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Rite is not "atonal." It is a juxtaposition of both Diatonic and Non-Diatonic elements. If you do a harmonic analysis you will see that there are well defined tonal centers to each movement. Pierre Boulez once described The Rite as a piece in which a "vertical chromaticism" stood opposed to a "horizontal diatonicism." By this he meant that while the vertical alignment is often chromatic, the individual parts are in themselves often simple and diatonic.

Hey DCP, I am a Drum Corps Alumnus from 2003-2010, and I am also a hobby music Producer. I recently entered into a remix competition where the grand prize is $5,000. I decided that if I won, I would sponsor full dues of a member of my age-out corps. That is donate over half the money to help someone who can't march for financial reasons be able to take part in this great activity that we all love so much. To do that I need help from the community. The competition is based on votes accrued through their website. I am currently in the top 20 of over 1400 submissions so my chances aren't impossible. If you have always wanted to support someone and help a child in need march, this is your chance and all it takes is one click. I am making a list of everyone who has told me they voted, so I can create some sort of letter and care package for the member receiving sponsorship (if I win) and think it would be awesome to list all the people who helped make it happen. Anyways, here's the link. http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/christina-aguilera-your-body-remix-contest/submissions/142045

The main issue of concern for most educators when making the decision is probably the fact that the partials on a French Horn are closer together than those on any other brass instruments. French Horn is an instrument that is notoriously difficult to play well consistently because of that fact. Pitch Accuracy issues are enough of an issue in marching music, we don't need to compound the issue by fielding instruments that are at a natural disadvantage.

Good Job Turquoise Noise

I like the plate logo on the front.

peter...=( miss ya brother. congrats on the engagement -THE soprano...

I hope to see a big turn out at the audition camp.

OH NO THEY GOT MY BOY!! December 1 is Banquet!

http://tealsound.org/MMedia.html Check out that mighty fine hornline!

and the season is over so this should probably be over as well

The tendency for beginning trumpet players is to get a choked tone, especially in the upper range. Trumpet playing, range and everything included is all based on proper lip control, not pressure of mouthpiece between lip. I found that if you can play petal tones with control and finese (yes it is an idiosyncracy), playing in the upper range will get easier if you can master the low range. Also, working on low range long tones will give you a darker tone in the middle range. As for the Arban's method, it is an all-inclusive tutorial to trumpet. Take every book there is and put it together and you have Arbans. Don't skip around though. Work from page 1 until you get to the Characteristic studies. Master that book and you're set. There is no set method to playing, everyone has a different mouth. However, the concepts are the same. Take my advice as you will.

warmup and technique doesn't mean crap unless you have confidence. auditions are just a mental thing anyway.

Teal Sound, I play THE trumpet(soprano).

I've heard of people using special disinfectant, soap and even boiling the mouthpiece. If I get sick but still have to practice during the season, what is the best way to clean my mouthpiece?

Memorizing music isn't as hard as it might seem, just take it in segments. Most music has rehearsal markings, either numbers or letters. Take the Beginning to the first mark, memorize that. Then do A to B, then Top to B, etc. I don't know of any magical trick to memorize music other than by repitition, especially if you want to memorize the notes as well as correct dynamic markings.