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Top Senior Prospects
Many teams draft seniors because of an immediate need on the roster. They're looking for someone to come in and contribute right away. While none of these guys are finished products, many of them should get the chance for early minutes due to their maturity and role playing potential.
Updated Senior Rankings
1. Tyler Zeller
Averaging 16 and 9 as a senior, Zeller became one of the most productive and reliable interior players in the country. Considering his size and overall skill-set, there's no question he should be able to contribute offensively at the pro level. With few teams owning two legitimate centers, Zeller could be the first true post-player off the board.
2. Andrew Nicholson
Nicholson propelled St. Bonaventure to an Atlantic 10 tournament championship, reminding scouts what he brings to the table in the process. He's added a face-up dimension to his game to help compliment his aggressive interior play, practically inventing an outside jumper his senior year. Nicholson hit almost 1 trey a game on 43% from downtown, and has established himself as one of the more versatile and talented offensive big men in the draft pool.
3. Jeffery Taylor
Taylor always had the physical tools, but never the game to go with it. That all changed his senior year, when he shot 42% from downtown compared to the 34% he shot as a junior and .091% as a sophomore. With the strength, size and athleticism to guard three positions, Taylor's improved perimeter game has given teams another reason to look his way.
4. Festus Ezeli
His presence alone makes a difference, whether his offensive game develops or not. At 6'11, Ezeli has a tremendous wingspan that makes it difficult for guards to penetrate or big men to get clean looks inside. He's powerful and explosive, and remains one of the most physically intimidating interior players in the draft pool.
5. Kevin Jones
Jones made his way back to the NBA radar after improving in almost every facet of the game. He raised his scoring average from 13 to 20 and his rebounding average from 7.5 to 11, incredible differences when you consider his minutes stayed around same. Jones has a relentless motor on the offensive glass, using his nose for the ball to anticipate misses. With a a soft touch and improving jumper, Jones has pick and pop potential to mesh with his excellent rebounding instincts.
6. William Buford
Buford displayed his versatility as an off-ball scorer, but struggled with consistency and creating easy shots. His role at the next level will require shot-making duties as a spot-up threat, and to defend opposing 2-guards. He's got role player potential as a low-risk, low-reward prospect.
7. Kris Joseph
His status as a prospect has been virtually unchanged since late in his sophomore year. A fluid athlete with ideal length and mobility for a small forward, Joseph's strengths are best suited in an up-tempo environment where he can get out in transition. Continuing to develop that three-point shot will maximize his services as a stretch-small forward. With sound shooting mechanics, there's no reason that can't happen.
8. Drew Gordon
Gordon averaged a double-double for the second consecutive year as one of the most explosive power forwards in the country. While he lacks a post game and shot-creating abilities, he makes plays off the ball around the rim with the help of some bouncy spring in his legs. Gordon has the potential to fill a backup 4 role that can get up and down the floor and energize a unit.
9. Draymond Green
Green's selling point is his maturity, leadership, toughness and ability to fit in. While there's not one thing he does from a talent-perspective that makes your jaw drop, his role-playing attributes will make him an attractive prospect for a playoff roster or as a young team's second draft pick.
10. Herb Pope
Pope really added to his offensive repertoire after developing a face-up game that previously didn't exist. While his strengths still come as an active body in the paint, he showed some Antoine Walker-like dexterity when attacking on the perimeter. Pope will need to improve his conditioning though to earn playing time right away.
11. Kevin Murphy
Murphy is dynamic perimeter scorer with long arms and a quick first step. He averaged over 20 a game, however struggled over the last two years against tougher non-conference competition (Threw up duds against Michigan State, West Virginia, NC State). Still, his ability to put the ball in the hole could be a valued quality once he adds some added bulk. Murphy had a strong showing in Portsmouth and should be a scorer to watch during predraft festivities.
12. JaMychal Green
Green made more headlines off the court than on it his senior year, but that doesn't take away from his skill-set on the court. Green has a nice midrange game with a reliable elbow jumper, and can finish around the rim with strong scoring instincts. If he can convince scouts and coaches he's mentally committed, Green can add offense to a front-line down the road.
13. Darius Miller
Miller proved he's capable of spotting up or pulling up off a dribble. The fact that he'll be playing the same role in the NBA as he did in college should make for a smooth adjustment and transition.
14. Kim English
Reports were positive out of Portsmouth, after English finished an excellent senior year shooting a lights-out 45% from behind the arc. He's a good athlete who moves well without the ball and owns a high basketball IQ. With his efficiency and perimeter skills, English has a role carved out for him as a complimentary player. He's also one of the most insightful Tweeters in the game, and a clear student of basketball.
15. Alex Young
Young has averaged at least 18 points in three consecutive years, doing so with his NBA body and strong basketball instincts. While he's not the most consistent shooter off the dribble, Young can score at awkward angles from different spots on the floor. While his competition has been inferior to his fellow draft prospects, Young has a feel for the game that can make him an effective off the ball scorer at the next level.
16. Scott Machado
Machado has that matrix-like ability to slow down his surroundings in order to anticipate and make the right pass. He has extraordinary vision, remains consistently poised as a facilitator and has improved his 3-ball to 40%. He led the country in assists, but is missing the quickness and explosiveness of most successful undersized point guards. He'll be drafted based on intrigue and a shallow point guard class.
