A wrong note played timidly is a mistake. A wrong note played with conviction is an interpretation. (!)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald V. Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hornlist" <horn@music.memphis.edu> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:24 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Profound Remarks > One of my pet theories is that if you hang around someone long enough, they > will eventually say something profound. It might take 30 years, as in the > case of one of my neighbors. He uttered nothing but inanities for that > time, then one day when I was complaining to him about neighborhood dogs > barking, he suddenly became thoughtful and said "Who knows why dogs bark?" > which for him was quite profound. That's the other thing about this > theory - the listener know right away when the profundity is uttered. > > This theory especially applies to horn teachers - you probably don't have to > wait 30 years to recognize their profound sayings. I studied several > summers with the late Joseph Singer of the NY Phil., showing up at one > lesson with a question about a piece of repertoire, noting that "I really > don't know how to solve this." Mr. Singer replied "Well Ronald, you wanted > to play the horn ........... Now Play!" This made a deep impression on me, > although I really don't remember if the problem was ever solved or not. > > Earlier, I had a few lessons with the late Ross Taylor when he was in San > Francisco. During one lesson he exclaimed "You played that wrong note with > such conviction that you ALMOST made me think it was correct." There is a > lesson here to try to play with as much conviction as possible. > > You may remember profound remarks from your own studies. > > Ron Rhodes > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lotp%40comcast.net > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
