Newbie November Homework Assignment

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:53 pm

Tia wrote:go find a corner

a lot of us still have issues with corners

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:25 pm

Not a newbie but when I WAS a newbie I took my Sausato into an indoor pool at a hotel in Virginia. While my daughter swam I played, and the acoustics were amazing. I felt like I was at Severance Hall (Cleveland's world class symphony hall).

I actually played a concert at Severance and I was super tempted to go on stage and play the whistle there but chickened out.

Ceili_whistle_man · Post by **Ceili_whistle_man** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:31 pm

I was on a houseboat trip cruising up the once mighty Murray River near Redhill in South Australia. We were passing through a section of the river which swept around in a huge arc with big red stone cliffs on either side. I was up top on the sundeck of the houseboat playing alternately between flute and whistle. It was a pretty strange acoustic effect listening to myself on a three second delay (I timed it) as the sound came sweeping back off the rock face.
I have a spot at home where I stand in the doorway between my lounge room and kitchen and play. If I position myself just right, I get a weird echo to one side and a deadened sound (because of the soft furniture in the lounge) on the other. It took a while getting used to the effect, but now I like it. I get the benefit of hearing a clean sound in one ear and the reverb effect in the other and can tell what sounds good either way without having to play the tune once through in each room. I discovered the effect when I was walking from the kitchen into the lounge while playing my whistle. Anyone else have any weird acoustic experinces?

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:59 pm

I drop a letter grade myself. Yesterday, I was in a stairwell tuning my guitar and didn't have a whistle on me. summa beach.

Tikva · Post by **Tikva** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:53 am

Is it possible to do this month's assignment in December?

I don't think I'll ever be able to take a decent breath till then... Caught the flu two days ago.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:12 pm

Yes, you may. Please manage your time so that you are able to complete your new calendar year projections when they come due.

Bethanie · Post by **Bethanie** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:59 pm

The day I got my whistle (Clarke D) it was banned by my daughter to the car, where I play it while sitting at stoplights. This has the fringe benefit of lower stress levels: I don't chomp at the bit so much if I whistle while I wait.

Also, it's really awesome when I'm able to play it elsewhere. My band practices in a large church auditorium. I'm usually playing keys, but this week I whipped out my whistle for a couple of songs. WOW - I sounded better than I ever thought I would!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:35 pm

I don't recommend playing at stoplights. I have come to appreciate a good traffic jam and road construction. I'll put the car in park and play. A slow drive thru line is fun too.

Slanj! · Post by **Slanj!** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:42 pm

November 2, 2008

My wife and I took a hike up a mountain, spread out a beach towel on a nice flat rock, opened a bottle of wine...

...and I played my Clarke D.

We got some interested looks from other hikers.

Bethanie · Post by **Bethanie** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:47 pm

mutepointe wrote:I don't recommend playing at stoplights. I have come to appreciate a good traffic jam and road construction. I'll put the car in park and play. A slow drive thru line is fun too.

It's amazing how efficiently you practice when you know you only have between 20 and 120 seconds in which to play.

I think I know what you mean, though. For safety reasons, I've started to watch my rear-view mirror, and not play until I know I won't be rear-ended with a whistle in my mouth. But a traffic jam and road construction? I must be one of the few Americans for whom that's a less-than-yearly event. Envy me.

Whiddler · Post by **Whiddler** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:35 pm

One time I played in a garage and it sounded pretty cool.

hoopy mike · Post by **hoopy mike** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:53 am

I played cornet in a public lavatory for the Lord Mayor of London once...

mcurtiss · Post by **mcurtiss** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:48 am

I'll be playing in a wide open Vermont field this weekend.