[TPIN] THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SACRED ART OF MUSIC (Long)

[Dean Betts]

> >   >I can use a player on some upcoming gigs.
> >
> >   If it's for Bb trumpet, I would love to join you.
> >   (I only have one horn).
> If I were a contractor, this would turn me off of hiring you
> immediately. Transposition is considered a basic skill for professional
> trumpet players in my area (Metro-Detroit). If you can't transpose, what
> other basic skills do you lack? You might be a wonderful player and
> musician, but most contractors won't be willing to risk it, as the
> quality of the performers they hire is a reflection on them, and can
> directly impact the number of gigs they are able to contract. Also,
> there are plenty of very good players who own all of the required tools
> of the trade (ie the different pitched trumpets).

I can transpose well enough.
For some reason, I thought I needed to tell Rick I would be playing on a Bb.
Maybe he doesn't care.