Wilbert: Thanks for sharing. Would it be possible to obtain back issues of this "school musician" magazine? I haven't heard of it, but that doesn't mean anything - is it still published or is it defunct?
Scott --- Wilbert Kimple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As part of my Master's work in college during the > early 1970s, I had to present a researched public > lecture on a topic within my degree field. I chose > "Starting Beginners on F or Bb Horn," as my > subject, and came down on the Bb side (pun > intended) because I was playing a Paxman single Bb > at the time, and I knew how much it had improved my > playing over the double horn, a Schmidt, I had been > using before the Paxman. > > During my research, I found that there were several > studies done by the brass editor of "School > Musician" magazine, during the 1940s, and these > were printed in his monthly column. According to > him, every student he started on a single Bb > progressed faster, made All State Band sooner, and > just simply became better players than the F group. > He even took a group of his Bb players to a few > national music conventions to demonstrate this > fact. > > I believe his name was Philip W. L. Cox He later > moved to Alaska, and was a member of the horn > society until his death at age 90 plus. > > So, after all these years, I'm still pro Bb. I'm > convinced it works better, especially in this day > and age of parents expecting immediate results. > There are seven school districts in my county, and > some of them have been starting students on Yamaha > single Bb horns for years. I had nothing to do > with that. They simply found it worked better for > them. The other districts start students directly > on double horns. > > Still playing in Bb, too, although right now it's > on an Alex 107 descant. I have been playing > professionally, admitally at the outer and lower > fringes, for more than thirty years, and no one has > ever complained about my tone, or found it > deficient in any way. Yes, I do crack a few notes > every day, but my tone is fine. > > Wilbert in SC > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hornhog%40yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
