Interview with Jan Gippo, Part I
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» ThePiccoloChic - I am completely in love with the piccolo!!!
Hello! I am totally and completely 100% a piccolo player and not a flute player. I am a college senior and have been playing PICCOLO since age 8 and FLUTE since age 10. Weird, shouldn't that be backwards or something? Well, it's not, and everyone who knows me around here knows that I love the piccolo. I even practice my flute lesson stuff on my piccolo, even though I shouldn't! It's really hard for me, and it's impossible to major on piccolo, because it's not considered a MAJOR instrument. I would any day choose the piccolo over the flute. As an experienced piccolo player that has played piccolo in every wind ensemble, orchestra, honors festivals, and concerto competitions, I would think that they would make an acception. My teacher thinks I spend too much time on my piccolo. I can't help it though! When I go off for an audition it surely will not be on the flute! To make a piccolo sound beautiful and less shrill requires much tone work, including daily long tone warm-ups and experience in playing in an ensemble. It's really not that hard, and nowadays, there is much more solo stuff in wind ensembles and orchestras to make it challenging! If any of you know where a good graduate school has a teacher who specializes in piccolo, email me so I can breakout of here! Love the article on J. Gippo and happy piccoloing!-- posted by ThePiccoloChic
» Susie_Q - You go, girl!
You are a person after Jan's own heart. He is really pushing to establish piccolo as a respected solo instrument. And yes, I do believe there are places where you can major in piccolo only! There is a special committee with the National Flute Association that is working to promote piccolo. If you send me an e-mail message, I can get you in touch with a couple of people that could help you investigate a piccolo concentration more.-- posted by Susie_Q
» syndirelah - piccolo
I play a 4psh silver head, plastic body picc now and would like to know what you all think about getting wooden i really know taht it depends on how much you use and all, but i am still not sure if I want to make an investment like that. let me know what your thougts are!thanks!
Jennifer
-- posted by syndirelah
» Susie_Q - piccolo
My thoughts? I'm very partial to completely wooden piccolos, including head. The sound is truer to the piccolo, and the shape is, also. But, if you're going to use it for marching, I'd stick with what you have. If you plan on doing a lot of concert playing, wood is the way to go. Composite wood is good, and is also more environmentally sound, not to mention less expensive.-- posted by Susie_Q
» RuchelK - wood piccs
I have a 4psh, also. But I wasn't too happy with the sound. So I got a plastic head. You can buy them separate from Gemeinhardt and they only cost around $60. It does make a difference. But then I found, and bought, a wonderful wooden piccolo. The sound of wood piccolos is definitely better. I still use my plastic one in school, though, so I don't have to take my wood one back and forth and have to worry about it cracking in this crazy Chicago weather.Rachel
-- posted by RuchelK
» see_jayne_type - piccolo: silver vs. plastic/wooden
I was wondering what kinds(plastic w/ silver, plastic, all silver...) of pics are best for marching and which are best for concert bands?-- posted by see_jayne_type
» Susie_Q - Piccolo types
It seems that most people use the plated silver for marching. The wooden is definitely better and truer for concert use. Plastic is nothing more than just an inexpensive version of the wooden. But, like I had said earlier, I'm very partial to the wooden pics!-- posted by Susie_Q
» windilyn - more picc talk...
I have a Ghemeinhardt picc - resin body/solid silver head. This is infinitely better than the old P.O.J.(PieceOFJunk)I played on all through High School - a student model, Armstrong metal one. Much less shrill and bright. Would LOVE an all wooden one, but with three kids needing instruments...HA HA HA! Do any of you play this particular picc, and what are your thoughts on the silver head?? Curious...-- posted by windilyn
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