hey, I can't even tell what's a goal and what's not. I thought for sure one got scored the other day, but the guys in the white shirts just played on like nothing happened
I think sessions could easily resolve a great deal of conflict simply by putting FIFA officials in charge of officiating. Then, the next time some thoughtless strummer or thumper makes a clumsy mess over the top of your delicate slip-jig, simply drop to the floor and grab your ankle like a gun-shot pro soccer player and writhe about in agony for a minute. The FIFA offical would then step in, give a red card to the guitar player, and they would be sent off for the rest of the session.
I saw a car today with a St George's flag still flying (after THAT result those flags are now about as rare as hen's teeth). But this one was different, it had a black border around it. Now there's a real fan for you!
The dots for that "concerto" - here's the ABC in abbreviated form:
||:d2-d2-| ... which is played 54 times ... :||
The 1/2 notes are slurred to each other within each bar and across the bar lines.
So that's 108 bars in total, seemingly all on one breath according to the score. Speed is 1/4 = 120.
Now that's just the solo part - I haven't seen the score for the orchestral parts.
Somehow, I doubt whether The Man would let this go through as a tune submission
Vuvuzela has been an economic basket case since Hugo Chavez got a strangle hold on power. Oh. Sorry. Ha ha.
What I meant to say was this: the vuvuzela creates the perfect soundtrack for a hollow primitive skills competition. Both the vuvuzela and bootfall are droning, dull, life wasters, fetishistically featuring the unusual operation of a particular body part. Bootfall being all about da lowly boot, showing how clumsily it propels an inflatable—with vuvuzela playing being all about da kisser’s (nearly unique on the human body, but don’t ask) buzzing ability.
Both activities are equally good for lungs, but vuvuzela playing is in one key way superior to bootfall: vuvuzela players only rarely fall to the ground, feigning ouchies, boo boos, and temporary paralysis for falsely-obtained gain. Vuvuzelas 1, Bootfall Nil.
In our local newspaper last week there was a letter (written by a very elderly lady, so I understand) to the effect that if anyone played a vuvuzela within her hearing then the next time they'd play it would be when they were passing wind.
@TD& M, ah, but the point of tune #2399 is that it is "a profound exploration of the ineffable silence that is the quintessential foundation of all music".
It says here.
Probably not. Vuvuzela is the name. This reminds me of hearing a young fellow saying how much he loved the 'lillin' pipes. And so many people, particularly English folk, talk of the oooolian pipes( with a gregorian chanter perhaps!).
No one can pronounce the name of that instrument. I gave up correcting them long ago. And just call them the Irish pipes to the uninitiated. Otherwise people are like, "Huh?"
But I INSIST on calling them the uileann pipes! And if they're not very careful I will blather on in Irish until bound, gagged, dumped somewhere and doused with kerosene..... Now back to the vuvuzela...where were we? Oh yes. Well in a few week's time we'll have heard the last of it. That's never going to catch on at White Hart Lane....know wot I mean, 'Arry!
Yeah, but the impression I get from your profile is that you don't play them (well, you say you play the fiddle at any rate). If you did, you would have that conversation A LOT and believe me, it gets old fast.
Yes, I understand that alright. I wonder how vuvuzela players cope though. Only messin'... ! They might turn up in The Boys and Girl from County Clare 2. Perish the thought
The classical vuvuzela is normally in B-flat, similar to silver flutes being in C. The traditional vuvuzela a variety of keys like the pennywhistle, sometimes several at the same time.
That ruptured throat story reminds me of a fellow in the
Pittsburgh Symphony in the 1960s. Can't remember his name.
We kids stared in amazement at his bulging red throat at a
music camp when we got a closeup view. It was scary looking.
Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I'm thinking of taking up the vuvulela, and I want to get one I can bring to sessions. Do they make them in the key of D, or are they all B flat?
a second question is should I tune my fiddle up a half a step to play with traditional vuvulelas, or should I just try and find one in the key of D?
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Nate Ryan
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Isn't that part of the female anatomy?
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by gam
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
sorry, that's vuvuzelas...I have this sort of ringing in my ears from watching the World Cup. I think its affecting my spelling
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Nate Ryan
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Sure, we don't expect Americans to know much about soccer!!
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by the wounded hussar
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
hey, I can't even tell what's a goal and what's not. I thought for sure one got scored the other day, but the guys in the white shirts just played on like nothing happened
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Nate Ryan
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
It's OK Nate, they can't tell either.
