That depends on the student. A few kids want the challenge and rise to it. I switched to the horn from trumpet because the orthodontic braces hurt me while playing the trumpet. Go figure. The music teacher knew I was ornery and needed the challenge.
I guess the point is that you can't generalize. How's that for a generalization? Herb Foster --- "Gregory L. Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > Another point from the article I disagree with: > > “Some people think the French horn is one of the hardest instruments to > play, so we’ll need a couple of our top students to play horn in our band.” > > Telling beginning students that "some instruments (horn, oboe, bassoon) > are harder" is not a way to plan for success. Why give a beginner an > excuse for messing up? > ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
