treatment with beer and bratwurst!

While simple musically, it's a fun tradition.


And, best of all it's OURS. One of the few things we tuba players actually get to call OUR OWN!! I did not realize this until I was at the gig. It's us, for once we are not trying to fit into some other role or situation -- or worrying about being too heavy or not heavy enough. "Basic tuba" is just right here... who you studied or played with really does not matter here. It's just about having a good time.



ps -- to answer the questions:

Do I do a lot of polka gigs? Not really, but I'll polka the hell out of things if the phone rings and the price is right. I'll even wear suspenders.

The music: just lead sheets of the normal stuff. (supposedly "Alice" is normal) The accordion and I read the leadsheet. The bone and clarinet just blow usually. Like any situation... be it jazz/rock/blues/dixie/polka... the rhythm holds it down and the horns do their thing. Best to keep it simple and underarranged. "Modernizing" goes more towards how you approach it... rather than the arrangment. Wanna make a polka tune sound modern?? Play it in 4 and make it have a Euro-pop feel. (it actually really works well)


One more thing -- the very very Bavarian club owner (also the person singing) asked about my tuba, and was so excited when he found out that it is not only German, but the company is based right outside of Munich.

Anyway... now off to "deeper" gigs...

If it was not one of us doin this, it'd be the other and you know it! Made some good scratch there. Beats Italian parades....

snufflelufigus wrote:That's some funny sheit. You've got to tell me when you're doing things like this! hahahaha I love the traditional garb, especially the Converse!
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Joe,
Nothing beats Italian Parades!
HA!
I was tubajoe once

Bill Pritchard

Tubadork wrote:Joe,
I was tubajoe once

Bill Pritchard

Hey! Other way around... I was Bill Pritchard... #XXXXXXXX...

Oh wait, I guess you were me when you got the check!!