17. Mike Scott
Scott is guy with a clear identity in that scouts know what they'll be getting if they select him. A tough, physical inside presence, Scott's improving midrange game has increased his value as an NBA prospect.
18. Henry Sims
Sims emerged as one of the more unique big men in college ball, after averaging in double figures while leading his team in assists and blocked shots. Sims has great size and deceptive quickness, and possesses a feel for the rim that allows him to score in the paint. If Sims can continue developing the midrange game, he's be able to contribute in a variety of ways to an NBA front court.
19. Terrance Henry
Henry is a kid that despite being a senior shows a lot of raw talent yet to be developed. He's got to put some weight on and get more comfortable playing on the perimeter, but his agility and length makes him a very intriguing forward prospect.
20. Cameron Moore
Moore was incredibly effective for UAB in his senior year, averaging 16, 10 and 2.4 blocks per game. He's an impressive athlete with hops, but lacks the polish of his competing big men prospects.
I agree, Darius Miller is going to be a steal and I can't believe he is listed so low. In My Opinion he is a Rich-mans William Buford. Buford disappeared in the tourney/ big moments of games. Darius Miller shows up at those times. Hes a better defender, more athletic and can score from the 3, midrange and post.
I havent looked at Miller much, but I guess I should. Pope I love, but he's under 6 8"...with not very long arms. He may overcome that, but is worth noting. Bernard James needs to be on this list. Tu Holloway as well. Marcus Denmon? Anyway, orlando Johnson is also a senior I believe, and should be on the list. JaMychal Green is getting raves for his PIT play. Id look to Gooden....only because of his natural length and athleticism.

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She was posing like models do.
My boy was enjoying the hug.
(He was going through a phase where he wanted hugs from everyone, particularly girls.)
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perfect harmony ;-)
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Zygons were a villain I'm kinda surprised took this long to return. I understand not bringing back the Ice Warriors. But having a bad guy that can more or less take any humanoid form they kidnap seems like an interesting range of stories and ways to really show characters depth. Big Finish with the 8th doctor had some really interesting Zygon stories a few years ago.
Daily Mail has some Anniversary filming photos from yesterday http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...cial-David-Tennant-joins-Joanna-Page-set.html Jonna Page's wardrobe and character might be a bit spoilerish Spoiler: Character
Yeah and that's the trouble with the original Silurian look. Shame they couldn't have made Vastra's kind more of an offshoot.
I have a feeling that these scenes aren't part of the main plot of the Special but show what 10 is up to when we see him again. Tennant's a big fan of the Zygons, so Moffat probably chucked one in as a favour to him.
The old Silurians were a million times better. The whole point of the original story is that they don't have human faces, but that doesn't mean we should treat them differently. Giving them human faces ruins the point and just comes across as xenophobic. As if the audience shouldn't care about people who don't look like them.
Or, given the budget, being able to see the actors emote was the driving force behind the current makeup. It's hard to care about a rubber mask, no matter what it looks like. So far as the special goes, I'm surprised at just how excited I am to see Ten again. Now if only Nine could make an appearance. He's still my Doctor.
I think it's meant to reflect how we see different races as less alien than many decades ago, but have random compulsions to kill them even with the slightest difference, so it expands the message closer to discrimination in general, and not only racial discrimination which is an old story, and they even look a bit like they have some skin disease.
I have my own way of explaining it. The warrior Silurians in New series who like to wear masks. The Silurians in the classic series look like men in masks - so perhaps they were Silurians in masks too, be it for life support or what have you. The climate has changed after all. Even allows an explanation why the third eye has different functions too - in their first appearance its a weapon so perhaps its just built in to the helmet like 70s Cybermen. In their second appearance its for communications with their sub. I suppose ideally Rose could be paired with her other Doctor, but I'd believe that when I'd see it.
Zygons huh? Interesting choice, but I'm just so glad that they're going for a classic villain. I think this has the making of a great episode. If it's just Matt an Tennant with the Zygons, I have a nice little felling that this will resemble the Two Doctors more than the Three of Five Doctors which for me is great as the two doctors is my favourite cross-over ever, and one of my favourite episodes. Although, I still really want to see Paul come back. he needs a second time on screen. but at least my doctor is back for the big day! Originally, I thought this 50th anniversary would be doomed from the start with Moffatt the helms, with him you'd have thought that it would just be Smith with some new villain and a complicated plot twist even Moffatt does not fully understand. If this 50th special is awesome, Moffatt may be redeemed in my eyes. Hopefully though at the end there won't be something that would really piss me off happening in it like the doctor regenerating into a woman or something. Really for this one, I just want a good old doctor team up with a great villain and a great episode. No complicated plot twists that lead into something awful and confusing like series 6 or the doctor being a Dalek or something. Really, I'd rather not have the doctor regenerating in this one seeing that his last adventure would be with a past version of himself. Also while we're on the topic of Tardis outsides, I prefer DT's Tardis, looks a bit more realistic compared to MS's. I don't like how bright his is.