All those 'injuries' which lead to cards are totally real though, and never embellished, faked or falsified in any way, shape or form.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I may be mental, but I look at a vuvuzela and I see a plastic bombarde without the finger holes.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I saw an old African fella just having a great time on one of those vuvuzelas in the stands during one of the matches.
they look like great fun
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Nate Ryan
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I found a score for a vuvuzela concerto in B flat for anyone who would like the dots
http://www.synthgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/vuvuzela_concerto.jpg
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Nate Ryan
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I think sessions could easily resolve a great deal of conflict simply by putting FIFA officials in charge of officiating. Then, the next time some thoughtless strummer or thumper makes a clumsy mess over the top of your delicate slip-jig, simply drop to the floor and grab your ankle like a gun-shot pro soccer player and writhe about in agony for a minute. The FIFA offical would then step in, give a red card to the guitar player, and they would be sent off for the rest of the session.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Jusa Nutter Eejit
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I saw a car today with a St George's flag still flying (after THAT result those flags are now about as rare as hen's teeth). But this one was different, it had a black border around it. Now there's a real fan for you!
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
The dots for that "concerto" - here's the ABC in abbreviated form:
||:d2-d2-| ... which is played 54 times ... :||
The 1/2 notes are slurred to each other within each bar and across the bar lines.
So that's 108 bars in total, seemingly all on one breath according to the score. Speed is 1/4 = 120.
Now that's just the solo part - I haven't seen the score for the orchestral parts.
Somehow, I doubt whether The Man would let this go through as a tune submission
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
"Somehow, I doubt whether The Man would let this go through as a tune submission"
I dunno, he let this one through: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2399
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Tall, Dark, and Mysterious
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Vuvuzela has been an economic basket case since Hugo Chavez got a strangle hold on power. Oh. Sorry. Ha ha.
What I meant to say was this: the vuvuzela creates the perfect soundtrack for a hollow primitive skills competition. Both the vuvuzela and bootfall are droning, dull, life wasters, fetishistically featuring the unusual operation of a particular body part. Bootfall being all about da lowly boot, showing how clumsily it propels an inflatable—with vuvuzela playing being all about da kisser’s (nearly unique on the human body, but don’t ask) buzzing ability.
Both activities are equally good for lungs, but vuvuzela playing is in one key way superior to bootfall: vuvuzela players only rarely fall to the ground, feigning ouchies, boo boos, and temporary paralysis for falsely-obtained gain. Vuvuzelas 1, Bootfall Nil.
Here’s an actually funny take on vuvuzelas:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/south-african-vuvuzela-philharmonic-angered-by-soc,17625/
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by NEW Pure Drop® Ear Canal Oil
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
In our local newspaper last week there was a letter (written by a very elderly lady, so I understand) to the effect that if anyone played a vuvuzela within her hearing then the next time they'd play it would be when they were passing wind.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
@TD& M, ah, but the point of tune #2399 is that it is "a profound exploration of the ineffable silence that is the quintessential foundation of all music".
It says here.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Or The Man thought it was funny as well.
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
I don't care if it is in the key of D or even G, you bring that horn to my session and it WILL Bb
# Posted on June 29th 2010 by ruaidhri
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
The dreaded vuvuzela claims its first victim:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/18/south-african-woman-ruptures-throat-vuvuzela-contest/
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by sara505sings
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Probably not. Vuvuzela is the name. This reminds me of hearing a young fellow saying how much he loved the 'lillin' pipes. And so many people, particularly English folk, talk of the oooolian pipes( with a gregorian chanter perhaps!).
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by Christmas Eve
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
No one can pronounce the name of that instrument. I gave up correcting them long ago. And just call them the Irish pipes to the uninitiated. Otherwise people are like, "Huh?"
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Don't do it.
You might encourage people who can't play the goatskin to take up these cheapo plastic trumpets.
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by geoffwright
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
But I INSIST on calling them the uileann pipes! And if they're not very careful I will blather on in Irish until bound, gagged, dumped somewhere and doused with kerosene..... Now back to the vuvuzela...where were we? Oh yes. Well in a few week's time we'll have heard the last of it. That's never going to catch on at White Hart Lane....know wot I mean, 'Arry!
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by Christmas Eve
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Yeah, but the impression I get from your profile is that you don't play them (well, you say you play the fiddle at any rate).
If you did, you would have that conversation A LOT and believe me, it gets old fast.
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
Yes, I understand that alright. I wonder how vuvuzela players cope though. Only messin'... ! They might turn up in The Boys and Girl from County Clare 2. Perish the thought
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by Christmas Eve
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
The classical vuvuzela is normally in B-flat, similar to silver flutes being in C. The traditional vuvuzela a variety of keys like the pennywhistle, sometimes several at the same time.
Here's a performance of the acclaimed Concerto in B-flat for Vuvuzela:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbFoal-aRrE
# Posted on June 30th 2010 by Tracie
Re: Do they make vuvulelas in the key of D?
That ruptured throat story reminds me of a fellow in the
Pittsburgh Symphony in the 1960s. Can't remember his name.
We kids stared in amazement at his bulging red throat at a
music camp when we got a closeup view. It was scary looking.
# Posted on July 1st 2010 by Hup