There was a wonderful story - not sure in what, I think it was Sports Illustrated Magazine - in which a son described his father telling him about playing baseball, "You always have to know what you're going to do with the ball before it comes to you." Same thing as what you're describing - if you hear it correctly, you'll play it correctly within the limits of your technique. Anything else is just hoping to get lucky.
-S- > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > du] On Behalf Of Carlberg Jones > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 1:53 PM > To: The Horn List > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Ear Training > > At 7:30 PM +0100 5/18/06, C.J.L. Wolf wrote: > >Then how come I can play (to some degree) but not sing (to any > >meaningful degree)? > > > That's a good question someone may care to answer. > > With some students I used to take an unfamiliar short piece, > look at its key signature, time signature, note values, > dynamics, articulations, etc., then we'd sing it several > times, and then do the same doing the fingerings on the horn. > Invariably the student could play it quite well on the horn > the first time. > > Carlberg > -- > > Carlberg Jones > Guanajuato, Gto. > MEXICO > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: carlbergbmug > My ISP feels that some of my e-mails are not worthy of deliverance. > If you do not receive something you expect, please ask me to resend. > I apologize for my ISP's evaluation of my e-mail's worthiness. > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve%40fridays > computer.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
