Slang synonyms for mis-articulating a note?

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:21 am

"Fart in the bathtub" was from HS.

Charlie Goodman · Post by **Charlie Goodman** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:26 am

Cack?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:48 am

How about a plain 'ole F*cked Up?

I use frack or crack.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:58 pm

In addition having heard most, if not all the above: crunched, honked, "get your $#!+ together" cracked, hosed....

Tom Holtz · Post by **Tom Holtz** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:25 pm

"...That left a stain..."

DaTubaKid · Post by **DaTubaKid** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:49 am

I heard a new one today at rehearsal.

Warble.

DavidJMills · Post by **DavidJMills** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:33 pm

Approximatura

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:50 pm

Not a bad articulation but...

From a conductor: "Violas, I don't see a minor second written in my score."

Lauronie · Post by **Lauronie** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:38 pm

Strong 'n Wrong!!

I've also been known to "fart all over that part."
There are no "silent but deadlies" in brass playing.

KiwiTuba · Post by **KiwiTuba** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:07 am

When I was in undergrad, we often used the word 'speaf'. A friend of mine who studied in Holland told me that they often call missed notes 'den blares', which was appropriate because one of our good mates was called Blair (he played trombone)

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:16 pm

Tom Holtz wrote:"...That left a stain..."

Okay, now I have a new favorite.

Rick "who wonders how the guys who never miss notes have such good words for it" Denney

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:44 pm

Pass Gassando

Dennis K. · Post by **Dennis K.** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:19 am

"Flarf" got a nice reception from my quintet.
As in "Sorry guys, I really flarfed that one."

"Tarzan" is quite descriptive.
As in "Sorry guys, I really Tarzan-ed that one."

Toobist · Post by **Toobist** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:43 am

I recall a few years back during a rehearsal there was a section where the oboes were asked by the conductor to repeat a section - just the two of them. We all know the challenges oboe players have to overcome with tuning... along with the rest of us of course. But they had to repeat this section a few times and they were still horribly out of tune.

In my best Ralph Wiggum voice I said (a little too loudly):

"Sounds like burning!"

I didn't realize I'd said it quite that loudly until the concert master turned to me from the front and laughed behind his hand. I felt badly though when the oboe section went beet red. I hope I'd given them sufficient fodder for tuba insults before and after that.

Al Carter
Toronto

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:49 pm

Hey, Toobist - that's like one year when I was in high school band camp, and, God love him, the bassoonist was just in over his head. He missed an important entrance, and the conductor stopped us and nicely said something like, Um, um that entrance - who missed it? In a similar low voice I said, "Buffoon," long on the "oo." The conductor said, "Yeah, that's it!" The giggling that had started broke out into full laughter by the whole band. The conductor had heard it as bassoon instead of buffoon, and was clueless. We all had to take five.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:12 pm

If you'd've been in another country, it might've been a Contra Bufoon!

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Slang synonyms for mis-articulating a note?

Slang

how about?

Speaf!!