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+1 for a new backdrop! I assume your Uni has studios & mixing rooms? Why not have a go and film in them?

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1361131931' post='1981648'] Trumpets shouldn't be so bad surely? Just bend the note with less 'blow'? On a flute it's possible to bend a note by up to a quarter tone with mouth (embouchure) and breath support alone. Is trumpet the same? Mind you, Miles Davis seemed gloriously flat most of the time anyway, so who would know... [/quote] It can be quite difficult sometimes! The model of trombone I play (Conn 88H) is naturally ever so slightly sharp and some notes in the natural harmonic scale are sharp in the 'proper' trombone positions, thus need a little adjustment down on the slide. Then we have to tune the blasted things! Temperature on a brass instrument can vary oh sharp/flat it plays quite dramatically. Regardless 'lipping' a note up or down using one's embouchure is possbile on any brass instrument to varying degrees of success.

I certainly disagree - finding songs to find the intervals and learn them is a great way to start off! e.g. first two notes of the star wars theme is a 5th. But also just humming a major scale from the tonic to whatever note and then working it out like that is also very helpful. In the end it is practice and it will one day just click.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-JAZZ-BASS-PRE-CBS-1964-TORTOISE-SHELL-SCRATCHPLATE-PICK-GUARD-/390497865888?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5aeb7c90a0 Really?

If you drop Ashdown an email or call them, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help answer any questions. [url="http://www.ashdownmusic.com/contact/index.asp"]http://www.ashdownmu...ntact/index.asp[/url]

If you looking to do sessions/theatre work/etc, then in its not really who you know, its who knows you. It really pays to advertise your services as much as possible.