But the different challenges at different times & definitely at the right time when the student is mature enough (or grown enough) for the particular task or challenge !!! ============================================================ ==================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Jewell Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 9:42 PM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] start off on an F horn? Allow me to add the personal experience of being a sophomore in college and having to play one of the melodies [there was really more than one, but I played them one at a time] out of the Kauffman collection for about 6 lessons in a row. For those who don't know them, the Kauffman is a collection of 12 famous classical melodies arranged in a near beginner level. These were the most musically challenging pieces I had in my lessons, but I learned more from them than in many a more "difficult" etude. I strongly believe that a student who conquers real and true challenges develops a far stronger "positive self esteem" than the student who is puffed up by flattery, which translates into much more progress and real musical accomplishment than not. Paxmaha "Hans.Pizka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Very well said, Francis. Allow me to add something about the wrongdoings of the teachers. They give them Mozart D-major at the end of the first year & start with the Strauss one in the late 2nd or early third year to get the kids stuck for weeks, months or years with these pieces, instead of giving the e.g. Sawart-Wottawa etudes for beginners, accompanied with piano (very simple). These are two to four liner etudes really for beginners. So they can experience some easymusic. And these short songs of all kind, again accompanied by (easy) piano. These things together with other goddies for solo horn (Eichborn e.g.) and together with progressive etudes will develop the skill of these youngsters even fast on the F-Horn & keep them interested. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
