I agree, Josh, good observation but I feel your advice is misleading about pressure... Your observation doesn't change the fact that most professional horn players use a moderate to heavy amount of pressure. I will not cite an article to prove that, but I will stand by that statement. We are not playing through oboe reeds, we are playing through lips. Albeit, good brass players have the MUSCULATURE to support this pressure and press back at the mouthpiece. That is the difference between an inexperienced player trying to push to get the notes out, and a player who can use pressure to his advantage: in order to seal the lips during high resistance playing (high and loud, and low playing esp.)
I will however say that a very small percentage of people seem have en embouchure that permits them to play without much pressure at all. Peter Damm comes to mind, although no one else notable. Please feel free to flame me, if you're a professional horn player who can play a Mozart concerto with your horn hanging from the ceiling on a string. Aleks Ozolins NYC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:14 PM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Oboe Reeds in horns, was pressure Josh, very interesting observation, which confirms my own experience. But, without personal critics, isnīt it "aperture" & not "aparture" ??? ========================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 6:18 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Oboe Reeds in horns, was pressure Because everyone can't be Bill Vermuelen and might want to be, here is a neat little trick to see how the aparture works. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/aleksozolins%40hotmail.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
