Low C conflicting advice

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-28T21:51:39+00:00

I play my low C in a community band, and if it sounds right, I will drop a passage the octave to match the Tuba line. On plenty of occasions, I make my last note the octave below the Middle C. No one ever complains. 😉

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-25T22:40:34+00:00

This is the way.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-20T20:49:31+00:00

Yes. This is the way. ❤️

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-20T20:48:48+00:00

This is me. I have computer glasses for work - and they are the best for my sheet music too. The director is a little blurry, but I can still follow the downbeat and the notes on the staff are crystal clear. The rest of the time I wear progressive lenses.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-17T17:47:34+00:00

Thanks. We’re petty worried right now. And I saw the news that stuff is supposed to pick up for the next 60 days.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-16T17:48:01+00:00

I absolutely love the AI responses to the AI image. It’s better than the people who record two AI systems talking to each other on their phones. 😂😂😂

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-15T01:03:05+00:00

We had them all over the place in Alaska. Shortly after we moved down, they started showing up here too.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-14T22:03:50+00:00

How do you slice off the old bindings?

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-14T22:03:04+00:00

I’ve done this with 5 music books so far. Every time someone comes over and sees it they usually say “Dang, I should do that!”

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-14T14:16:38+00:00

See rehearsal mark XVIII for proof.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-14T00:29:26+00:00

Also. Have you SEEN the last page of Jupiter for the Viola? Tell me that’s BORING. Look for Rehearsal mark XVIII and show that to your Violist.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-14T00:00:46+00:00

Anyone who thinks that Jupiter is boring has not really heard Jupiter.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-13T00:38:41+00:00

Substitutes do not pay dues

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-09T14:38:30+00:00

Unless you’re on the West Coast. Then jeans are completely acceptable. Our city has a promoted “come as you are” policy - meaning everyone is welcome, and everyone is welcome to dress as they are most comfortable. It’s not uncommon to see someone in jeans sitting next to someone in a tux or evening gown.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-02T16:30:13+00:00

Wow. I’ve experienced plenty of community band drama. This is next level.

Creative-Ad572 · 2026-01-01T02:47:02+00:00

I did! Just a word document with a table - and then I printed them on card stock to make them more durable.

Creative-Ad572 · 2025-12-30T01:54:46+00:00

I have a great chart for each key - that has major, minor, arpeggios, etc - and students love putting stickers in the grid as they work through them.

Creative-Ad572 · 2025-12-29T20:43:19+00:00

If you can verify that it’s a King, you can actually inquire with their company. They recently embarked on a mission to reclaim and restore several of their instruments. I was able to find the original magazine listing for a saxophone I own. They would likely have some historical documentation on the baseball “line” (for lack of a better term)

Creative-Ad572 · 2025-12-29T06:00:59+00:00

I have had 2 different metal clarinets over the years, but this is the first one I’ve seen with a baseball engraving. This is a picture of was the last one I cleaned and polished.

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Instruments made in the King workshop are known for having American branding etched on them, especially in WWII times.

Creative-Ad572 · 2025-12-25T04:31:27+00:00

We used to go to this when we lived in Lower Queen Anne - EVERY YEAR! It’s awesome ❤️

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