FPRIEST@CLEMSON.BITNET (02/09/90)
But can Vinnie and Dave play the windchimes, or the xylophone???
I rest my case....
Overseer
"My evil plans for world domination got off to a bad start when I lost
my car keys this morning..."GWO101@URIACC.BITNET (Michael Lehnertz (Drummer)) (02/09/90)
I am sure Vinnie can play wind chimes... Can Neil play a Samba or a Mambo?
I rest MY case.
- Drummer -DCODESP@CLEMSON.BITNET (Dan Codespoti Minstrel) (02/10/90)
If a percussionist CAN'T play xylophone, wind-chimes, marimba, or half a dozen
other things that have more to do w/ keyboard than "white noise" instruments
they don't stay percussionists very long... think about it...when someone
hires a musician for studio work, they don't hire a drummer, or a sax player...
they hire a "percusionist" - someone that can play all common percussion
instruments including bells, xylophone, marimba, etc. when they hire a "sax",
they hire a wind player....that means the person can play at least 4 different
saxes, plus flute, usually oboe, english horn, maybe piccolo, and bassoon....
I thought about being a studio musician, but I really felt like I wasn't gifted
enough to do it well..those people really are gifted...know what sight-reading
is?? they do it for a living....I had a prof in high-school who could play
almost everything, and has played studio work....he was excellent....as a
matter of fact, he is the Band DIrector at U of Minn last I heard........
I have done a very tiny bit of studio work..for the university....*very* minor..
.
it's fun, but not easy......
Minstrel.GWO101@URIACC.BITNET (Michael Lehnertz (Drummer)) (02/10/90)
Wrong, they hire a drummer AND a percussion player. Someone like Vinnie
will go in, lay down the groove. Then, a little later, they will hire someone
else, like Lenny Castro, to add something to the song with Percussion. Toto
uses MANY different percussion players because they specialize in certain
areas. Castro is a great Latin player, Joe Porcaro is great with the more
orchestral percussion.
- Drummer -