A a person who is not in a symphony orchestra, I can definitely pick out the sections-- that is, I can hear the French Horn part, which is what I played. With something like the French Horn, I could probably pick myself out, because there is often only one person per part. Not sure if I could if I played violin or something else with a large section.
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 15, 2011 10:29:57 am PDT #4582 of 6436
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aurelia - Jun 15, 2011 10:29:58 am PDT #4583 of 6436
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
It depends on what you play. I have a couple of recordings where I can hear myself in a few places, but I was the only contra-bass clarinet player in the band.
Tom Scola - Jun 15, 2011 10:32:53 am PDT #4584 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I can hear the French Horn part, which is what I played.
That's because the French Horn is never in tune.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 15, 2011 10:37:26 am PDT #4585 of 6436
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That's because the French Horn is never in tune.
Hee! That thing was f-ing impossible to tune, and then you sort of controlled everything with your lips anyway. Or by whether or not you were using the part that was tuned to F or the part that was tuned to b-flat.
Laga - Jun 15, 2011 10:39:39 am PDT #4586 of 6436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I just learned my first french horn joke! (How do you tune two french horns?)
Sophia Brooks - Jun 15, 2011 10:42:40 am PDT #4587 of 6436
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(what is the punchline?)
Liese S. - Jun 15, 2011 10:58:35 am PDT #4588 of 6436
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
In a smaller orchestra where there are fewer parts overlapping, I can definitely pick out the individual players, especially if I know them and am used to their intonation or whatnot. Listening to the local symphony that the SO played with, I could pull out the 3rd trumpet part that was him (he hopped in midseason, so declined to challenge any chair, although he was clearly a better player (I dunno why I had to assert that, but there you go)) pretty easily. Although picking it out live is easier than listening to a recording without any visual cues to line up.
But it's a learned skill. I mean, I think in general, musicians have a hard time hearing themselves, which is what leads to the "more of me in the monitor" escalation problem. I always ask for less of me in my monitor, and I have nothing else in there at all because the stage levels are so hot overall. But that's because my job requires that I pick out one line of melody (on the same instrument as everyone else) in a roomful of cacophony, so it's a skillset I've deliberately worked on and improved over the years.
Laga - Jun 15, 2011 11:03:31 am PDT #4589 of 6436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
what is the punchline?
Shoot one of the players.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 15, 2011 11:06:19 am PDT #4590 of 6436
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That is sooo funny!
Lee - Jun 18, 2011 4:42:27 pm PDT #4591 of 6436
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.