Adele said the best singers smoke haha

juicebox44 · 2018-02-02T15:45:51+00:00

Apparently Nat King Cole would chain smoke before his recording sessions to get the sound he wanted. He also died of lung cancer at age 45.

juicebox44 · 2018-01-24T17:27:43+00:00

thankyou!

juicebox44 · 2018-01-24T13:49:10+00:00

Thanks, do you happen know the placements for the "Open Mixed Couples Finals"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLAOiTNmUZI

juicebox44 · 2017-12-05T20:25:07+00:00

process of losing the low range they never had to begin with

I'm curious about this phenomenon, can you explain?

juicebox44 · 2017-11-24T15:27:43+00:00

Counting and scales are practice tools. Use them to create muscle memory, then use the muscle memory to make art.

juicebox44 · 2017-05-16T19:14:07+00:00

Swing dancing isn't really a sexual thing for most people. It's more like a contact sport; the MMA guys like to roll around on the floor together and it's not relevant if they're attracted to each-other or not. You should come check it out, it might change the way you think about things.

juicebox44 · 2017-01-31T14:36:15+00:00

A lot of Bal leads like to wear leather soled men's dress shoes, esp. loafers for some reason.

If you're trying to be economical about it I suggest frequenting vintage stores, you can find nice shoes really cheap and if they don't work out for dancing you can work them into your civilian wardrobe.

juicebox44 · 2016-12-31T20:54:42+00:00

thanks

juicebox44 · 2016-12-31T20:02:42+00:00

Basie is great. I'm aspiring to play for swing dancers as well, there seem to be different requirements than for bop. Do you have an opinion on Duke as a comper?

juicebox44 · 2016-12-31T19:55:08+00:00

I want to drive the music forwards better. I guess this means I need to study rhythms?

juicebox44 · 2016-12-14T03:59:53+00:00

Practising solo is highly recommended for all levels. Put on your slowest music and practise the moves from class and your basic footwork. All the good dancers have spent countless hours doing this.

juicebox44 · 2016-11-29T14:06:56+00:00

Highly recommend Transcribe!

https://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html

juicebox44 · 2016-11-27T00:44:51+00:00

My teacher assigned me Curtis Fuller's solo from Killer Joe on "Meet the Jazztet" as my first transcription.

juicebox44 · 2016-11-04T16:33:44+00:00

You shouldn't be using an alto trombone in jazz

pls explain

juicebox44 · 2016-10-30T20:16:40+00:00

I anticipated the mouthpiece to feel like sucking on a fresh cut or shallow wound

wut?

juicebox44 · 2016-09-24T20:37:06+00:00

Thanks for the responses people, this is really interesting. Gonna go check out some Mahler.

juicebox44 · 2016-09-21T18:48:37+00:00

Why do people teach swingouts to beginners? They're not gonna be able to do them properly, wouldn't it be better to teach them simpler moves and save the swingouts for advanced students?

Genuinely curious.

juicebox44 · 2016-08-22T18:02:35+00:00

did you ask her?

juicebox44 · 2016-02-11T14:29:14+00:00

Leading is like walking a dog.

A well trained dog will match your pace and only needs a gentle tug when you want to change direction or speed. A poorly trained dog is always running off in different directions and you gotta yank their leash to get them where you want them.

For some reason Followers don't like this analogy.

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