There's recently been a thread on one of the lists about buzzing. I have a question. When did hornists begin buzzing? When I did my earlier studies, from 1939 to 1949, none of my teachers (Max Shapiro, father of Boston Symphony 3rd and later 2nd horn, Harry Shapiro; Dennis Brain; Willem Valkenier, principal of the Boston Symphony; and Osborne MacConathy, asst. principal of the Boston Symphony) ever talked about (or taught) buzzing. My current teacher, with whom I've been studying since the fall of 1980, however, does recommend buzzing.
Why is buzzing among horn players now so common and taught by some of our most prestigious teachers? What does it do to make a hornist play better than the older (and in the case of the ones I mentioned above ) now deceased, hornists? I'm not trying to stir up any controversy. I'm honestly waiting to learn from the answers I know many of you can give. I'm cross-posting this, because I 'd like to hear from those who subscribe to just one of the lists. Ed Glick _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