It better be more than just DT and Rose. We only saw them a couple of years ago. I want Ecclestone, McGann, and McCoy, at least! :P
Yeah, I'd like Eccleston, McGann, and McCoy back too. I wouldn't want Colin Baker, Peter Davidson, Tom Baker, or an imitation of the first three back though as they're too old for the role though. However as much as I want to see McGann again, a Smith Tennant team up sounds good as well. But really right now, I'd just be thankful that we're getting more than one doctor back and a classic villain to go with it.
^^ Nah, it would be cool to include the older Doctors as well. It's very easy to include a reason for the older appearance. And, it's a celebration of the 50 years, not just the last 8. Mr Awe
As far as I'm concerned, Time Crash has the best explanation ("hair's a bit greyer, that's because of me though, two of us together has shorted out the time differential, should all snap back in place when we get you home"), and we don't need another.
There is no respect for the classic series, I would be upset if there was no classic Doctor (this includes Mcgann) in this special.
It's mostly a celebration of the last eight. I'm guessing that Eccleston would have been included if he wanted the job, but not any of the older Doctors.
Which is fucking ridiculous. If they wanted to celebrate the 8th anniversary with a New Who, they should've release a special on the anniversary of Rose. They're not; they're releasing it on the 50th anniversary of An Unearthly Child. This should be a celebration of Who in all its forms from beginning to the present, not any particular era. That said, I'm still not entirely convinced we WON'T in fact get any classic Doctors or companions, but a celebration of 50 years that "mostly" celebrates the latest eight is just insulting.
Look, a popular kids show is running an anniversary special featuring characters that the current fans of the show would conceivably remember. What, precisely, is insulting about that? More to the point, when did you develop the notion that you were owed anything by this television show?


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Check out this video that includes interviews, live audio and music from back in Overtown's heyday. Here's something I didn't know...Sam Moore of Sam & Dave ("I'm a soooooouuul maaaaan!) was a Towner 4 life!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Miami Herald video honors Overtown's musical history
3 comments:
- Duchess said...
Where is the video?
- February 14, 2009 at 7:31 PM
- Black-N-Dade said...
Click the link...as sometimes the Herald trips about their videos being on other sites.
- February 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Duchess said...
Thanks, Black-N-Dade, I finally saw it. And I see Sam Moore is STILL telling that b.s. about how he and Dave SUPPOSEDLY ended up singing together lol. Just check out how many different versions of that particular story Sam has told here:
Later. - March 13, 2009 at 5:53 PM
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Art of the American Indians Showcases Tradition
Each of the 135 masterworks included in Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection, which runs through May 30 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has a story to tell. They are stories of tradition, of innovation, and of the continued vibrancy of American Indian culture and art.
Drawn from The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., the objects in the exhibition were carefully assembled over the past two decades by Eugene V. Thaw, one of the art world's most distinguished connoisseurs and collectors. This is the first time the collection is being treated as a traveling exhibition, and several key objects will only be seen in Cleveland.
Visitors to the free exhibition will see works of breathtaking beauty and skill that span the North American continent, moving from the ancient ivories and ingenious modern masks of the Arctic to the beautiful and dramatic arts of the Pacific Northwest, one of the pillars of the Thaw Collection. The basketry of Native American weavers appears in a section devoted to California and the adjacent Great Basin, while the abstract art of the Southwest will be shown in both its ancient and modern manifestations.
From the Plains come outstanding examples of the colorfully beaded and painted works for which the region is most famous. Showcased as well are the Eastern Woodlands, including the Great Lakes, and their visually quieter and more contemplative arts, another of the collection's great strengths.
While most of the works of art included in the exhibition date to the 1800s, they remain very much connected to the traditions of contemporary Native Americans, a fact that is evident within the diverse American Indian population of Cleveland. Helping to ensure this story is told are several representatives of the local Native American community who are serving on an advisory committee to the exhibition. In addition to helping with the development of an extensive schedule of programs that complements the exhibition, members of the committee also are acting as performers, artisans, and educators throughout the run of Art of the American Indians.
For example, Valerie J. Evans, a Delaware from the Six Nations Reserve, is lending her talents as an interpreter within the galleries. Also an artist, her prints will be available for sale in the museum's gift shop. A resident of Westlake, she grew up in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.
Evans will greet and lead groups through the exhibition, as well as help to provide context for what they see there. "I am eager to meet visitors at the museum and to answer any questions regarding Native American culture and traditions," Evans says.
Her own favorite tradition, shared with her husband and two young sons, is attending the annual Six Nations Powwow, held on the banks of the Grand River in Ontario. The event, which features music, dance, arts, and crafts, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009. "It's a time to rekindle with family and friends, as well as my culture," Evans says.
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From the architect. Sao Paulo based practice Estudio America recently completed the new Memory Museum in the cultural district of Matucana in Santiago, Chile.
Interesting combination, as the Sao Paulo architecture scene has a strong heritage from Brazilian architects Oscar Niemeyer, Mendes da Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, and other architects from the modern movement. The result? A pure volume, on which every effort has been put into the structure, cantilevering between two ponds on which a line of shadow on the base make the volume gravitate. Finishes are simple, with no pretension.
Under the volume, a big shadow welcomes visitors, who pass by a small lobby before entering the triple-height inside the container, with the different exhibition spaces. Circulations go on the perimeter, from where the perforated copper skin offers a perfect view of the outside.


