In a message dated 3/10/2007 12:01:14 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm PROUD, and not in the least "embarrassed to defend" this trumpet teacher, because his development system WORKS! It keeps my embouchure stong & flexible. I can slur from high C to double pedal C, back up to high C, back down, then up to high C in one breath w/o having to stop & reset. I accomplished this in a few short months doing Smiley's exercises. What major Symphony do you play for? High C's are nice, but what about playing a seamless, gorgeous and full sounding Brahms 2? As far as the smiley thing goes, different strokes for different folks; If may work "for you", but there's a slim chance it will work "for me". All people are trying to point out is a lineage of a "correct" way to form a reliable embochure. Don't get me wrong, I've done my fair share of Claude Gordon studies, but reading something by Farkas, Rider, Gardner etc. provides far more reliable and insightful information relevant to what I want to do, and it does it "for me". Maybe next year I'll make spring break plans, for now anyways, I'm back on the hornlist! Hoss Johnson >From the melting glacier Icecap that is IOWA <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
