I think that's actually a shame as far as trumpet playing goes (and I was a former trumpet player). For years and years I've heard this sort of Americanized sound that I just can no longer stand. Yet in Europe (esp. in Germany) a sound is cultivated that to me is the ideal trumpet sound. To me the difference in sounds is akin to the difference between night and day. I should also mention my comment about the sound not being what you want was a pretty sarcastic comment :) Thinking outside of the box always gets me into trouble. -William In a message dated 4/26/2009 9:31:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, steve.frei...@gmail.com writes:
Well, that's it in a nutshell, isn't it. Playing the French Horn is all about the we desire. A couple of years ago, when my son was still playing both French Horn and trumpet, he had a lesson with an NYC professional horn player who taught at the school he was auditioning for, and the subject of which instrument he should focus on came up. The teacher said (I am paraphrasing from memory, but this is the jist of it): "The trumpets have to play very difficult passage works for a rehearsal to stop and people to applaud, but all the French Horns have to do is play a few notes." The idea here is that our sound as French Horn players is, perhaps more than for most other instruments, what it's all about. -S- **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
