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> Brass Section And Beer
jaime
post Apr 16 2004, 10:41 PM
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hello!!

anybody else noticed that the brass section tend to have a strong love for the ale? i'm currently doing jesus christ superstar and the brass section from it continually drink! really funny, got to admit!

any other brass players fond of beer? and has it ever got you in trouble?


jaime
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DavidMusic
post Apr 16 2004, 10:43 PM
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I want to go to bed. Stop posting. I'm addicted to this forum...


Every brass player I know drinks a lot, most smoke.

I have NEVER done a concert without a glass of wine (or 4) beforehand. Horrible stagefright.
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saxlover
post Apr 16 2004, 11:04 PM
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i saw the word beer and thought i better have a look at this!!! im not a brass player but love beer well alcohol of any kind really!!lol

Nat
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lillylemon
post Apr 17 2004, 06:54 AM
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I went 2 a brass band contest recently and most people stayed up til 5am drinking and playing twister :P
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pod0
post Apr 17 2004, 08:49 AM
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Err I'm pretty sure that this forum shouldn't be condoning the use of alcohol to combat stage fright!

Still, for what it's worth, the correlation between brass playing & drinking is well documented. The wierd thing is that you can normally tell what instrument someone plays just by meeting them. Flautists, harpists, violinists, even horn players - stand out a mile!!
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Fiona
post Apr 17 2004, 10:42 AM
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QUOTE (lillylemon @ Apr 17 2004, 06:54 AM)
I went 2 a brass band contest recently and most people stayed up til 5am drinking and playing twister :P

Been to a few of them myself !

Fiona
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missmusic
post Apr 17 2004, 11:55 AM
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I play in Ripon City Band and all the players are definetely fond of the beer lol we have some great nights down in the bar!!!
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saxlover
post Apr 17 2004, 12:23 PM
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Rachael- you are only 13!!!(arent u????!)
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lillylemon
post Apr 17 2004, 04:58 PM
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I also find that in brass bands the bigger the instrument the more the player drinks?!
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saxlover
post Apr 17 2004, 05:11 PM
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i think ill start a brass instrument, any ideas?!
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DavidMusic
post Apr 17 2004, 05:13 PM
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Stick with the Flute idea!!
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saxlover
post Apr 17 2004, 05:48 PM
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QUOTE (DavidMusic @ Apr 17 2004, 05:13 PM)
Stick with the Flute idea!!

but i think id love to play the trumpet or trombone or something! then i could drink as much beer as i wanted without looking stupid!!

Nat
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jaime
post Apr 17 2004, 10:02 PM
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HI!

glad you all like this topic. we've finished jesus christ superstar now! my god did it finish with a bang!! he he. i was drunk for the second performance, not good.

i play trumpet so, from the theory lilylemon posted, i would of been quite drunk from very few. CORRECT!! paraletic, i think the md hates me now, oh well we wasn't paid so what the ######.

glad you enjoyed this topic, it's took me a long time to write this post. trust me, i've got tunnel vision.

jaime
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hgirl
post Apr 18 2004, 10:34 AM
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It is so true about the brass-playing/beer-drinking links! :lol: But it really applies mainly to the lower brass, and maybe the trumpets. For some reason horn players aren't usually included in that steroetype, but I don't know why because all the horn players I know could drink most tuba players under the table! In fact, the members of the 'heavy' brass section don't like horn players much. I don't know why. Any ideas from a trumpet perspective??
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jaime
post Apr 18 2004, 01:41 PM
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well, from the trumpet perspective, we like precision.... and we take joy in the fact that the horn is the hardest instrument to pitch. so as a trumpeter i can say it is because we find it funny at all the wrong notes horns play.

however, i do agree that horns can drink aswell, my friend plays horn and he can drink. lol

jaime
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