MusnShelton
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Yet Another HelloHey there, I'm Chris,
I just passed my audition in May & I'm due to start basics on Sept 4th 06. I'm a French Horn, Cornet player and a pianist, yet Ive been accepted on Clarinet and Viola!! 
So yes.....Ive had to lay down my beloved Horn and get to grips with licking a piece of wood, still the way I look at, if I'm being paid to play music, I'm laughing!
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Aaron Aardvark
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Welcome Chris....eventually.   Hope you have fun here and become a regular.
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greenfairy
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Welcome to the nuthouse
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lesbryan
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Welcome chris hope you do well 
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MrJpig
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Welcome aboard Chris....Good luck with the change of embouchure matey
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sticky blue
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Good luck Chris - whatever you do don't let the Ba$*&%#s grind ya down
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bootybandy
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Re: Yet Another Hello | MusnShelton wrote: | Hey there, I'm Chris,
I just passed my audition in May & I'm due to start basics on Sept 4th 06. I'm a French Horn, Cornet player and a pianist, yet Ive been accepted on Clarinet and Viola!!
So yes.....Ive had to lay down my beloved Horn and get to grips with licking a piece of wood, still the way I look at, if I'm being paid to play music, I'm laughing! |
I was a cornet player before auditions, but somehow they managed to train me on Clarinet Saxamaphone and Violin. I dug my heels in on the Violin though....A fair 2nd Bike... It gives you a better perspective when you come onto your BM's course in later life having had the experience of other instruments first. Welcome, and good luck....
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Co-admin
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Nice to see you made it Chris. You'll have a brand new boss at the school you won't break him, he is teflon coated and a damn fine musician
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MusnShelton
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| admin@home wrote: | | Nice to see you made it Chris. You'll have a brand new boss at the school you won't break him, he is teflon coated and a damn fine musician |
Major Grace? If so I met him, seems like quite a nice guy!
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Co-admin
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Major Grace will be gone... you are getting a shiny new Major straight out of a box
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MusnShelton
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| admin@home wrote: | | Major Grace will be gone... you are getting a shiny new Major straight out of a box |
Oooooh, never mind thats ok, I got on really well with the bandmaster too, strangely enough he miraculously cured me of hiccups one evening.
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Co-admin
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That would have been the hand pinch trick... we are all secret ninjas
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MusnShelton
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| admin@home wrote: | | That would have been the hand pinch trick... we are all secret nijas |
Right.... let me in on this, he pinched my arm and said to relax my shoulders and it worked!
Im in, I passed me audition, now teach me the ninja trick!!!
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Co-admin
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Long is the path young Ninja, learning is slow, knowledge is power it is. Be strong and learn the way, walk the path of the walkers
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Aaron Aardvark
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Life is short
The art long
Opportunity fleeting
Experiment trecherous
Judgment difficult.
Hippocrates
Never truer words spoken......or written in Greek.
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2nd Clarinet
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MUSN Shelton...........
To learn the ninja pinch trick.
The 30 Ninja Training Steps to enlightenment
(Here are the first five)
1. First you must learn to countermarch whilst playing
2. Re-act to double beats of the Bass Drum
3. Speak to the person next to you, without being noticed by the Drum Major
4. Become a Master in the art of 'Reparte'
5. Learn to duck when the proverbial S*@T hits the fan
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MusnShelton
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | MUSN Shelton...........
To learn the ninja pinch trick.
The 30 Ninja Training Steps to enlightenment
(Here are the first five)
1. First you must learn to countermarch whilst playing
2. Re-act to double beats of the Bass Drum
3. Speak to the person next to you, without being noticed by the Drum Major
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I can do those three!
Ive been in the Royal British Legion Band for 6 years, national and european champions may I add 
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Apricot
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hello and welcome
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townsergeant
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Re: Yet Another Hello | MusnShelton wrote: | Hey there, I'm Chris,
I just passed my audition in May & I'm due to start basics on Sept 4th 06. I'm a French Horn, Cornet player and a pianist, yet Ive been accepted on Clarinet and Viola!!
So yes.....Ive had to lay down my beloved Horn and get to grips with licking a piece of wood, still the way I look at, if I'm being paid to play music, I'm laughing! |
You'll love it!
I was a trombonist (debatable!) before joining. 
Did 26 years as a hornplayer (even more debatable!)
Not so sure about doing the basic training again. We only did 4/5 weeks in my day. (Noise of lamp swinging in the background!)
BTW, you will have to get that bit of a female head removed from the side of your face before joining!  (See Avatar)
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Mr Bass Trombone
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No more Ninja tricks Countermarching, Ducking when the S$$$ hits the fan is easy, try Five or six pints at lunch time, afternoon performance at the RT, couple of egg butties then repeat dose and do evening show, as 2nd Clarinet stated elsewere on this site down in one and walk back on board in a straight line at two in the morning, or this which you cant do anymore join the Reunion six in the morning club, go to Church and then have an afternoon session,  ah the old days of yor, but on a serious note(Bflat) if you want enjoy yourself its a great family to be in I look forward to seeing you in Portsmouth in October, enjoy this site you might not learn a lot but you can have some fun.
