hey all,

well, i found this site by bummin' around on...on...crap, i forget what site i was on...oh, passion4jazz, i think it was. anyway, i'm an old (44-years-old) former high school jazz trumpet player. i studied a while with warren gale and took a few theory lessons from mark levine.

well, i put the trumpet down years back, because it's just too darned hard to keep the chops up. but, i recently decided to take over playing piano for our church worship team. the young gal who played piano went to college. i had her show me what she was doing (everything was triads and in root position!). i thought hek, i can do that—i've got a lot of natural ability and raw talent. so, it's coming along quite fast. i've only been playing a few months now, and some things are coming long fast, others are not. but i'm very happy with just what i've discovered (how much can be done in root position alone!). wished i had known about this years back.

well, i'll be scouring this site for gems and jewels, and learning from the rest of you.

very nice (and thorough) site!

thanks,

starkman
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