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Cherries in Winter by Suzan Colon: Review
Cherries in Winter is a quick read at 200 pages, which is a bonus. Although I liked the idea of this book and I found the stories of Nana's life interesting, I was never really attached to the author. Colon is a magazine writer and the book reads a lot like several articles to me. I found it hard to drum up sympathy for her compared to what her grandmother went through. And there are many more people in worse circumstances at the present time.
So I only thought it was an okay read. On the other hand, the cover is yummy!
Thanks to DoubleDay for the review copy.
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ReplyDelete This book interests me (and, yes, the cover is yummy!). Thanks for the heads-up that it reads like a series of articles. I think I'll be OK with that, as long as I know it ahead of time, and aren't expecting the flow of a memoir.
Did you learn enough about her Nana's story to keep it interesting, or did Colon try to hard to make their situations similar?- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 1:29 AM
I had ordered this book and will pick it up tomorrow. Can't wait to read it. LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!!! Also read the book "One Man's wilderness" by Dick Proenneke from Iowa who moved to Twin Lakes, Alaska, designed and built a beautiful cabin and cache and thrived there in the wilderness for over 30 years!!! Great!!! Phoenix Racine, WI


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Although not a poor country, the amount of wealth accumulated by Poland's citizens is limited. The loss of independence, the control by foreign powers of economic and political life, and 2 world wars brought destruction and depleted any accumulated wealth. Since the end of World War II misguided economic policies further wasted the efforts of millions of people. Only since 1990
GDP per Capita (US$) | |||||
Country | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1998 |
Poland | N/A | 2,932 | 2,819 | 2,900 | 3,877 |
United States | 19,364 | 21,529 | 23,200 | 25,363 | 29,683 |
Germany | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31,141 |
Romania | 1,201 | 1,643 | 1,872 | 1,576 | 1,310 |
SOURCE: United Nations. Human Development Report 2000; Trends in human development and per capita income. |
has the country had its first real opportunity to utilize its talents and skills. It will take time, however, before the effects will be widely visible.
The implementation of market-oriented reforms caused the whole nation to suffer during the period of transition. The previous system of widely spread subsidies for food consumption, transportation, and other areas of life could not be sustained because of the gaping hole in the government budget. Particularly hard hit by budget cuts were places of culture including museums, galleries, theaters, symphony orchestras, and other artists who had benefitted from government sponsorship. Slowly, as the economy has improved, private sponsors increased their contributions and the government budget has allocated more funds to support arts and sciences.
The new economic system offers unemployment benefits. The benefits expire after several months. However, local governments operate offices assisting the unemployed in finding jobs. In some parts of the country it is difficult to match the person with given skills to the job. Retraining programs are offered for those who lack job skills, such as high school graduates who pursued general education, or those whose skills are obsolete because of the changing economy.
Poland's health care system has been recently reformed, but everybody has access to medical services. A
Distribution of Income or Consumption by Percentage Share: Poland | |
Lowest 10% | 3.0 |
Lowest 20% | 7.7 |
Second 20% | 12.6 |
Third 20% | 16.7 |
Fourth 20% | 22.1 |
Highest 20% | 40.9 |
Highest 10% | 26.3 |
Survey year: 1996 | |
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Poland | 28 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 34 |
United States | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 51 |
Germany | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
Romania | 36 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 16 |
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person must register with a family doctor of his or her choice. This general physician is the primary care provider. Should any additional services be required, the primary care provider directs a patient to a specialist. The health care system is organized into several regional organizations which receive government grants to finance their services. The organizations negotiate contract prices with hospitals and clinics, both private and operated by local governments. Destitute people also receive health care services and the cost of treatment is paid by grants from local or central governments. Although the system pays for psychiatric help, it does not include dental care services.
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Because economic conditions vary across regions, the government developed some programs focusing on the needs of areas lagging behind the general level of development. These areas receive additional funds for the construction of local infrastructure projects including water and sewage treatment facilities, school construction and renovation, etc. A portion of the funds is provided by the EU.
Although lifestyles between the poor and the wealthy have not yet had time to fully differentiate, some differences are visible. Besides differences in food consumption, some of the noticeable differences are in the use of vacation time. Although the number of people participating in tourist trips increased from 53 percent in 1990 to 63 percent in 1999, the percentage of those spending 5 or more days on a trip stayed roughly the same. In 1990, 34 percent spent 5 or more days on a trip, while in 1999 36 percent did so. However, the number of non-travelers decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the same time period. The length of a typical vacation tends to be shorter now than the standard 2 weeks prior to 1989.
The change of the economic system to one rewarding the suppliers of labor negatively affected families with a large number of small children. These families tend to spend particularly large amounts of their income on food and basic necessities, while having fewer opportunities to allocate more time to work. Government welfare programs provide additional support, but it seems that the needs of large families are increasing. Whether this situation discourages childbearing and contributes to the stagnation of the population growth has not yet been determined.


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I found this piece about the future of newspaper book review pages to be grim. Mike Shea of Texas Monthly noted by email when I sent the link to him that his space has actually increased from a half page to a full page. "The bad news is that's only enough space for 3 short reviews and 1 sidebar interview," he writes.