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2nd Clarinet
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Will someone inform Musn Shelton of the other 24?
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MusnShelton
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | | Will someone inform Musn Shelton of the other 24? |
The other 24 ninja training step to enlightenment?
If there are any that involve drinking Im fine with that!
Although I narrowly escaped having to down a yard of ale while on audition!
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Aaron Aardvark
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| MusnShelton wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | | Will someone inform Musn Shelton of the other 24? |
The other 24 ninja training step to enlightenment?
If there are any that involve drinking Im fine with that!
Although I narrowly escaped having to down a yard of ale while on audition! |
wahhhhhhhh wait til you get the 'pint of pooh'
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2nd Clarinet
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OK
I'll start it off 
We've done steps 1 to 6
7. Being able to get 'gripped' for the evening and still come back to your pit having not spent a penny!
NEXT!!!!!
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MusnShelton
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | OK
I'll start it off
We've done steps 1 to 6
7. Being able to get 'gripped' for the evening and still come back to your pit having not spent a penny!
NEXT!!!!! |
Does that involve not eating before hand and leaving before its your round?
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2nd Clarinet
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I can just imagine the look of horror on the faces of others reading your answer.
My answer is........Nope!
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MusnShelton
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | I can just imagine the look of horror on the faces of others reading your answer.
My answer is........Nope! |
Hmmm, that's only way I can imagine it to be done & no It's not something I do!!
How about you chat up the barmaid and get free drinks???
Beat the fruit machine and spend only your winnings???
| Townsergeant wrote: |
BTW, you will have to get that bit of a female head removed from the side of your face before joining! (See Avatar) |
Done
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bootybandy
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Re: Yet Another Hello | townsergeant wrote: |
BTW, you will have to get that bit of a female head removed from the side of your face before joining! (See Avatar) |
You're right there Bill, there's only one place for a female head....and it's not on the side of yer face.....
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tazwhit
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Hi there and welcome.
How about the usual band brinking sessions that involve the 5 pint challenge
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bootybandy
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| tazwhit wrote: | Hi there and welcome.
How about the usual band brinking sessions that involve the 5 pint challenge |
Ooooh Band Brinking!!! Sounds dangerous.... I haven't Brunk since 1977.
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tazwhit
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Yeah especially when its the pongo's out drinking lol
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bootybandy
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If you have to "Grip" someone, it might as well be a Percy.....
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2nd Clarinet
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Or a yank with a big fat wallet, a beautiful wife and an essence daughter!!!
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RAB
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | | Or a yank with a big fat wallet, a beautiful wife and an essence daughter!!! |
Not necessarily in that order....
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mrbassbone
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | | Or a yank with a big fat wallet, a beautiful wife and an essence daughter!!! |
I don't have a big fat wallet. In fact...mine is filled with "papers" and cards with little if none of the "spending variety". I do have a wife <of course I think she is beautiful...have to say that or she will bean me>. My "kids" are of the avian variety. 'Teals and Conures.
As they say...musicians ARE strange "birds".
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sticky blue
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | | Or a yank with a big fat wallet, a beautiful wife and an essence daughter!!! |
and own's a bar -
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Mr Bass Trombone
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I suppose one must ask the question Just what does a wife do when she BEANS her man. Strange bed fellows these Yanks.
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mrbassbone
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| Mr Bass Trombone wrote: | | I suppose one must ask the question Just what does a wife do when she BEANS her man. Strange bed fellows these Yanks. |
I would rather her BEAN me over the head with a pillow or something than WHACK at me with one of her REED KNIVES.
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sticky blue
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It would stiiiiiing! somewhat if she was to bean you with a reed knife
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MrJpig
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J/MUSN SHELTON...Just noticed that you are on line at 1719 hrs!!! Why aren`t you pressing , bulling or polishing something LADDY...or at least havin yer tea?? 
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RAB
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| MrJpig wrote: | | J/MUSN SHELTON...Just noticed that you are on line at 1719 hrs!!! Why aren`t you pressing , bulling or polishing something LADDY...or at least havin yer tea?? |
DOHhhh..JP... ..His batman's cleaning his gear, and the butler's away collecting his gourmet tea...
They have a much better class of person in RMB now...(apparently)
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General Melchett
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I've given in mate, I'm sick of dripping at the instructors. I really am!
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Pompey Rich
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Aren't the instructors a bit like managers? There for the challenge and somewhat getting one over on them. In other words disobeying when they're not looking?
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MrJpig
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I think you are confusing your customers (also mine) with (what should be) well trained well rounded individuals that do as they are told when they are told.
A quality that puts The Royal Marines head and shoulders above the rest.
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Aaron Aardvark
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SHELTON!!!! Im watching you. Get cleaning!!!
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