You brought some very valuable arguments. Yes, posture is very important, as one has to avoid any CRAMPING which results in terrible fatigue.
But another thing: why all this complain about missing endurance ? If you play very, very demanding things (many hours opera, very long symphony), you are worn, no matter how you are prepared. You will be tired not only in the embouchure but as the whole person. That is normal. But one has to learn & experience how to master this fatigue so playing again is possible the next day or after the intermission. There are situations, when you think, "I will not make it through", but you do it, you will go through the difficulties, bruised a bit perhaps, but you make it. Complaining does not help. Thousand years of excess practise will not help. Go through. It might hurt, yes, off course, it does, but you have to watch the light at the end of the tunnel & go thee to the exit. That´s it. "What´s not killing you, makes you harder !" And remember, "there is no mom in the concert, where you can go & hide behind". Real life is that like. -But practise is good allways. Had a discussion with my young colleague, who took over my job as the leader of the section last summer. We both wondered about an extern colleague playing the 2nd act of Goetterdaemmerung. We never heard anybody warming up this crazy just by making a lot of noise, like a racing car engine, brrrr-brrrr-brr-brr etc. - ands how long. Johannes Dengler, my successor, has a special beautiful tone as has Christian Lampert, but he said also, "I do warm up as you did, just a few notes & two scales perhaps to check if the embouchure is in order. If not so good, well do a few things more." ============================================================ ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WIlliam Botte Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:02 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Endurance Nobody has commented on posture yet. Are you stiff and tense, laidback and casual, or carefully poised and attentive. Many times the hornists outward appearance reflects their inward attitude. Hans has addressed attitude. An incorrect atitude can have a detrimental affect on your posture, deminishing your endurance. --wabotte _______________________________________________ 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
