A brilliant imagination. I've just got home from work. Put on the pc and read the email. Just the tonic I needed. Many thanks.
Brian (alias Koala Bear) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 1:59 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Re: horn terminology > Horn Terminology > ---------------- > > > Mouth piece: > The small piece of metal that you speak into. > You can often hear players speaking near this > when they've just messed up a high entry. > > Mouth piece receiver: > The builtin microphone of the mobile phone of > the player next to you, making annoyingly > frequent appearances during rehearsals. > > Tuning slide: > This is when your concentration wavers later on > in the evening, and you forget to make sure that > your pitch is accurate, and so your tuning slides. > Usually the slide is in the downwards direction, > hence the oft-heard phrase "be flat tuning slide". > > Valve section: > This refers to the trumpet, horn and tuba players, > but not the trombonists. > > Piston valve: > A non-traditional method of lubricating valves. > It is considered better to use valve oil. > > Rotor: > The smooth circular movement used to turn the horn > upside down to empty it of water, aiming to land on > the next player's shoe. > > Piston: > The motion of a player's foot tapping up and down, > usually slightly behind the beat of the conductor. > > Rotor axis: > The bit that sticks out and snags on your shirt button > when you do the water emptying manoeuvre. > > Bore: > The player next to you who insists on talking all > the way through the rest passages, putting you > off your counting. If he covers a wide range of > subjects, then such a player is a general bore. > > Bore at mouth piece receiver: > When the player next to you talks into his mobile > phone instead of to you. > > Horse shoe: > Keep one of these in your case, to give you luck in > reaching the high exposed entries. > > Horse shoe screw: > The little screw you used to use to keep the horse shoe > in one place in your case without it touching the horn, > but then it fell off and got behind the padded bit and > now your case rattles when you carry it. > > Bumper: > This is an attachment you screw onto the back of > your chair, to prevent stray trombone slides > hitting you on the head. > > Bumper receiver: > The bracket for the attachment. Usually padded and > covered with residue of hair gel that the principal > horn player likes to use. > > Back screw: > When the principal horn player takes one of the > flautists into the back row of the percussion, > and pleasures her on the glockenspiel. > > Bridge screw: > Similar to the back screw, but on the marimba. > > Stopper: > When you are sightreading a piece and suddenly run > into a passage of demisemi quavers in a vivace section. > A variation is the _show_ stopper, which occurs when you play it correctly. > > Duck foot: > When you move your foot out of the way of the > next player doing some vigorous foot-tapping. > > Bell flare: > Trousers for horn players, 70s style. Not so widely used > these days as emptying the horn of water tends to leave > splash marks on the hems. > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/koalabearrrr%40btinternet.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