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wikiHow to Play Scales on the Clarinet
Playing scales on the clarinet will help you get used to different key signatures and help expand your musical knowledge. Scales are extremely important in music. An example would be in the Chaconne movement in Gustav Holst's First Suite in Eb, in which there is an eighth note (quaver) run in the clarinet part that is essentially an Eb scale. Scales are used in most music, and scales are also necessary for most auditions. Memorizing the 12 major scales is always a great thing to do.
1Recognize flats and sharps, and understand key signatures. Flats make the notes sound a half step (semi-tone|) lower and sharps make them sound a half step (semi-tone) higher. Study your fingering chart, and refer to it if you come across a note you are not familiar with. Also be aware of notes that have two names -- for example, F# and Gb are the same, G# and Ab, etc. This will be important to know on that harder scales.
2Get a feel of how a scale sounds. A good musician can tell if they've played a wrong note immediately, even if they've never played a certain scale before. There's a pattern or half and whole steps that you should be able to recognize without even thinking about it.
3Begin by learning the B flat major scale. Since the clarinet is a transposing instrument, it actually starts and ends on C (to play it one octave, start on below-the-staff C and end on third space C). All the notes in this scale are played natural. This is also a good scale to learn if you're just learning to "cross the break" -- get from the second space A to B natural and above.
4Next, learn the other "basic" scales (the ones that occur most often in music you will play). These are the Eb scale (starts on F, one flat, the one octave scale is just a matter of lifting fingers), the Ab scale (starts on Bb, two flats), and the F scale (starts on G, one sharp).
5Learn the next few scales, that some directors might call the "intermediate" scales. These scales are often played for auditions, if the requirement is to play 7 scales, so they're important to know. These are the Db scale (starts on Eb, 3 flats), the C scale (starts on D, 2 sharps), and the G scale (starts on A, 3 sharps). Starting to see a pattern here?
6Finally, you will learn the last 5 major scales. These are the most difficult, and they are as follows -- the Gb scale (starts on Ab, 4 flats), the D scale (starts on E, 4 sharps), the A scale (starts on B, 5 sharps), the E scale (starts on F#, 6 sharps), and the B scale (starts on Db, 5 flats).
7Learn to play scales two octaves. This will definitely increase your chances of doing well in auditions, and is also a good way to work on high notes. Most scales can be played two octaves without any of the highest notes (above-the-staff C# and up), with the exceptions of the C and B scales.
8Work on playing them 3 octaves, once you've mastered two. This is a great way to work on the highest notes on the clarinet, and again, octaves make all the difference in auditions. Some scales are very difficult (almost impossible -- that would be the C and B scales) to play a third octave, so it's best to start with the ones that start the first octave the lowest -- the D, Eb E, and F scales.
9Learn the chromatic scale. This is also an important part of auditions, and is very useful for getting your fingering chart into your head. A chromatic scale can start on any note, and it covers the whole range. Typically, clarinets start on G, but any note is fine. The scale pattern would be G, G#, A, A# (Bb), B, B# (C), and so on. It's basically just playing every single note on your fingering chart in order. Work on learning this scale 2 and 3 octaves as well. Another common pattern is from E (the lowest note on a standard clarinet) to E 3 octaves higher.
10Try different types of scales. Now that you can play all the major scales, try learning natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales, or even more bizarre scales, like gypsy scales. You can also work even more on your major scales by learning scales in 3rds, or purchasing a method book with scale exercises in it.
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- Memorizing is good. Scales must be memorized for most auditions, and what's the point of playing them endlessly if you don't have them memorized to use them in your playing.
- If you miss a note when playing a scale, keep going - Do not break the rhythm by going back to fix the mistake. If a certain sequence of scale notes is giving you trouble, practice that transition separately.
- Practice constantly; the more time you put into it, the better you will get.
- A good understanding of scale theory and the circle of fifths will make scales much easier -- you may not even need a scale sheet anymore.
- Your fingering chart is your best friend. Always have one handy... you'll use it often.
- Scales are all about patterns. You may notice that you can tell which notes are going to be flat or sharp just by counting the number of flats or sharps in the key signature. The table below shows this pattern... for instance, if you see 3 flats, you should know instantly that they will be Bb, Eb, and Ab.
Number of Flats/Sharps | Flat or Sharp Added |
1 flat | Bb |
2 flats | Eb |
3 flats | Ab |
4 flats | Db |
5 flats | Gb |
1 sharp | F# |
2 sharps | C# |
3 sharps | G# |
4 sharps | D# |
5 sharps | A# |
6 sharps | E# |
- When practicing difficult scales or high octaves, use tetrachords. Tetra means four, so this basically means practicing four notes at a time. Play the first four notes of the scale over and over, gradually increasing in speed until you can play them cleanly, then move on to the next four.
- Marking your music will help a lot. Maybe you can remember a flat or sharp or two, but much more than that, and you'll forget. Take some time to go through and mark every single sharp or flat in every single scale, if you have to. For some of the more difficult key signatures, when you have notes like A# and Fb, you may want to pencil in the name of the note you know these by better -- A# = Bb, and Fb = E natural, for instance.
