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oldlou · 07-10-2007, 04:38 PM

I don't know how to tell this story without a good bit of pride showing through. My wife and I moved our old Airstream travel trailer out to Hoffmaster State Park, just south of Muskegon, MI.. This also puts us quite close to the Blue Lake Music camp. While getting in some mouthpiece time in my trailer, with a Harmon mute to lesson the disturbance to my neighbors in the campground, I had three seperate encouraging encounters with other campers there. The first was two entire families from just across the street in the campground came enmasse to check on who was playing "all of the beautiful hymn tunes, and on what kind of instrument". In this group is an 18 year old girl, a recent high school graduate, who was of the opinion that playing the cornet was to be dumped now that she was out of high school. Her mother had stowed the girls Yamaha cornet in their trailer in hopes that on a rainy day she would take it out of the case and continue to practice. We proceeded to play a bunch of duets for the next two days. I even taught her to transpose to concert pitch from the hymn bok and to do it on the fly.
The next one was a high school band director on vacation like we were. As she and her family were walking back from an afternoon at the beach they passed my trailer and had to stop to make complimentary comments on my playing.
The final one was another old trumpeter who heard me from a few lots away and hunted me down. He will be joining one of the community concert bands that I already play in.
I do like the compliments, especially if they also induce others to either stay with music, or, to get back into it.

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07-10-2007, 04:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
oldlou Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 683	Re: Share the joy I don't know how to tell this story without a good bit of pride showing through. My wife and I moved our old Airstream travel trailer out to Hoffmaster State Park, just south of Muskegon, MI.. This also puts us quite close to the Blue Lake Music camp. While getting in some mouthpiece time in my trailer, with a Harmon mute to lesson the disturbance to my neighbors in the campground, I had three seperate encouraging encounters with other campers there. The first was two entire families from just across the street in the campground came enmasse to check on who was playing "all of the beautiful hymn tunes, and on what kind of instrument". In this group is an 18 year old girl, a recent high school graduate, who was of the opinion that playing the cornet was to be dumped now that she was out of high school. Her mother had stowed the girls Yamaha cornet in their trailer in hopes that on a rainy day she would take it out of the case and continue to practice. We proceeded to play a bunch of duets for the next two days. I even taught her to transpose to concert pitch from the hymn bok and to do it on the fly. The next one was a high school band director on vacation like we were. As she and her family were walking back from an afternoon at the beach they passed my trailer and had to stop to make complimentary comments on my playing. The final one was another old trumpeter who heard me from a few lots away and hunted me down. He will be joining one of the community concert bands that I already play in. I do like the compliments, especially if they also induce others to either stay with music, or, to get back into it. OLDLOU>> __________________ Couturier trumpet York Master Model trumpet York Elite trumpet York Airflow cornet King super 20 Master Model cornet King Liberty trumpet Reynolds Professional cornet Bohm & Meinl professional trumpet Besson 10-10 trumpet with Holton M.F. bell Olds Special cornet Los Angeles B&H Sovereign cornet G.R.Band Instr. cornet Getzen Super Deluxe trumpet and cornet Getzen Deluxe trumpet and cornet Many others no room to list Last edited by oldlou; 07-10-2007 at 04:42 PM.