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camelbrass · 04-17-2007, 02:47 PM

Morris,

Hate to disillusion you but you're just like 99% of us. The best I get is that if I'm playing a lot I can 'remember' concert C but nothing else, then have to sing an arpeggio to get the note. If I'm not playing a lot then I can sing within a tone of the C (maybe Bb, maybe D) based on how the resonance 'feels'. If your playing a melody within a piece the band is giving you the pitch. I was given a set of exercises that had you playing successively low notes and high notes in odd intervals like augmented 9ths and 15ths...difficult jumps to 'hear'. A couple of months of that and you'll be able to relate what you mentally want to accomplish and what you physically need to adjust in order to be able to do it.

If you're hitting the first note cleanly and playing in tune then that's what the man pays you for.

Just my thoughts.

Regards,

Trevor

04-17-2007, 02:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
camelbrass Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 798	Re: tone deaf, so no trumpet career Morris, Hate to disillusion you but you're just like 99% of us. The best I get is that if I'm playing a lot I can 'remember' concert C but nothing else, then have to sing an arpeggio to get the note. If I'm not playing a lot then I can sing within a tone of the C (maybe Bb, maybe D) based on how the resonance 'feels'. If your playing a melody within a piece the band is giving you the pitch. I was given a set of exercises that had you playing successively low notes and high notes in odd intervals like augmented 9ths and 15ths...difficult jumps to 'hear'. A couple of months of that and you'll be able to relate what you mentally want to accomplish and what you physically need to adjust in order to be able to do it. If you're hitting the first note cleanly and playing in tune then that's what the man pays you for. Just my thoughts. Regards, Trevor Last edited by camelbrass; 04-17-2007 at 02:57 PM.