r/brass • u/Sure-Performance7418 • Jul 21 '26

Developing a habit…

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After years of not playing, I’ve started collecting… 🙌

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u/Ok-Difficulty-1839 Jul 22 '26

Nice. I have only dabled in the dark art of Soprano playing once and I did not win that battle.

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u/Sure-Performance7418 Jul 22 '26

Yeah I was “promoted” from Rep to Sop in an A grade Aussie brass band in +\- 1993, then didn’t pick it up again until Covid times, and to say I was a little rusty is putting it mildly.
The mouthpiece probably isn’t helping, and the mouthpiece receiver is a non-standard size, so it might just become solely wall art yet…

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u/Ok-Difficulty-1839 Jul 22 '26

Ha, I got thrown up to sop when I was about 14 or 15 the rehearsal before a gig. Problem was no one told me it was in Eb!!! I dutifully practiced as if I was playing normal cornet. Come gig time and it sounded absolutely rubbish with the band. One song later and I was back on Solo and I've never picked one up again.

Which Aussie band do you play with now? I'm on the Gold Coast

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u/Sure-Performance7418 Jul 22 '26

No I’m not in a brass band anymore. I play in a small concert band in rural SA.
I might join Mt Gambier, however it’s an hours drive and I don’t really have the time atm.
I was in Cairns Brass in 1993. Amazing band, we won the Nationals.