Seen At Tonight's Recording Session

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officermayo
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by officermayo » (edited 2023-03-17 9:56 p.m.)

Now, I graduated in 1978 and a lot has changed in the music scene over these 45 years, but WTH is "Bloated"? :shock:
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sungfw
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by sungfw »

Fill up your stomach with air 'til you feel constipated then play like you're trying to hold in a fart. :twisted:
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officermayo
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by officermayo »

[quote="sungfw"]Fill up your stomach with air 'til you feel constipated then play like you're trying to hold in a fart. :twisted:[/quote]
So just play normally, eh?
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harrisonreed
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by harrisonreed »

You gotta play it phat
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BrassSection
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by BrassSection »

Brought this term up with my professional trumpet playing buddy. He said that’s usually reserved for trumpet music; it would be referring to their egos.
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Vegastokc
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by Vegastokc »

I think it has something to do with the open bar.

I mean, you do have a fully stocked open bar at each session per the AFM bylaws, right? ;)
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Digidog
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by Digidog »

Just recently I had a score from a Danish arranger, where the drummer was supposed to "go to whiskers"...... :lol:

I guess that when these unusual and/or totally gibberish instructions show up, they most often are the result of "false friends"-interpretations and translations.
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sungfw
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by sungfw »

[quote="Digidog"]Just recently I had a score from a Danish arranger, where the drummer was supposed to "go to whiskers"...... :lol:[/quote]

Uh ... "whiskers" are a specific type of nylon brush. Regal Tip (an American company, by the way)–among others-specifically call their version of said brush [url=https://www.regaltip.com/products/brushes/brushes/whiskers-fixed]whiskers.
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Digidog
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by Digidog »

[quote="sungfw"]<QUOTE author="Digidog" post_id="199574" time="1674047431" user_id="4099">
Just recently I had a score from a Danish arranger, where the drummer was supposed to "go to whiskers"...... :lol:[/quote]

Uh ... "whiskers" are a specific type of nylon brush. Regal Tip (an American company, by the way)–among others-specifically call their version of said brush [url=https://www.regaltip.com/products/brushes/brushes/whiskers-fixed]whiskers.
</QUOTE>

Yeah, I've since learned from a drummer that "whiskers" really is a legit term, but I nevertheless laugh when I see it.
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Digidog
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by Digidog »

[quote="officermayo"]Now, I graduated in 1978 and a lot has changed in the music scene over these 45 years, but WTH is "Bloated"? :shock:[/quote]

Now; what I really dislike about that picture, is the beamed eigth-notes with rests within the beam. The song isn't fast in this example, but at higher tempos such writing makes for sight reading problems. If I held a note writing class, I'd fail the student doing that.

I'd much prefer, and recommend, single 8ths and ditto rests, to better separate the beats.