What instrument?

[flyerthom]

Trumpet, baritone, soprano and tenor recorder (played in a medieval group years ago). Like any trumpet / cornet player I've played fluegel horn. I bought a trombone off of ebay but still am messing with it. Much better armature for baritone.

You thinking about starting a CapTalk Marching Band?

[Tubacap]

One thing that I did do, and it helps that I am a band director and have access to music, is I asked around my squadron for people who were interested in playing.  It turns out we had the makings for a brass quintet, so this past Veteran's Day, we provided the music as a CAP Quintet, with a CAP Honor Guard.  It was pretty slick.

I guess it is true that I am working more on my minor scales now (all forms), I guess that is appropriate while I wait for my AFIADL 13 test... but when it comes, I have all 12 Majors lined up!

[DogCollar]

I play guitar.  Have played for the last 25 years.  It has been a great mental health exercise.  I am mostly self-taught.  Wish I could play better.

[Capt Rivera]

One thing that I did do, and it helps that I am a band director and have access to music, is I asked around my squadron for people who were interested in playing.  It turns out we had the makings for a brass quintet, so this past Veteran's Day, we provided the music as a CAP Quintet, with a CAP Honor Guard.  It was pretty slick.

do you have VIDEO or audio of this?

[Bluelakes 13]

I used to play my piano very well - the first part of the 1st Mov of Beethoven's Pathetique sonata from memory.

And then I joined CAP...

[Stonewall]

Here ya go...

[Walkman]

Way back in the day, I played sax, then bass guitar for a little. Never got really great at either, though.

The one instrument you forgot in the voice. I've been singing in choirs for many years. I used to sing baritone & bass, but recently have been stretching myself into a tenor part (mostly because my current choir is low on tenors).

[DC]

I picked up the violin when I was in 6th grade, played in the school string orchestra for two years, then went homeschool..

I still play though, just on my own for stress relief...

[Michael]

Trumpet, baritone, soprano and tenor recorder (played in a medieval group years ago). Like any trumpet / cornet player I've played fluegel horn. I bought a trombone off of ebay but still am messing with it. Much better armature for baritone.

You thinking about starting a CapTalk Marching Band?

Despite the incredible awesomeness of that idea, I do not have the know-how (despite 6 years of Trombone training), the time, the people, nor the resources to create such an organization.  However, I may start a small, part-time cadet quintet type group at my squadron.

[Tubacap]

We did that for one of the veterans day.  Went very well.

[dwb]

I played cornet for one year in elementary school.  I picked up baritone/euphonium in the 8th grade, and trombone in the 9th grade (when my arms were finally long enough).

Played euphonium in the concert and marching bands, trombone in jazz band.  I also performed in about 10 Tubachristmas events.

I also got to play a song with the Air Force Band of Liberty when they visited our city.  In fact, I have a news article about it that I found recently; maybe I should scan it and post it.

Coons -- if I remember, I'll bring it to the meeting on Wednesday.  It's a great picture of me with my big dorky glasses.

[ßτε]

I played cornet for two years and switched to baritone/euphonium. My arms never did get long enough for 7th position, so I stuck with a valve trombone.  I tried to play tuba for one semester, but went back to baritone/euphonium for most of my college days.

[Michael]

Way back in the day, I played sax, then bass guitar for a little. Never got really great at either, though.

The one instrument you forgot in the voice. I've been singing in choirs for many years. I used to sing baritone & bass, but recently have been stretching myself into a tenor part (mostly because my current choir is low on tenors).

I stand corrected.  I'm playing a musical right now so I'm a little bit naturally biased against vocalists right now.

But yeah.

[Michael]

I played cornet for one year in elementary school.  I picked up baritone/euphonium in the 8th grade, and trombone in the 9th grade (when my arms were finally long enough).

Played euphonium in the concert and marching bands, trombone in jazz band.  I also performed in about 10 Tubachristmas events.

I also got to play a song with the Air Force Band of Liberty when they visited our city.  In fact, I have a news article about it that I found recently; maybe I should scan it and post it.

Coons -- if I remember, I'll bring it to the meeting on Wednesday.  It's a great picture of me with my big dorky glasses.

Oh I already saw your glasses in your NYWG COY pic, sir.

[Short Field]

In a previous life, I was on a music scholarship in college for a couple of years until I enlisted.  Played all the woodwinds but really preferred the saxes - which one depended on the music.

[CadetProgramGuy]

Here ya go...

[Crappy Singing]

My .45 left me for a .223......

[/Crappy Singing]

[dwb]

Oh I already saw your glasses in your NYWG COY pic, sir.

I thought my glasses were cooler by the time I made COY.  The first couple pairs I owned were as big as my face.

When I first got glasses, our choices were 1. the big plastic brown ones, or 2. the big plastic blue ones.  I opted for brown.  Kids these days get all kinds of stylish frames to choose from.  You can actually look cool in glasses.

[Johnny Yuma]

Muppaphone

[SarDragon]

For all the "bandies" on here:



You can identify them ahead-of-time -- they lead with their left foot when the music starts.

[♠SARKID♠]

That is cruel.  Unbelievably cruel.  You will be haunted by an oboe for 3 years time to repay and repent for your sins.