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I play violin, and at our school orchestra the violas and cellos combined didn't equal the number of violins we had.
I also quite piano last year after almost 5 years of playing, but I'm starting again. I'm happy that my fingers haven't forgotten my old pieces yet.
There were four other people on my SciOly team who played violin, and like 9 piano players. One cello player, no viola players, and a few band kids.

And I fail at the flute. Could not get a single sound of it at the band instrument tryouts. Or, I guess, any other band instrument (how the heck do you buzz?) besides percussion and saxophone (which is why I ended up in orchestra). Never tried piccolo before.
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tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:meh
borrowed my school's piccolo
played a high high c on it
the one that s high on the flute

i died that day
I can imagine that experience being rather painful. :lol:
I am trying to play the piccolo solo in Stars and Stripes Forever and failing. Is there anyone on here who can play it???
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I'll attempt it if I can get a copy of the music?
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The violin is the reason I'm ambidextrous...

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tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:I'll attempt it if I can get a copy of the music?
Awesome. It's 'Stars and Stripes Forever' by John Philip Sousa (arr. Paul Yoder). Some of the tricky passages are really annoying. Then again, I haven't played it in a while. Good luck, it's an excellent piece. :D
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meh
thanks for the luck
i think i'll need it
besides, now that ive borrowed my school's piccolo, ive got to find something to practice it on....hm, wonder if i can take it to china and play it at the hotel ;)

EDIT: could you get me a link? i don't know if i can find it...
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tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:meh
thanks for the luck
i think i'll need it
besides, now that ive borrowed my school's piccolo, ive got to find something to practice it on....hm, wonder if i can take it to china and play it at the hotel ;)

EDIT: could you get me a link? i don't know if i can find it...
No worries, it's a really hard solo. Here's a pretty good link (I think it's the Boston Pops): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwu0h_ulpw
I think the end got cut off though. :(
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a link to the sheet music? :lol: but thanks for the vid

EDIT: listened to the clip...yes the end got cut off, but the piccolo solo is AWESOMEEEE :D :D :D
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Related. (not really)
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Kokonilly wrote:Related. (not really)
Haha, I love that movie :D
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