Hi Bob, Where did you get this copy of Gunthers book. Many years ago a friend of mine.... Fred Bradford.... showed me a pamphlet that Schuller had written and this plus much about intonation was included in that pamphlet. I would love to find a copy of it. Thanks.
Milton Milton Kicklighter 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic Retired From: Robert N. Ward <[email protected]> >To: The Horn List <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 6:55 PM >Subject: Re: [Hornlist] stopping notes with the tongue, etc. > >Hi all, > >Every time this comes up I refer back to a snippet from Gunther Schuller's >book... > >From Schuller: Horn Technique - "A common misconception exists that staccato >playing requires a different technical approach than more sustained playing. >Nothing could be further from the truth. Essentially, a staccato note is >produced exactly like any other note; that is to say, a clean attack (in >staccato fairly sharp and pointed) is followed by a fully centered tone and >ended quickly by the action of the larynx. Common faults in staccato playing >are: a) the attack, because of the speed with which the tongue is required to >move, is often fuzzy and unfocused; b)the tone, because of its relative >brevity, is neglected and allowed to sound thin and pinched; and c) the >tongue, rather than the larynx, is used to stop the note. This latter fault >gives the note an unpleasantly abrupt ending and makes the staccato sound >choppy and aggressive. For my taste, the most attractive staccato in one in >which each note is ever so slightly tapered at the end." > >Robert N. Ward >Principal Horn >San Francisco Symphony >[email protected] > > > > > >On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Ralph Hall wrote: > >> Wendell, I reply to your posting out of courtesy because I realise >> that it is to your advice that many on this list look to. However, I >> must take issue with you on one or two points. My reply, which brought >> up the 'whole glottal thing' was specifically concerned with the >> ending of notes other than staccato and you seem to extrapolate from >> that, via those that seek our help, that I advocate stopping short >> notes with the glottis. This is certainly not my way of thinking but >> you then go on to say that articulations (which exactly?) should be >> 'small actions of the tongue and not a lot of throat stuff'. I never >> have, nor ever will conflate 'articulations' with a 'lot of throat >> stuff' so I wonder where this comes from? >> >> In your reply to William you say that 'you are right to think that >> stopping each note with the tongue would be a bad thing in a fast >> passage' but in your second posting you advocate 'toot' or 'teet' >> which to my mind, if you pronounce the last consonant in normal >> pronunciation, means ending the note with the tongue. I certainly >> accept your advocacy of the vowel sound between the two 'ts' otherwise >> you do get more tongue than note. There are not many linguistic and >> elocution experts, or (heaven forbid!), singing teachers who would >> agree that pronouncing with the tongue 'and suitable vowel sounds' can >> take the throat (presumably you mean the glottis) out of the equation. >> >> Ultimately, Valerie is right that there is more than one way of >> cracking a nut, but an acknowledgement of the skills of others in >> solving these universal problems might render the list more helpful to >> those who seek advice. >> >> Ralph R. Hall > >_______________________________________________ >post: [email protected] >unsubscribe or set options at >https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
