Bill Chase Clinic 1973

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Rare-Bill Chase clinic at Allegheny High near Pittsburgh October 16, 1973. Bill discusses his long tone routine-so, if you've ever wanted to hear how he did them-here it is-tapes don't lie :) Bill also takes questions regarding breathing, technique, teeth, practice methods (including recommending Violin studies), mental and physical aspects, etc.

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@ajaronis1 7 ай бұрын

Amazing. Just one year later he was gone. I can only imagine the music we never got to experience. RIP Bill.

@JohnnieDorman77 8 ай бұрын

Ha! That's me with the long hair sitting on the front row on the right. Bob Arterbury, my trumpet buddy on my left. Bill Chase didn't start playing the trumpet until he was eighteen. His development went pretty fast and he became one of the most prolific trumpet players by the time he was in his thirties. I was surprised to see this picture and that Chase clinic on KZbin. Thanks, JJ Martin for posting this. So many memories from those days.

@sitzesdavid2621 Жыл бұрын

Man, a transcription would be cool, and a gift to humanity's future. Bill was so dedicated to helping young brass players, amazing.

@GFLJO Жыл бұрын

Hearing this, I'm also interested in a transcript - I might just do it myself if it's not already out there.

@MrJaffercake Жыл бұрын

KZbin has done the transcript already 🎺

@johndaniel1855 Жыл бұрын

Wow, he mentions Ghitalla!, not everyone knows he studied with Ghitalla, who spoke of Bill very fondly as his former student.

@balcomoz Жыл бұрын

Gold!

@stephengilliss4790 Жыл бұрын

Bill played a concert on March 5, 1973 at my high school (Ridgeway High Memphis TN) and did a masterclass before the concert. I have notes but no recording of it so this is great to hear. The concert was to be a fund raiser for the band and the cost of the concert was $3,000. Sadly Maynard was playing the next night at Memphis State so the attendance at the Chase concert was not what it should have been. I had the privilege of driving Bill and some of the guys back to their hotel (including a stop at the train station to send Bill's girlfriend back to Chicago). One of the thrills of my life...the class, the live concert and the drive afterward. The first time I heard Chase, my band director was playing Open Up Wide in the bandroom. It literally dropped me to my knees.

@chasefreak Жыл бұрын

any pics? do you still have the notes you took? please let me know...Bill's GF then was Barbara, I have a pic of the two of them from Fl. just a couple days before you saw them

@stephengilliss4790 Жыл бұрын

@@chasefreak No pics. Unlike today where everyone has a camera 24/7, back then a camera was almost a luxury. I'll have to look for the notes.....I just moved but I'll keep my eye out for them. I specifically remember the story about his landlord asking if he knew any other notes as he practiced long tones for hours on end. Bill left an empty coke can in the car that night. It was a prized possession for years...I think my parents tossed it. I saw Bill live three times. The first was in Dyersburg TN at a high school in 1972. That gave our band director the idea to get them to our school. I also saw him in Paris TN in the early summer of 1974 at a drive in movie theater. I'm thinking Jimmy Peterik was there with him. A short time later, Bill was gone. One of the worst days in my life for a 17 year old. Somewhere along the line I started having long phone conversations with his manager Tommy Martin. Tommy had lots of good stories to tell. I'm sorry I didn't record them. I also consider myself a Chase Freak. I'd love to see the photo of Bill and Barbara.

@chasefreak Жыл бұрын

@@stephengilliss4790 I have the soundboard mix from Dyersburg & a pic-email me at jayjaymartin1970@yahoo.com I'll send the link and the pic

@stephengilliss4790 Жыл бұрын

@@chasefreak email sent

@gruntpalm Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Bill

@richtraube2241 Жыл бұрын

Seven minutes in and this sounds like the sanest, healthiest approach to brass playing and embouchure development I have ever heard. Thanks for posting.