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GordonH · 01-04-2008, 05:17 PM

The other night on prime time BBC TV we had the principal trumpet of the local orchestra standing in a cave playing some real avant garde thing on a Schilke 4 valve Eb trumpet. It was part of the scottish proms concert tour. I came in in the middle of his solo so I never found out what it was.

I think we generally get exposed to more brass music and more orchestral music in general over here, but it is still declining compared to what it used to be. Many of the brass bands round here have had to merge because they do not have enough players.

There is certainly no difficulty finding a trumpet teacher though.
There are two in my town who are professionals in orchestras who will teach advanced students and a good half dozen for dealing with beginners.
Kids do not have to pay to learn an instrument. The government pays for it through the schools system and anyone who wants to gets to try making a noise on a mouthpiece and gets an ear test. Thats how I started (when I was 10).

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GordonH Mezzo Piano User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 610	Re: Grass Roots The other night on prime time BBC TV we had the principal trumpet of the local orchestra standing in a cave playing some real avant garde thing on a Schilke 4 valve Eb trumpet. It was part of the scottish proms concert tour. I came in in the middle of his solo so I never found out what it was. I think we generally get exposed to more brass music and more orchestral music in general over here, but it is still declining compared to what it used to be. Many of the brass bands round here have had to merge because they do not have enough players. There is certainly no difficulty finding a trumpet teacher though. There are two in my town who are professionals in orchestras who will teach advanced students and a good half dozen for dealing with beginners. Kids do not have to pay to learn an instrument. The government pays for it through the schools system and anyone who wants to gets to try making a noise on a mouthpiece and gets an ear test. Thats how I started (when I was 10). __________________ "O trumpeter, methinks I am myself the instrument thou playest, Thou melt'st my heart, my brain--thou movest, drawest, changest them at will;" (Walt Whitman)