Do I really have to sustain from using the pedal in this piece?  It sounds very beautiful with it and not so much without.  The beginning says senza sordini but it sounds bad!  Has anyone heard a performance of this done by a professional where they used the pedal?  I release it often so that the chords don't get too muddy.
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It is the mute pedal (on the left) which you are not allowed to use when it says senza sordini (sordini is mute, not the sustain pedal)\n\nThere is nothing to say you can't use the sustain pedal (right pedal)
614111
there may be an attenuator in there--buy i wouldn,t mess with it---most wah wah pedals are nothing more than a tone control--sell the one you have and try another at the music store before you buy it---i think dunlop makes a dimebag model that has a wider range than most---good luck!!
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The previous guy was great with all the information. The only issue is that any of us could get that exact same set up, and it won't sound like he did. That was just a Desmond sound that he made. As far as I've heard, and I've talked to a lot of pro saxophone players, no one has ever been able to duplicate that sound.
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It is very difficult making a choice, because there are so many symphonies that could go in that position.  Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony is a favourite - the only problem is that despite its name, like most of the choices above  it's not actually a symphony!  I love Honegger's Second Symphony for Strings.  Of course, Beethoven's Fifth (the ta-ta-ta dum one above).  Nielsen, Symphonia Espansiva (the 3rd).  Charles Ives' Third.  Mahler's Sixth and Ninth.  I could go on forever, so I'd better shut up.  :)
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I do. Celes sounds good on my syth because the sustain peddle doesnt give as much distortion. Only part cool about it is the beginning.\n\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/musician.php\n\nwhats your email renz
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Awesome piece & a lot of fun to play!\n\nIf you are looking for the sheet music, you can find it here by itself:\nhttp://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1228+005&Cat=\n\nOr there are a lot of collection books that contain it.  I have the Fritz Kreisler collection (http://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1937+105&Cat=) which has Praeludium & Allegro plus a lot of other great pieces.  I have also seen it in one of the advanced Suzuki method books.  It is a very popular piece so you could probably find it by flipping through some violin collection books at a local music store.\n\nIf you are looking for a recording, I especially like the ones done by Midori and Itzhak Perlman.  They each interpret it in completely different ways but I love them both.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000028N1\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002RQK
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You should play with every recording that you like, over and over and over until you have great strength and good callouses built up. Learn to 'walk' a bass line. Think of it as a percussion instrument- if you mess up don't stop playing, that will really stand out...just find the right note and keep going! Good Luck!
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Wow! you are preach-in to the choir! same thing happened to me. Well if you're new to it then i say give it some time. I did and now i love that i can just sit down at the piano and play a song. But if you've tried for more than a few years then i agree with Theresa.
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Its awesome! Are you in a band or something? A pro composer? Your awesome! Keep up the good work! Feel free to email anymore songs of yours!
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though many people call it a "birds eye", it is rightfully called a fermata, which is latin and means to hold. so you hold the note under the fermata for a specific amount of time and then the director cuts you off. good luck with les mis. it's such an awesome musical, I saw it at The Ordway, on the last showing, it was great! have fun with the music
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Okay, kind of rough but here you go.  This is starting with the F# that is 3 ledger lines below the staff.  The numbers are telling you what valves to push.  When you see 0, that means no valves are pushed.  There are other ways to play some of the notes but here are the standard fingerings.\n\nF# - 123\nG - 13\nG#/Ab - 23\nA - 12\nBb - 1\nB - 2\nC (1 ledger line below staff) - 0\nC#/Db - 123\nD - 13\nD#/Eb - 23\nE - 12\nF - 1\nF# - 2 \nG - 0\nG#/Ab - 23\nA - 12\nBb - 1\nB - 2\nC (3rd space C) - 0\nC# - 12\nD - 1\nD#/Eb - 2\nE - 0\nF - 1\nF# - 2\nG (on top of the staff) - 0\nG#/Ab - 23\nA - 12\nBb - 1\nB - 2\nC (High C, 2 ledger lines above staff) - 0\n\nPlease do not think of tightening or loosening your lips to play trumpet.  That will hurt your playing a ton.  Check out www.trumpetherald.com or www.trumpetmaster.com\n\nI still see someone saying tighten and loosen because some people told them.  I have been playing trumpet for 15 years and have taught trumpet for about 9 years and I am a music teacher and a professional trumpet player.  If you tighten your lips it will pinch off your sound and loosening them will cause other problems.  Whatever you do, do NOT tighten and loosen your lips.\n\nThis should get you started
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I've played one, and I agree, for as cheap as the artcore series is, they are some very good guitars, anyone looking for a good guitar definately needs to look at these. I currently have a carvin dc400 with active electronics and a air norton in the neck and a duncan sh10 full shred  in the bridge. it's an awesome combination. I'm currently looking into a new acoustic, but if I didn't have the carvin, I'd definately look into it more
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If your talking about the "Baroque Style."  You can't use parallel fifths, you cant use parallel octaves, and you cant cross voices.  As for V4/3 I believe that is a suspension.
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Yes you can. HINT: turn the distortion off on your amp play it clean if you don't it will pitch squeal or feedback or both. And trust me you cannot solo over this feed back so dont try. If your just starting out get a processer pedal they have a ton of effects in one and Zoom makes up for like 70-80 bucks. If you have to have top of the line go out and buy boss or digitech pedals for 70 bucks+ a peice and thats just one effect.
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Hi, well first, it is BASS flute.  Doing a search on that might help you find one.  I believe it is also in the key of C and the fingerings are the same.  The music will be written like your flute music (like piccolo) but will sound lower (like piccolo sounds higher).  I think either emerson or yamaha (or both) make bass flutes.  They are not often used in band music, but are helpful if you play in a flute choir.
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I haven't tried so far... but congratulations!!! you've certainly chosen the right song to play 40,000 times :D it's one of my favorite :))
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It depends on what kind of sound you are going for.  If you plan on playing cover music, a lot of different effects are necessary to achieve the different tones of different songs.  If you are playing originals, you really only need to find that one tone that defines you.  If that includes a chorus pedal, then so be it.  Go to a music shop and play with one and see if it's something that you really want.