- Keep in mind that the clarinet is a transposing instrument. If you've ever been confused as to why the Bb scale actually starts on C, that's why: The clarinet's C is equivalent to a Bb on a C instrument. Try not to get confused if a flute player tells you the Eb scale has 3 flats... for you, it only has one.
- Understand that scales are the root of everything you will play. Knowing your scales not only helps you with key signatures, but most pieces are full of passages that are essentially scales - for instance, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is very much like this. Once you can play all of your major, minor, and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios, you can, in theory, play just about anything very easily.
- Practice scales with a metronome so that your fingers learn to play the scale notes in an even rhythm. Start slowly and make sure the rhythm is steady before attempting to play faster. This will also help in the memorization process.
- When you start working on higher octaves, try a harder reed. If you've been using a 2 1/2, try moving up to a 3 or a 3 1/2. The harder the reed, the easier the high notes are.
- The sharp-side scales (D, B minor, A, F# minor, and so on) will tend to use a right-sided B and a left-sided C# in the clarion register.
- It is a fact of life that scales aren't the most exciting things in the world. You may get bored of scales for a while, which is normal -- play something else for a little bit, and then get back to your scales.
- When learning a scale, learn it by the notes, not the fingerings. If you only know a scale by memorizing the way your fingers move, you may be in trouble if someone asks you to start in a different place (in the case of the chromatic scale), or if you're auditioning and get distracted -- you'll have no idea where to pick back up, and you'll lose points for starting over.
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Ambitious Napoli have reportedly joined Juventus in the chase to sign Milan's Andrea Pirlo this summer.
Pirlo may quit the San Siro outfit on a free transfer should he not renew his contract with the Rossoneri.
Juventus have publicly admitted that they would be interested in signing Pirlo on a Bosman this summer, but they seemingly have competition.
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Pirlo's agent Tulio Tinti is understood to have already had preliminary talks with Napoli sporting director Riccardo Bigon.
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A few months back I was reading Death in the Family, and I didn't even realize until I was over half-way through it that I'd been unintentionally reading it with Conroy's Batman and Hamil's Joker voices in my head. I think that right there shows just how much of an impact those two have had on me. As good as some of the other people have been, they are the first voices I hear when I picture the characters.
Agreed. And when B-TAS debuted I was already in my early thirties. The perceptions revealed in these posts is as interesting as the choices themselves. There is such a diversity of viewpoint. It reminds me of a point that came up in a thread I started regarding Lost In Space. Some couldn't understand how I couldn't accept LIS on its own terms. My reply was simply that my perspective had changed and I could no longer accept it thought the perception of youth. I simply couldn't just "turn off" my adult perspective. So much seems influenced by the expectations we bring into the theatre with us.
Can I confess to being baffled about all the angst over the voice - both pro-Conroy and anti-Bale? The voice change is key in both performances, but I have difficulty understanding why Conroy's is worshipped and Bale's is the subject of so much controversy. And it's painfully obvious when Batman has a car chase down the same street where the theater is - in Burton's Batman, there are, apparently 4 streets in Gotham City, and they form a box. My biggest issue with Burton's Batman is that Burton is a very idiosyncratic director - he's got his take on things and he can't see beyond it. (Which is why, in general, they should stop having him adapt material and just do his own original stuff, because whatever he does is going to get turned into his own stuff anyway.) In his vision, Batman is about transformation - a nebbishy guy puts on a big black rubber suit and transforms into a half-psychopathic vigilante. Granted we all thought the Batman-as-semi-psycho-antihero thing was cool back in the late 80s, but it wore thin pretty quickly and came to seem, to me, to be a big misinterpretation. Especially in a Joker story - that works best with Batman and Joker as opposite poles, not a game of crazier-than-thou oneupsmanship. This is the secret to Batman's longevity - it's a very flexible concept: hard-boiled arbiter of vigilante justice; time-traveling, good-natured father figure off on adventures with his adopted son; tongue-in-cheek wearer of tights trading fisticuffs with grown men in silly outfits; world-trotting-James-Bond-in-a-mask; semi-psychopath fascist, intense gangster-fighting detective... it's all Batman. And there are probably iterations not yet thought of waiting out there. This is why he's eclipsed Superman, who is a far less flexible character, with his clear-cut righteousness and optimism. I just read an interesting article in the book Batman Unauthorized that tries to sum up the essential elements of Batman (or at least the version of him favored these days). See what you think of author Lou Anders' list as to what constitutes "an accurate rendition" of Batman: 1) acknowledges the supreme force of will of the character. Anders faults the Burton Batman on this one, describing Keaton's Batman as "frustrated and confused... He was dark all right, but his anger was unfocused, his motivations unclear, his methods unrefined." In contrast he notes that the Batman of today's comics can command the attention of superpowered beings and "send a chill down every spine there - despite having no powers of his own - by his mere presence and force of personality." Likewise, he praises Batman Begins and the scene on the ice between Ra's and Bruce (one of my favorites) - "Trainnig means nothing! Will is everything!" 2) Batman has something to prove. Anders' point here is really interesting - he compares Bruce Wayne, quite rightly I think, to Captain Ahab: "Wayne set out to prove to the universe that death could not catch him unawares again. He chose as his territory Gotham City, and as his target the criminal underworld (as Ahab chose the whale), but his real target (and intended audience) was the cosmos itself... proving to the universe and himself that no matter what form death takes, it will find him ready." 3) A refusal to kill and an aversion to guns in particular Burton's Batman gets another round of criticism here for torching the clown with the Batmobile's engines and attaching a bomb to another of Penguin's minions - something whch has bugged many a batfan. Anders notes Batman in DKR turning off all his tech and emerging from the Batmobile to take on the Mutant leader hand-to-hand precisely because he won't just blow him away, though that is obviously the smart thing to do. 4) "Finally, any accurate depiction of the Batman must include the understanding that, unlike the vast majority of costumed crime fighters, Batman's secret identity is not his core persona. Bruce Wayne, the millionaire playboy, is the disguise, whereas "the Batman" is his true nature." Now, I've always found this idea to be slightly off. In my mind, Bruce Wayne's public persona and Batman (as well as other disguises used to probe criminal activity) are tools Bruce uses. Denny O'Neil once said that he thought the truest picture of the character was Bruce Wayne in the cave in uniform, with the cowl pushed back. Christian Bale likewise said he thought of the character as having three distinct modes: Bruce in public - which was cover, Batman in public - which was a tool of fear and intimidation, and Bruce in private, planning which tool to use when.
