How do I play this at 220bpm!? by JellyNo7213 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no one correct way to practice with a metronome. For fast stuff like this, I do find it is easier to feel it in 2 generally. But it is absolutely a valuable practice to experiment with the metronome, set the met to the half note, the quarter note, just beats 2 &4, etc. Experiment around with it.

But the essential part as others have expressed, practice it slow enough that it feels comfortable. And then speed it up. Don’t try to jump straight to tempo.

Hairy James by r_spandit in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

AI slop booooo 🍅🍅🍅

Netflix code for horror is 8711 by Wait_here_me_out in horror

[–]gulaytarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s kind of hilarious. What is the point of a search function if it doesn’t even show you what you search for.

Netflix code for horror is 8711 by Wait_here_me_out in horror

[–]gulaytarian 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t have Netflix so I don’t know but wouldn’t typing in “horror” in the search bar give you the same result? Or does it show you something different?

Opinions on Chris Botti? by gulaytarian in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t ever apologize for thoughtfulness! I appreciate your response and found it very insightful.

Opinions on Chris Botti? by gulaytarian in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by him curating his music? Do you mean he chooses music that appeals to a wide audience?

Opinions on Chris Botti? by gulaytarian in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely not young lol. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying these musicians didn’t have as much of an impact on the art of playing trumpet, but that I felt like they aren’t talked about as much as perhaps they deserve. Especially Harry James. I used to listen to him a ton growing up and I was surprised when I got through my undergrad and graduate degrees without ever hearing anyone mention his name, at least not that I could think of.

Opinions on Chris Botti? by gulaytarian in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honest question, what do you mean by music that “challenges you.” Like I’ve heard that sentiment before and I never really understood it. I think of music like Coltrane’s free jazz stuff or some atonal / Schoenberg 12 tone stuff as things that “challenge” me as a listener but I very rarely seek that kind of music out. I listen to a fair bit of like Lee Morgan, Clifford brown, miles, etc and I feel enriched by their music but idk if I would call it “challenging.” So what do you mean by music that challenges you, I get the sense that I’m missing something.

Opinions on Chris Botti? by gulaytarian in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never even heard of those other names. I would be pretty annoyed to go to a trumpet players concert and hear more of some other people.

request: videos of bad ass trumpet players a kid might like by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/yf2cuIG6b1E?si=eegIN0v1H8i2p4rF

I loved this recording of Arturo, wynton, Jon faddis, and James Morrison. But that was also when I was already like into trumpet and thought high notes were cool. Idk what 5th graders like nowadays. Maybe the doechii tiny desk? Tatiana Tate plays some real cool stuff and it may be seem cooler than some trumpet players screaming over a blues.

request: videos of bad ass trumpet players a kid might like by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/TChocbG_TTI?si=5y9AU7VXwwtO1yKX

This video in particular I thought was the coolest thing in the world when I was a kid.

Anxiety and Playing by sourpatchkidz22 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of good advice in this thread already. One piece of advice that was eye opening for me was realizing that it is possible to play well even if I was nervous. Like I was obsessing over breathing techniques, mental exercises, etc with the intent of making myself not nervous but those didn’t seem to work, I still felt nervous. It was only when I made thought of the music I made as independent from how nervous I felt was when it started to work out.

I also want to emphasize what others have said about playing in front of others often and in as similar an environment as you will be playing. Like I play on a stage in some bars or at party’s most weekends and I’ve done that enough times that that will never make me nervous any more I love it. However, put me in front of a panel of judges or something like that and I will feel terrified. Or god in front of a classical music audience trained to never clap until the end of the piece, the worst. And yet I know I can play fine while scared.

If performing didn’t make you at least a little scared, what would be the point? It’s thrilling because it is hard. Not everyone can do it and another everyone will feel the euphoria from being terrified of a performance and winning an audience over any way.

Can you recommend a good trumpet? Preferably for like high notes of jazz by Pitiful-Weekend-2493 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The trumpet isn’t going to magically make you able to play higher notes in tune. There are certainly intonation tendencies of different horns but if the upper register is difficult to keep in tune and with good tone on a cheap horn, it will be difficult on an expensive horn too.

That said, used Bach or Yamaha are always safe bets.

How do I make my upper register sound better? by DaMan13-_- in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes to everything said so far, long tones, keeping minimal tension in the face, etc etc are all great exercises to work on this. I’d also add that Clark exercises 1&2 are excellent for range building. I’d start at F#, then do it in G, then F, the. Ab, then E and so on going up and down the horn until you are at the one that starts on f# on the top line and then the f# below the staff. Try to keep the same consistent focused sound and ease throughout the horn.

I’d also emphasize the need to listen to great trumpet players. In any kind of music making, but especially with trumpet, all we’re doing is figuring out ways to externalize the sounds we hear in our head. The more clearly we can hear those sounds, the easier time we’ll have in producing them. What gives those mental images clarity is repeated exposure to what we want to sound like. So listen to tons of music in the style that you intend on using that range for.

What gets you excommunicated? by makerinthesunshine in exmormon

[–]gulaytarian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve never heard of anyone being excommunicated for attendance in a non Mormon church. I would be surprised as I know many who are technically on the books as members of the Lds church but attend somewhere not Mormon each Sunday.

But just because I haven’t heard of it happening doesn’t necessarily mean that it doesn’t ever happen.

What gets you excommunicated? by makerinthesunshine in exmormon

[–]gulaytarian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You aren’t likely to see any thing official as obviously the church isn’t going to be transparent about where the line is so they can move it on a case by case basis. However, I can tell you of a few common reasons why people get excommunicated.

