Dear Sharon, There are two sources of information on this subject you should access. The first is Randy Gardner's book on the subject that was published recently. I think it is "Mastering the Low Register" or something to that effect. Perhaps someone else can clarify this. My son has mine and he is away at college. The other source is a video on horn playing produced by the Yamaha Corporation. L.William Kuyper, asst. principal of the New York Philharmonic, speaks about playing in the low register. In my experience with many students over the years, I have observed students struggle with the low register because they fail to keep the corners of the embouchure and the chin muscles firm. Many other factors come into play, but these two aspects are very important. CORdially, Luke Zyla 2nd horn, WV Symphony email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Curtis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 6:13 AM Subject: [Hornlist] Low note practice
> > I was wondering what other people had found most useful in > practising low notes. (I feel suddenly inspired to practise them > especially, what with Shostakovitch Symphony No.5 pedal E coming up > in January.) > > In particular, I was wondering about: > * what types of practice exercises are most useful > * what sort of attack might work best, and the shape of the mouth > * going down to low notes "cold" rather than working down to them > * mouthpieces, and whether a different shape might help slightly > > At present I have the Farkas book which suggests some exercises, > and I have a book of trombone studies for low practice, but some of > the very low notes I have difficulty getting to speak in the first > place, so I'm looking to improve on speaking in particular. > > Any comments on what worked for you, would be very welcome! Thanks, > > Sharon > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lzyla%40charter.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
