There are nevertheless a great number of people who are practicing in the hotel room because they are going to an audition, and would rather warm up in the privacy of the room rather than together with the competition.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hans Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:47 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Practice Room Acoustics Bill, and nobody complained about the loud TV ? Like in chinese hotels in China .... I never practised in any hotel room. Had nothing to practise. One hour early in the hall gives enough time to refresh the embouchure. For practising, it is too late anyway. This has to be done long before accepting the gig or the concert. Using the embouchure in a most economic way ("many dollars per played minute is better than many notes played per dollar") saved me during nearly 50 years professional playing. On the farewell party, our administration director confronted me with the number of performances I had played with my orchestra during 40 years: about 8000 (eight thousand). That was enough, to keep the embouchure working all the time but a few days when I was really overworked due to a lot extra activity in the studios right after the performances. ============================================================ ============================================ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 1:07 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] Practice Room Acoustics Re: Discussion of live versus dry acoustics for practice room I think it is good to practice in a variety of spaces where you enjoy playing. Also outside sometimes, especially in the woods, where horn playing originated. Enjoying what we do is part of making a beautiful sound. Isn't that why we play a musical instrument? Barry Tuckwell's on tour Hotel Room practice tip of turning on the TV full blast while practicing has helped me many times to overcome fear of disturbing neighbors. I especially enjoy sometimes practicing and watching a baseball game on TV, playing along with the commercials and the sports show theme songs. ( I can't watch football or basketball, and practice, though. I get too excited!) Bill Klingelhoffer _______________________________________________ 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/pandolfi%40deerfield.edu _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
