There is another method for sight reading, while the described singing method works well. But the other one is for advanced use by experienced music readers: converting the seen image (notation) to sound, instantly reading the music as sound chords & musical clusters. That´s what I do, as same as fast reading left to right & right to left, etc. And thinking in pictures is faster than thinking in sentences or words. Has some problems finding the right vocables to express the thoughts to others. ============================================================ ====================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Herbert Foster Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 5:26 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Ear Training If you can match a pitch by singing, no matter how bad the singing, that's what's meant. It's like some people subvocalize while reading. Most of the quality of singing has little to do with the vocal cords. A major factor is--you guessed it--the breath. I would venture to say that as your playing improves, so does your singing, and vice versa. When I'm recruiting someone for our church choir, and they say they can't sing, I ask them to match a pitch I sing. If they do--practically everyone does--I say they have passed the audition. The rest is training. Herb Foster --- "C.J.L. Wolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 18 May 2006, Christine Ranson wrote: > > > If one can sing, one can play! > > > > My head of department in College has been involved in research that > > shows that the vocal cords of a Brass player whilst playing do > > EXACTLY the same thing as a singer whilst singing. > > Then how come I can play (to some degree) but not sing (to any > meaningful degree)? > > Kit > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%4 0yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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
