Allow me to quibble, it is relatively easy to test a new lead pipe. Easier to demonstrate than describe, but probably anyone could figure it out in a few moments. See my earlier response.
You do make a valid point about spending some time with a horn teacher as well. On 12/2/08, Jonathan West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/12/2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > So my simple -- or perhaps simple-minded -- question is, is such a > leadpipe > > likely to improve the accuracy of my playing, assuming all other factors > remain > > roughly the same? I don't want to spend $600 or more, then find out that > I > > went in a wrong direction. > > The simple-minded answer is that without en expert actually taking a > look, it's not possible to say. It might be that you would get better > value from trading the horn in and using the $600 plus the sale price > to get a better one. > > The advantage of doing such a trade is that you can try the new horn > out and see whether you like what you are buying, *before* you part > with all that cash. > > Furthermore, if you have accuracy problems, a lesson or two with a > good local teacher may indicate whether you have embouchure problems > that are contributing to it, and that might prove to be better value > still. > > Others on the list can burn me at the stake for heresy if they wish, > but I've always taken the view that unless the horn is seriously > defective in some fashion, how you blow into the horn is of far more > importance than the type of horn you play, and far greater room for > improvement is usually available from concentrating on the player > rather than the instrument. > > I think the great majority of adult amateur horn players could quite > radically improve as a result of taking a short course of lessons from > a good teacher who is also a pro player, having the teacher point out > their weaknesses and offer suggestions for what needs to be done to > fix them, and then getting on with practicing the exercises necessary > to improve the weak points. > > Most of us, when we learned as children, didn't practice properly. We > played the pieces and studies we were told to by the teacher, but we > didn't really understand why a particular exercise was being put in > front of us - what aspect of playing it was intended to address. As an > adult, you can do better when learning. If the teacher explains why > he's making a suggestion, i.e. what he's trying to achieve, you have > both the understanding and the motivation to apply that knowledge in a > much more concentrated way. > > Regards > Joinathan West > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
