Quoting Simon Varnam: >> >> If you want to watch someone who uses BE, go on You Tube and watch >> Steven Park. > I did. Amazing! But I don't see him rolling his lips...
Valerie and I have had an offlist exchange about this. I have watched quite a few of Mr. Park's videos, most before his name was ever mentioned in connection with BE. I watched several more a few days ago, after he was described as someone who follows BE principles, to refresh my mind. What Mr. Park does is what I have always been taught and what I would teach my students if I had any: firm corners, pointed chin (what it was called in my day; nowadays this seems to be called a flat chin), minimal to no movement outside the mouthpiece, more or less 2/3-1/3 (pace, Wendell!) mouthpiece setting. I think the overwhelming majority of good players (and some not-so-good players like me) do this. So if Mr. Park exemplifies playing using BE, what does he do that gets everyone so upset, and what is so revolutionary about what he's doing (or about BE, for that matter)? > One thing I'd thought could be useful is a set of the Kopprasch > exercises, showing how to make them into music rather than dull > drills. Someone has started on it already.... > > http://www.youtube.com/user/jboldin > > Is this guy using BE? I'll have to look at this one. I don't believe anyone can turn Kopprasch into music, not even John McCormack, who sang a lot of crap and, at least while he was singing it, could make you think that the Goldbergs and Op. 131 were the work of talentless hacks by comparison. Howard Sanner [email protected] _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