Fascinating! I'll look up this book because I'd like to read more. I like Conroy's voice because from the beginning it seemed to hit just the right tone. It was deep without being unbelievable. The Nolan growl could come across as so affected.
My favorite TV show in childhood was Superfriends so the animated Batman will always be Olan Soule in my mind.
The problem with Bale's voice change is that it's too overdone and unnatural-sounding and gets in the way of both performance and simple clarity. It's hard to understand what he's saying, and it's hard for him to convey much range of emotion while using it. Conroy managed to distinguish the characters without needing to resort to such awkward contrivance. In early B:TAS he did give Batman a Clint Eastwood-like hoarse-whisper quality, which eventually gave way to just the rough, forceful deep voice he uses now, but it simply works better in terms of clarity, emotional flexibility, and subtlety than what Bale does. And he did a good job giving Bruce a very different vocal persona in the original series, though that was inexplicably dropped in the later continuation. Basically, he managed to make both voices sound good and fairly natural while still making them very different. Bale totally fails at the former. Adam West also did fairly well at differentiating Bruce and Batman. They're both recognizably the same voice, sure, but his Bruce was mellow and naturalistic while his Batman was ultra-intense and melodramatic. Hear, hear. That's why it's so wrongheaded to say "Batman has to be this way, he shouldn't be portrayed this other way." He's been all those things and more, and that's why he's endured and thrived beyond other superheroes. Really, Batman is a liminal figure. By his very nature he exists on the border between categories. Between pulp vigilante and four-color superhero; between intellectual crimesolver and physical brawler; between defender of the law and extralegal vigilante; between privileged rich boy and deprived outsider; between orphaned loner and perennial team-builder; you name it. He's a figure of contradictions, straddling opposing possibilities, and that's why he can be -- and has been -- taken in so many different directions. This is why so many Batman stories have been along the lines of "The Batman Nobody Knows" in the comics and "Legends of the Dark Knight" in The New Batman Adventures -- stories where we see how ordinary people perceive Batman and learn that each of them imagines him differently. Batman, as Nolan's films made clearer than ever, is a symbol. The persona, the costume, and the paraphernalia are tools of propaganda to send a message of fear to the underworld and hope to the innocent. And what makes that symbolism so effective is that it's adaptable, that people can read what they need into it. If anything, I think this tends to be overdone in the comics these days. And I'm not sure Nolan's Batman really measures up by this standard, since he was so willing to give up being Batman. He did show supreme willpower on a number of occasions, notably in escaping from Bane's prison, but it was intermittent. (And really I think his escape was more a matter of physics than will. Naturally the rope would've exerted a centripetal force and pulled people down in an arc before they could reach the ledge. The only way it could be done was without the rope.) I think it's more about proving something to himself. He was helpless to save his parents from Joe Chill, so he resolved never to let himself be helpless to stop crime ever again. Nolan's Batman in TDK is impressive here because he has a bigger strategy for battling crime than just beating up muggers and flamboyant supercriminals. He's engaged in a larger project of social engineering to clean up Gotham, and recognizes that his own methods are limited and he needs to foster a successor who can pick up where his ability ends and help build a city that doesn't need him anymore. Of course, that kind of falls apart in TDKR, and I have my problems with its ending, since in the wake of all that happened, all of Gotham's progress is pretty much gone and the city will need a Batman more than ever. Not to mention dropping bombs from the Batmobile and blowing up a whole warehouse full of goons. Nolan's Bruce/Batman has some hits against him here too. Bruce tried to assert a refusal to kill, but then totally blew it by deliberately tossing a hot poker into a munitions dump and blowing up a lot of people. Then there's his passive-aggressive "I don't have to save you." And he was a little too comfortable letting Catwoman do the killing for him in TDKR. The only time they really got this right was in TDK in the final confrontation with the Joker. Right. Batman's methods involve theatricality and roleplaying. The Batman persona and the billionaire-playboy persona are both roles he plays to serve his mission in different ways. Still, I agree that the Batman is the true persona, because strip away the costume and the theatricality, and the mission to stop crime, serve justice, and protect the innocent at all costs is what truly drives the man. So Batman is a truer embodiment of who he really is at the core.
