Good afternoon from London and the RCM!

[Mike Pecanic]

Welcome! My daughter's name is Katie so you must be a very nice person...btw, I love London, hope to go back soon.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

When you get the chance, read the Bull Pit 'Down here' thread and tell me if it's entertaining for you at all.

Well, Katie, hello from me too.
Ken seems keen for you to join the fun on the 'Down Here (NZ)' thread, you must have kiwi relatives that he knows about.
You've certainly put a spring into all the boys' steps on this thread!
Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

[Robert Prowse]

ok How did the hihat cymbal get its name?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

ok How did the hihat cymbal get its name?

boom chic boom chic boom chic boom chic..

or.. _ chic _ chic _ chic _ chic

[Robert Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

boom chic boom chic boom chic boom chic..

or.. _ chic _ chic _ chic _ chic

ok
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would run a hundred miles !

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

ok
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would run a hundred miles !

Wasn't this a question about the hihat? The one that goes -chic-chic on the back beat or boom chic boom chic with the Bass Drum? Isn't that what you were asking?

?How did the hihat cymbal get its name?

[Katie Long]

Oh god, I don't get it...!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

Oh god, I don't get it...!

Boom is the sound of a bass drum and chic is the sound of the hi hat cymbals. Thus being boom chic boom chic.. Boom on 1 and 3, chic on 2 and 4.

You need to play a little jazz in some rhythm sections to really get this. Maybe it's just an American thing. I don't really know..

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Well, Katie, hello from me too.
Ken seems keen for you to join the fun on the 'Down Here (NZ)' thread, you must have kiwi relatives that he knows about.
You've certainly put a spring into all the boys' steps on this thread!
Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

Richard, I just wanted her to read it and see what kind of people we have here other than the 'normal' Bass playing chatters that we are all used to. Maybe she will feel safer knowing that what goes on in the 'Pit stays in the 'Pit so she knows what to stay clear of..

Just warning the young lady of her surroundings...

Katie is one of the best Classical players we have here on the Forum and is developing into becoming a top Pro in that field. Lets show a little respect for those that take the Bass as serious as it should be taken to reach that level.

Richard, this is Ken's Corner, not the Men's Room!

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Let's hope they all remenber how the hihat cymbol got its name!

Katie,
In years gone buy there was a breed on male called the gentleman. He basically lived his life (on the surface, anyway) to a code of respect for his social environment. He practised, among other things, something called 'good manners'.
High on the gentleman's list of 'the ways to conduct oneself' was a strong desire to show respect to women.
When a gentleman passed a lady on the street, he lifted his hat as a sign of respect. The hi-hat cymbol's movement imitates this gesture. Hence its name.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Richard, this is Ken's Corner, not the Men's Room!

I think you misunderstood me, that was exactly my point!
(read my last post)
I consider myself a gentleman, especially when I talk to ladies. Whether they are good at the bass or not is irrelevant to me. This is why I used the metaphor of the hi-hat.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

I think you misunderstood me, that was exactly my point!
(read my last post)
I consider myself a gentleman, especially when I talk to ladies. Whether they are good at the bass or not is irrelevant to me. This is why I used the metaphor of the hi-hat.

Ok, Richard.. Never mind..

Just read a few recent posts by you in a few other threads. Some of which I hope she doesn't read. My mind just clumped a few of them together when I read this one.

[Richard Prowse]

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone".

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone".

Rock, Paper, Scissor?

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Rock, Paper, Scissor?

Down here we use one rock, a piece of paper, but a pair of scissors.
Viva la cultural difference!
...oh, and the only Chick I know plays the piano and writes songs with names like 'Spain'.

[Steve_M]

So Katie, lets talk about you.

Whats the hardest piece you've had to perform yet? Have you met Gary Karr at all? I've had a couple of email exchanges with him but he's from a different world to me - wonderful teacher though.

[Katie Long]

Funnily enough I've just premiered a piece that was written for me by a composer called Edward Lambert, called 'Trio Sonata in D'. It's for trumpet, piano and double bass. It's really really good stuff, usually I'm a bit funny with modern stuff but this is really good. Although it's very very difficult. Lots of double stopping and chords so technically fairly challenging but by far the hardest part is the counting and stuff. The premiere went really well however, I'm keeping a weather eye out for the reviews that usually crop up on t'internet when I perform with this guy and his orchestra/choir. So that was probably the hardest I guess.

I've not met Gary Karr as yet - hopefully I will some day. But I did have a bass lesson with Paul Ellison during his recent UK visit...awesome!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Katie Long

Funnily enough I've just premiered a piece that was written for me by a composer called Edward Lambert, called 'Trio Sonata in D'. It's for trumpet, piano and double bass. It's really really good stuff, usually I'm a bit funny with modern stuff but this is really good. Although it's very very difficult. Lots of double stopping and chords so technically fairly challenging but by far the hardest part is the counting and stuff. The premiere went really well however, I'm keeping a weather eye out for the reviews that usually crop up on t'internet when I perform with this guy and his orchestra/choir. So that was probably the hardest I guess.

I've not met Gary Karr as yet - hopefully I will some day. But I did have a bass lesson with Paul Ellison during his recent UK visit...awesome!

Any of this stuff recorded that you did or any other pieces you could share now that we have a 'Clips' Section available here?

[Steve_M]

Good luck with the practice

Originally Posted by Katie Long

I've not met Gary Karr as yet - hopefully I will some day. But I did have a bass lesson with Paul Ellison during his recent UK visit...awesome!

Gary Karr is worth dropping a line to if you have a specific question. I wanted to find out more about the Rabbath fingering method so I contacted him through his website http://www.garykarr.com/

karrtalk [at] garykarr.com