http://www.solotromba.com/home trumpet, music, life, thoughts... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/tweeting-and-teaching/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/tweeting-and-teaching/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:08:08 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=2365 What a great idea to incorporate in a lecture type class. I will definitely use this the next time I teach Music Appreciation. I envision allowing students to tweet while I play music excerpts, etc.  Innovative! ]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/tweeting-and-teaching/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/h2-zoom-review/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/h2-zoom-review/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:37:30 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=2194 The H2 & H4 Zoom (H4N ($299), H1 ($99),  Q3 ($249) are new) have been around for ages, but after using my MD player since the late 90s, I finally broke down and bought one. My main intention/reason for buying one was to use in my trumpet lessons with students and to record my band [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/h2-zoom-review/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/kodak-zi8-pocket-video-camera-review/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/kodak-zi8-pocket-video-camera-review/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:24:35 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1884 So this past spring I realized my outdated Canon ZR20 miniDV Camcorder (2003) needed to be replaced. I recorded 2 concerts in January and was not happy with the audio and video output from my camcorder. A big factor in making the change was the huge disparity of quality between HD video and [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/07/kodak-zi8-pocket-video-camera-review/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/adventures-in-car-buying/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/adventures-in-car-buying/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:04:59 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1403 So yesterday was a good day. I left the car dealership not feeling buyers remorse or feeling like I had been duped by the dealer. I got exactly what I wanted at the price I wanted! Just a few tips: research the dealerships, take a highly intelligent person with you, be prepared to walk away. [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/adventures-in-car-buying/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:49:55 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1331 So I just got back from the International Women’s Brass Conference held on the campus of Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. It was a great week filled with a competition, performances, reuniting with old friends, and great sight-seeing. Here is a short synopsis of my week. It all began for me on a very early [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/city-bbq-in-cincy/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/city-bbq-in-cincy/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:04:35 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1298 I’m in love!!! I am a big aficionado of good meat. Steaks, pork chops, chicken, etc. BBQ holds a special place in my heart. I’ve lived in Texas, Topeka (near Kansas City), and now Cincy (near Louisville, KY). My absolute fav (until today) has been The Salt Lick in Driftwood, TEXAS, near Austin. It is [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/city-bbq-in-cincy/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/birthday-wishes/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/birthday-wishes/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:54:01 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1278 So it’s almost my birthday and I was just thinking about my current wants/needs. Here they are in no particular order. 1. New Car: 2010/11 Nissan Murano http://www.nissanusa.com/murano/ 2. Macbook, yeah it’s time to upgrade! 3. Wii and Netflix. I just heard you can stream unlimited videos through wii on to your tv…umm, yeah I’m getting this. 4. New phone? [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/birthday-wishes/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:06:12 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1252 So I recently attended a drum corps move-in camp and I have to say I was amazed at the physical challenges those kids embrace. I vaguely remember my own corps summer and I can’ t believe I was able to get through it! I do remember being in the shape of my life afterwards though! [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/feed/ 1 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/10-things-i-cant-live-without/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/10-things-i-cant-live-without/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 18:43:25 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1227 Just read a great article (http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2010/5/18/10-things-we-cant-live-without.html) that got me thinking what are the 10 things I couldn’t live without? The article listed laptops, high-speed internet, smart phone, education, movies, tv, music downloads, pets, booze, and coffee as the items people couldn’t live without. Here is my humble list: 1. I am a tv-holic, so tv is [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/10-things-i-cant-live-without/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 16:35:33 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1195 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/feed/ 0