I thank you for coming (I was the one who put it on.) He has a website coming out soon, I will send a link once it is avaliable. The entire event was video taped (except the recital) I will let you know when we format it to DVD. thanks Justin
Valerie WELLS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My private instructor & I went down to Portland yesterday to attend the last day of Vermeulen's teaching stint at PSU. It was WONDERFUL! (And, BTW, he plays with a relaxed chinny chin chin; not pointy, not flat.) I sat mesmerized watching him work with horn students there. I didn't understand everything he said & did, but thankfully my private instructor was taking notes! He did this mpc placement thingy that made the low range of one student POP out as solid & clear as you can possibly imagine. If I ever get it figured out, I'll share. He also demonstrated a valuable use for embouchure visualizers (and had some pretty cool ones there for sale) for improving the efficiency of the embouchure. I've always resisted the whole notion of the visualizer, but ok, ok, I'm open to different ideas. He worked with some interpretive issues in "Til." He had the student voice the part with the desired rhythm, interpretation, inflection, etc. before actually playing it. He said if you can't speak it, you can't play it & vice versa. (He didn't insist on singing the pitches w/ accuracy, just to voice it with the desired tempo, inflection, etc.) He also spoke about the basics of perfect practice, starting very slow & gradually building up speed, etc. He played a recital for us as well: (1) F. Strauss Fantasy Op. 2 (2) Noctu-something-or-the-other by a Dutch composer whose name I can't pronounce! (helpful info, huh? Gee thanks, Val.) (3) "Her name Shall Remain Unspoken" by Paul English, a jazz musician in Houston. Nice & cool, kinda on the wild side. Still unpublished. (4) Suite for Horn & Piano by Alec Wilders. Loved it. Kinda quirky & jazzy. (5) An aria for colouratura soprano from "The Barber of Seville" Very showy & technically amazing. Prissy & sassy just like the character is supposed to be. (I love that opera!) He finished with a very motivational inspiring lecture. He told what he did to get where he is now. He told stories of pathetic student horn players who just kept at it & eventually "made it." Very moving. I just had to give him a big hug when it was all over! Darling man; great hugger! If any of you every have the opportunity to learn from this amazing man, do whatever it takes to get there -- second mortage on your house, sell your family in to slavery, etc. It's totally worth it. My private instructor, says it's the best work shop she's ever attended. Many thanks to the Portland State students who presented this inspiring program for FREE!. Valerie _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/kernellenrek%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
