Playing the saxophone The Cafe Trio grown to Octet down to Sextet

[Jeanette]

So... we're the ugly ones then? I don't know.... I'll have you know I am now an eminence grise, well that's what I try to tell myself...

No, you are all gorgeous, just have to make you know who feel special or he gets touchy 🙂

Jx

 

[Royston]

So... we're the ugly ones then? I don't know.... I'll have you know I am now an eminence grise, well that's what I try to tell myself...

And I'll have you all know I'm an "Oldeous Farteous" that's Latin for mature woodwind player.

 

[kevgermany]

And I'll have you all know I'm an "Oldeous Farteous" that's Latin for mature woodwind player.

Only if you play bassoon. Aka Fagott in German.

 

[trimmy]

No pics as we were missing the good looking one today 🙂

Aww shucks 😳

So... we're the ugly ones then?

You know the pecking order 😛

eminence grise

you know who feel special or he gets touchy 🙂

Feeling special makes me touchy 😉

 

[Tenor Viol]

Éminence grise - Wikipedia There you go @trimmy 😵 Although, I'm not entirely sure I want to wear a Grey Friar's habit... but you can call me 'Your Emminence' if you insist, although I doubt if the church is likely to give me a red hat any time soon 🙂

We had a bit of a different day yesterday. After some recent postings on the Café I thought I would give the gang a bit of a sight-reading 'opportunity'. I recorded the piano accompaniment part for a piece called Waltz for Emily by Jamie Rae (it was recorded in my music room on my piano, but not me playing 🙂 ). I thought peeps did very well 'giving it a go'.

I thought we would have another go at Holborne's 'Honie Suckle' which we haven't played since last year (we use an arrangement I made).

We had a go at Eye Level.

@chadders then led us through some pieces.

I know it may not always seem like it, but we are improving - I played a lot more yesterday and did much less hand waving (aka conducting). Some of that would be due to being a smaller group yesterday, but some is due to people improving and learning to play in a group and listening to what is going on around them.

 

[trimmy]

Nice words 'Your Enema'

Couldn't be arsed changing predictive text 😉

 

[Jeanette]

I played a lot more yesterday and did much less hand waving (aka conducting) Some of that would be due to being a smaller group yesterday,

It's not fair to say we were better because @trimmy was missing 😉

Jx

 

[trimmy]

It's not fair to say we were better because @trimmy was missing 😉

Jx

🙁 Hurt much more than you'll ever know

 

[Jeanette]

🙁 Hurt much more than you'll ever know

But I was sticking up for you 🙂

Jx

 

[Alice]

Is this the interval? I'll just pop to the bar and hope I'm back before Trimmy delivers his next speech! 😛

 

[Jeanette]

Is this the interval? I'll just pop to the bar and hope I'm back before Trimmy delivers his next speech! 😛

It's taking him that long I think I'll join you at the bar....

Jx

 

[trimmy]

Trimmy delivers his next speech! 😛

It's taking him that long I think I'll join you at the bar....

Jx

I'm still hurt, the blow to the nether regions was too painful 😵

 

[Jeanette]

I'm still hurt, the blow to the nether regions was too painful 😵

Well I'm not kissing that better!

Jx

 

[Tenor Viol]

Well I'm not kissing that better!

Jx

😱

 

[Jeanette]

Temporarily down to 5 today but we had a fab time and really are improving 🙂

Guys you are all brilliant and make playing really fun.

I can't stress enough to anyone please get out of your bedroom or lounge make the first move and start playing with others it really adds another dimension to playing. Who you play with is important and you do need to be like minded but I'm so proud of our little group we get on so well and to think it all started with 3 in @tenorviol living room. We've had a few people come and go but I think we have a great little group now 🙂

@tenorviol @trimmy @nickh @chadders @Royston



Jx

 

[Royston]

Temporarily down to 5 today but we had a fab time and really are improving 🙂

Guys you are all brilliant and make playing really fun.

I can't stress enough to anyone please get out of your bedroom or lounge make the first move and start playing with others it really adds another dimension to playing. Who you play with is important and you do need to be like minded but I'm so proud of our little group we get on so well and to think it all started with 3 in @tenorviol living room. We've had a few people come and go but I think we have a great little group now 🙂

@tenorviol @trimmy @nickh @chadders @Royston



Jx

Glad it went well. See you all on the 25th.
Let me know arrangements please.
Regards
Roy

 

[trimmy]

Guys you are all brilliant and make playing really fun.

You're not too bad yourself 🙂

Really good session today

Let me know arrangements please.

Meet you for a brew next week if you can

 

[Royston]

You're not too bad yourself 🙂

Really good session today


Meet you for a brew next week if you can

Will give you a ring Kev

 

[nickh]

Temporarily down to 5 today but we had a fab time and really are improving 🙂

Guys you are all brilliant and make playing really fun.

I can't stress enough to anyone please get out of your bedroom or lounge make the first move and start playing with others it really adds another dimension to playing. Who you play with is important and you do need to be like minded but I'm so proud of our little group we get on so well and to think it all started with 3 in @tenorviol living room. We've had a few people come and go but I think we have a great little group now 🙂

@tenorviol @trimmy @nickh @chadders @Royston



Jx

Yay to that!! @Jeanette and thanks for doing the organising. Without you we'd have nowhere to go!

 

[MandyH]

When is your next rehearsal?...Bari and I would love to sub for you one day 🙂