Personally for me Batman Begins is my favourite but thats only because I am a sucker for origin stories. The Dark Knight and TDK Rises are probably better made film due to the scope of them but Batman Begins is the easiest to rewatch and enjoy IMO due to the fact it's an origin story.
Excellent point - and probably the source of my affection for the character. Got a thing for those liminal characters... Certainly the "send a chill up everyone's spine" bit is WAY overdone in the comics these days (I almost remarked on it in the original post, but it was lengthy as it was), but then superhero comics have long been going the way of supersteroidal - from the physical bodies depicted to the exaggeration of character traits. It's a lot of why I don't much care for them anymore. Drama exists in limitations. I argued with someone else about how Nolan's Batman was always looking to retire, but then I rewatched Begins and TDK - and while he was saying he wanted to retire, the stories did seem to be pushing him toward not being able to realize that dream, which would have felt more like a Batman story to me, because, what Anders leaves out is that Batman's story is ultimately tragic (how strongly that is emphasized is up to a particular author), and I mean in a way more fundmental than the core tragedy that forms him. Superman comes from a tragic beginning as well - but his story isn't ultimately tragic. There's a futilty in Batman that is part of that liminality - he crosses the border between hope and despair as well. I was rather encouraged when that theme showed up in TDKR, and then disappointed that it went nowhere. I imagine that's how the character himself thinks about it, but I think Anders is on to something from a dramatic poitn of view. Lots of people are out to prove something to themselves - what makes a mythic hero is wanting to prove soemthing to the cosmos. It sets a somewhat higher bar, you know? Tell me about it - that's a lot of why the ending, while superficially satisfying, ends up not making much sense in the scheme of the overall story.
Some people see things differently. 1. The triumph of the will is nonsense, commonly pernicious nonsense. The notion that there is some sort of divine gift, a charisma, that enables heroes to overawe all and sundry also is nonsense. There's always a Thersites. If Homer knew it, so should we all. What I saw in Batman was brains over brawn, and the victory of heroism against brutality. 2. No, I'm pretty sure that the real target is street criminals. And I'd put it that it's that Bruce has to make up for the deaths of his parents. But the important thing is that Bruce can't win. There's no making up that. 3. This is by far the most comic-booky thing about Batman, motivated solely by the desire to keep it from being too real for kids reading the funny book. A vigilante who doesn't kill avoids all the serious moral questions of vigilantism. That's why Burton's more serious take dropping this didn't bother me greatly. 4. Bruce Wayne, millionaire playboy, certainly isn't the real man. But then, Batman is not really a character. It's a costume and a symbol. Those aren't, and can't, be a real man. If Batman is still yet the core, then the core is hollow. Obviously Anders has done a pretty good job of identifying the essentials of the Batman character of today. But it also explains why Batman is no longer a comic book character for whom I feel any affinity.
I'm sure many people see things differently than Anders does in this article. I think you're arguing semantics here. No one said anything about a divine gift or charisma - the way I see it, will here is the courage common to anyone who can lay down at the end of a horrible day and say, I will try again tomorrow. Also, could you elaborate on what you mean by heroism versus brutality? And it's possible to interpret Moby Dick as just a crazy dude obsessed with a white whale. But that's not really how stories work - at least not when they're good. I'd agreed that a fundamental part of a good Batman story is the futility of his basic quest. You've got a real point here - it's a contrivance in many ways. Anders elaborates on the point as having to do with Batman challenging himself by seeing how close to that line he can get without crossing it, but his point is a little tortured. As for Burton's Batman, the thing that seems to bug him about how that Batman kills is that he does it in a rather cowardly way. Some stories have tried to get at this idea - that ultimately there isn't really anything at Bruce Wayne's core, except a kind of obsessive self-pity, thus making his story even more futile, and not particularly heroic. Sam Hamm wrote a comic that was all about that, but I forget the name of it at the moment.
Right. Nobody's talking about charisma or overawing people. "Force of will" means determination, dedication, refusal to give up. Force of will is Spider-Man in the iconic issue #33, refusing to surrender even when a whole building is pinning him down.
Anders is most definitely talking about charisma. And if "supreme force of will" was supposed to just means the will to continue, it is a remarkably misleading way of putting it. The sensible reading is that "force of will" means the ability of the will to actually change things. And "supreme" would mean supreme. Part of the appeal of Batman is that a hero would take on thugs on their own turf and beat them and save those of us who couldn't. Street criminals stand for anyone who would use violence or threats of violence against us, something we all know of from the playground. I think nowadays some people have a resistance to admitting to feeling weak and powerless and daydreaming of being saved. Cosmic conquest is more rewarding I suppose.
I voted for the 1966 series, it introduced me to the characters and I remember it fondly. I watched the Burton movies and liked them but not as much as the series. The Nolan movies are good movies but I don't like Bale's Batman, it's the voice, I have no idea what Bale was thinking, it sounds ridiculous. I also think that the look of Nolan's films is forgettable, Gotham for example, it's so realistic that it becomes just another generic city. As I said, good movies but not batmanny enough to be my favourite Batman.