I have Randy Gardner's book, and I just read it last week. It is really good, but the section on the decibel meter is completely confusing to me. I have always had a problem with under balancing in all of the sections that I have played in, and on all of the parts that I have played. A lot of times I back off on air and sound when I listen. I even found myself doing this with the tuning CD yesterday. Because of my problem with projection and under balancing I have considered buying a decibel meter, but I'm really unsure of how to use one.
On 8/4/07, Mathew James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/sallym.of.mclaurin%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
