The bandmaster rapped my knuckles with a pencil because I was so dreamy. (I've forgiven him that, he's actually really cool) My Dad used to go red and hypertensive with the effort of getting me to get anything right, then he would shake his head in despair and thank his lucky stars my brother had talent.
These days the Princess has started to learn and last night I just couldn't resist. I had to have a blow. (Yes, that's what I said, snigger and then accept it as the technical term, right?)
What a blast!
My hands still knew how to work the valves and my mouth still knew how to make a note!
After some terrible noises and air rushing fruitlessly through the instrument I managed to play Twinkle, Twinkle little star and the C scale!
Who would have thought I could do that? I could barely manage it when I was practising!
The kids told me I can't play, I told them I thought I was playing (allow me some poetic licence here, please)
No, I'm not going to take up tenor horn, the world doesn't need my music but it was fun for a few minutes.
*said with a serious face* Special, I'm so glad you were able to enjoy a blow. It must have been very refreshing to have another go on the horn.
ReplyDelete(oh my word, I think I'm in double-entendre overload here - I might have to stop!)
Peej x
yes stop....or you'll go blind
ReplyDeleteKylie,
ReplyDeleteOur American friends who are in the know call a tenor horn an alto horn. The original name was alto saxhorn because it was invented by Adolphe Sax a Belgian who invented the Brass-reed saxophone.To this day one still plays alto lying parts on it. I think the British brass band movement somewhere changed it, wrongly, to tenor horn. Confusingly what you know as a baritone is the original Tenor Saxhorn.
TSA bandmembers in the USA recognize both designations.
@dad
ReplyDeletegood thing i'm not going to play it ...i'd have trouble with the name alone!
why do you think I wear glasses?
ReplyDeletehehehehe
Dear Kylie,
ReplyDeleteyour posts always made me think a bit more every single time.. :)
am glad you enjoyed a special moment...
♥ & ((hugs))
bindi
ps.. I will write you soon.. my FIL is in hospital..we have to visit him again in the evening...
Kyles,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you knew the fingering for twinkle twinkle or the C scale. I never saw your fingers move. ha ha ha
For Peter in Yeltsin town,
ReplyDeletePete the best pure brass bands (ie no flutes reeds etc) in the world are in the UK.
When you go home go and listen to say Black Dyke Mills from Queensbury Yorks, Cory in Wales,
The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army, Enfield Salvos, Hendon Salvos and many others.
John