{"id":238,"date":"2018-02-26T11:44:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/?p=238"},"modified":"2018-02-26T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:44:06","slug":"running-out-of-trumpets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/2018\/02\/26\/running-out-of-trumpets\/","title":{"rendered":"Running out of trumpets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WePacking a trumpet to Brazil was a little tricky. There wasn\u2019t any room to put it in checked luggage, and who wants to trust various airlines with checking something as delicate as a musical instrument anyway? But to bring it as a carry-on could mean sending my laptop into the checked luggage, which I\u2019m also not keen on doing. In the end, I brought it in a small dufflebag cushioned with clothing. Not tremendously secure, but it traveled in my lap or under the seat where I could keep a close eye and avoid damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019m here, it hasn\u2019t seen much use. One time I played during a rainstorm, and a few people heard it. However, one day, a small crowd of young students came running to my door asking, \u201cMr. James, will you please play your trumpet for us?\u201d After a short demonstration and everyone getting a chance to make a sound, most had their curiosity satisfied. Three boys have asked for lessons. Fortunately, there were a few neglected horns in a closet. Two are playable after some cleaning and oiling, and there is hope for the third. <\/span><\/p>\n

Initial reports suggest that while musical enthusiasm is appreciated, there is a need for moderation during the morning hours.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Packing a trumpet to Brazil was a little tricky. There wasn\u2019t any room to put it in checked luggage, and who wants to trust various airlines with checking something as delicate as a musical instrument anyway? But to bring it as a carry-on could mean sending my laptop into the checked luggage, which I\u2019m also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1110,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[448,2879,677],"class_list":{"0":"post-238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-ministry","7":"tag-ethnos360","8":"tag-music","9":"tag-teaching","10":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/james-christensen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}