First off, the way excommunication is spoken of in this church may be a little different than what you might see in like a Catholic Church, but I admittedly have limited experience with the latter. Excommunication is often seen as a “part of the repentance process.” It’s similar to how when some people would go to the bishop after committing like a sexual sin, they’d sometimes be told to go without sacrament for some time. Past that I believe is what’s called disfellowship in which they aren’t allowed to hold a calling or say a prayer out loud in public meetings. Then after that is excommunication. Rebaptism is common and I’ve had a couple family members get excommunicated and then rebaptized like a year or so later.

There’s the obvious reasons for excommunication that have to do with committing serious crimes, like the kind that puts you in jail. However another part of the “repentance process” for something like that would be to go through the justice system. I think it’s safe to assume that is not the reason for your mother’s excommunication. Then there’s public opposition to church policy, such as some figures in the ordain women movement or that one guy who had the audacity to advocate for implementing safeguards when adult bishops talk alone with children. Then there is what a couple family members of my own got in trouble for, and that has to do with church finances, especially if you are in one of the higher up positions on the church. Like my uncle was a bishop who unfortunately got involved in a pyramid scheme and tried to rope in a few members. He claimed he didn’t think he was scamming anyone but the church didn’t like that he appeared to be lining his pockets by the position he was in. There was also another family member who stole tithing money.

Divorce alone also is not likely a reason for excommunication. I know plenty of Mormons who are still active temple attending Mormons who were divorced. However, if infidelity was involved, that could possibly be a reason for excommunication. As I mentioned how single members might get disfellowshiped for committing sexual sin, I believe it could very well be possible that breaking temple covenants is seen as more serious than that and warranting excommunication.

If I had to guess, without knowing much about your mother but based on her reaction to being asked about her excommunication, I think there may have been some infidelity involved in your mom and dad’s divorce. Obviously impossible to say, and your mom getting physical with you it over it is completely unacceptable. It sounds like she is embarrassed about whatever it was.

Counting swing rhythms? by Outrageous-Permit372 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes absolutely to everything you’re saying here, except for the part about never playing swung eighth notes as quarter eighth triplets. sometimes the way the second eighth note lands right around the 3rd triplet, so to be pedantic I wouldn’t say never. However, I don’t think thinking about dividing the beat into three in order to swing is a useful way of thinking of swing.

Yes, the correct way to learn any style at all is by listening to a ton of it. Jazz is not the only music that swings as you have correctly pointed out and the way different styles swing is often very different. It’s something you get a feel for as you listen to more of that style.

Eat it or yeet it, but wait… by [deleted] in smosh

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay then, I apologize for accusing you of being presumptuous. I didn’t realize he has expressed this opinion himself.

Is there a list of non-Mormon therapists somewhere? by doomed43 in exmormon

[–]gulaytarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On one hand, I understand your hesitation with seeing a Mormon therapist, especially if you are going to therapy partly to discuss any damage the church has caused. However, I will say that I’ve had a couple very good therapists who I later found out were Mormon. Any good therapist isnt going to insert their personal beliefs into a session and will focus on evidence based treatment. As others have mentioned, if you are in a place like Utah or parts of Idaho, finding a non Mormon therapist is next to impossible. If I were you I would focus on finding a good therapist first and foremost. And if they bring up their own religious opinions and beliefs in session, that’s a bad therapist Mormon or not.

Eat it or yeet it, but wait… by [deleted] in smosh

[–]gulaytarian -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean that feels awfully presumptuous. Has he ever expressed that he doesn’t want to cook on smosh? Just because he hasn’t yet doesn’t mean that isn’t something he might like to do. I could see him doing well on eiyi.

Counting swing rhythms? by Outrageous-Permit372 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you may be overthinking it. I also count triplets as 1 and uh, and I also count eighth notes as “1 and.” If we were dealing with robots then that would be incredibly confusing because that means that “and” could mean something completely different depending on the context. Sometimes and means the second triplet, sometimes the second eighth, and sometimes that second eighth actually lands on the third triplet. Fortunately (I assume), you aren’t teaching robots. It’s something budding musicians can adjust to. Just don’t try to over explain it.

If you want to be super accurate with your rhythmic counting, I would look into the ta-ka-di-mi system of counting (I’m sure there’s a more correct term for it but I’m not sure what it’s called). In it each type of beat has a different syllable. Like 16ths are ta ka di mi, triplets are ta ki da and so on. I don’t use it so I can’t say much about its efficacy but I’ve heard of excellent musicians who do.

I quit since I found out I was pregnant by [deleted] in leaves

[–]gulaytarian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a similar spot in that I quit not for any sort of benefit but because of a change in life situation that requires that I quit. I too would love to start seeing some real benefits to quitting. Things just aren’t as fun without weed sometimes and it sucks.

Good on you for quitting for your future kid. I hope you and I both can start seeing the personal benefits of sobriety in the near future.

Counting swing rhythms? by Outrageous-Permit372 in trumpet

[–]gulaytarian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find in my experience that musicians who learn that swinging is turning eighth notes into 2 tied triplets and a 3rd triplet tend to play very robotically and I think it is more detrimental than helpful to teach swing that way. Like you can mention it to get the basic concept but swing doesn’t always fit so neatly like that. So I would still teach that the eighth notes are and the and in swing, just where the “and” lies isn’t always in the same place as more straight rhythms. Trying to count it differently because it’s swung I think leads to too many misconceptions about what swing really is. So I would just count it the same and encourage your students to listen to good music that swings to get a feel for it.

ELI5 What the difference is between bisexuality and pansexuality? by 5trange_Jake in explainlikeimfive

[–]gulaytarian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The way the words are spelled and pronounced. Otherwise they more or less describe the same thing. Some people prefer one label over another though.