[Menvi-discuss] Blind Orchestra Musicians

[kathy]

Although aI am a piano player and vocalist, I played percussion in the 
orchestra at college.  Since it has been over 20 years since I graduated, 
there wasn't the Braille tecnology we have today.  The director recorded my 
parts for me.  I mostly played the Glock in schpeel.  I also played in a 
recorder group and the same lady who directed orchestra directed this group 
and recorded my parts for me.  I could listen and pick them up by ear.  I'm 
sure it will be easier for you.  Of course, I sang in several choirs and I 
took my tape recorder with me and recorded rehearsals and practiced in my 
free time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693 at gmail.com>
To: "This is for discussing music and braille literacy" 
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Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] Blind Orchestra Musicians


> I'm a trumpeter as well, had to do auditions a little differently, had
> to have the score for the auditions ahead of time in order to perform
> what they wanted, this was high school and well college was a bit
> different in that I didn't get a score and he just picked scales and
> wanted to see how how I could go, then told me trumpet wasn't for my
> chops therefore I kplayed euphonium for three weeks then a
> misunderstanding I wanted to be in the jazz band, went to a valve
> trombone, mom took a picture of me playing it at home, oh how
> embarrassing, but am back on my first love which wasn't a typical
> crush, basically did all auditions based on recorded stuff and or just
> winging it do to the fact the college didn't know and it was the first
> time they have had a blind student, only survived that college one
> year, Master's College. I also sang first tennor in the collegiate
> singers, the only girl too in that section. My computer instructor was
> very vocal in helping me musically, Dr. John S. Eickemeyer who I'm
> friends with on facebook.
> To all you trumpeters let us hook up, perhaps one day we shall jam!
> Feel free to check out the blog done by Doug Spreigh of Learning Ally.
>
> On 9/11/11, alexandria davis <classicalfirstsoprano at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi there. I am also a trumpet player as well as a percussionist and
>> vocalist. I was wondering if there are any blind symphony musicians
>> out there. If so how does it work for you as far as the audition
>> process and daily life of rehearsals and concerts? Thanks so much.
>>
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>> http://www.savannahphilharmonic.org
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> forever. It's one thing to be melancholy and one thing to be 
> sophisticated,
> but when you get the two of them together in a way people can relate to,
> then I think you're on to something. You want the sophistication to lie in
> the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality 
> of
> the performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti
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