Hi there, I will as always offer my two cents. I have recently acquired the Randy Gardner: Mastering the horns low register, and it has had great pay off for my low horn chops. A bit of my playing, in the past I have always sat in a high horn position, my first year in university I found myself sitting fourth horn, a new a frightening world, and I for the best of the expression, got by. I would seriously recommend picking up Randy Gardner's book, it was recommend in a masterclass I attended with Jamie Sommerville and a keen student always looking to learn that I am bought it promptly. The book takes you through embouchure formation exercises, dealing with the break, adds a sense of organization to how to deal with the break and many many many exercises that help. He then takes standard low horn excerpts (the orchestral payoff) and breaks them down with techniques and tips. They are really small lessons with Randy Gardner and they work! Consider me passing on a recommendation... and of course... scales (with a metronome) and as far as ensemble playing goes, find a colleague(s) and play what ever you can (though I fear i just started a debate on ensemble skills vs chamber playing I believe they both use interchangeable skills... the best section I played in were just as strong as a horn quartet as the horn "section"."
here is the sumitove version.... PLAY THE HORN! Take care, Mathew James _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
