[musictlk] musictlk Digest, Vol 81, Issue 6

[Patrick Gormley]

I'm a blind trumpet player who has been principal trumpet with the Allegany 
Community symphony orchestra for 6 years.  Before that, I've either been 
principal or up in the section in a variety of orchestras, symphonic bands, 
jazz bands etc.  I'd like to use Braille music but a lot of times it's not 
available and I go through so much music as a principal player, it would be 
tough to keep up with the demand.  Usually, I get recordings of my parts in 
question played by one of the musicians and work from there.  I also have 
been able to download some recordings off the J.W. Pepper website which we 
get a lot of our music from.  That's a hit and miss arrangement however and 
you have to work with the material you have available to you.  Fortunately, 
I have perfect pitch and can transpose easily if I find the music comes in 
the wrong key.  Up here, I'm principal in the Allegany Symphony orchestra in 
the fall/spring and the Aryan Band which is the oldest continually 
performing band which has been in continuous existence since 1876.

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> Subject: [musictlk] blind violinists?
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> Hello fellow listers:
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> by chance, do you know if there are any blind violinists around
> who are either on this list, well known, that you have met, or
> that you've heard of? If any are on this list: do you use Braille
> Music for playing? Do you play in an orchestral setting / have
> you played in an orchestral setting? What are some techniques, if
> any, that you have developed or acquired slightly differently
> from sighted violinists?
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> For those of you who have heard or met one, do you have any
> information, recordings, or radio programs/shows that they play
> at?
> thoughts always appreciated.
> Cheers, Humberto
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> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:11:55 -0500
> From: Kevin Reeves <lists at kevinreeves.net>
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> Subject: [musictlk] Part 1 of the Pro Tools Tutorial now available.
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> Hey folks. I'm proud to announce that Part 1 of the Pro Tools Tutorial is 
> available for your consumption. Read all about it and grab it here at 
> http://www.kevinreeves.net/PT1. Thanks to Jason Dasent for his editing 
> work. Enjoy.
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> Kevin
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