RE: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia
I was diagnosed with Synesthesia about 26 years ago. In my case it was quite uninteresting; I saw bright flashes of light upon sudden noises, such as doors shutting, etc. After about 2 years it went away. I had a lot of other symptoms though too at the time, such as hallucinations (in various sensory areas), and while I was living in France some of the neurologists there described the syndrome as 'artistic hypersensitivity.' Others thought I had a brain tumor. In the end, it was the artistic sensitivity I guess. Long story, but I rather like the artistic sensitivity bit. Aside from a childhood period of strange (but extremely pleasurable) 'out-of-body' experiences, I have been completely normal, unfortunately. ;-) (also, see: Oliver Sacks et al on temporal lobe epilepsy/migrane equivalents) Robert Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:46 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia Hello- For more info about "synaesthesia" look at the Wikipedia article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia I know that this can vary greatly in severity. The wonderful Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) also had this. This quite obvious from his very brilliant colors. Apparently he painted some of his masterpieces when listening to Gershwin. I remember reading that he experienced music as an ocean of colors in his mind. I know a few students in my ear-training class who can tell (quite reliably) what key something is in by its "color." I don't mean color as in sound timbre, I mean actual visual color. F major is blue, A major is Yellow, like that. Certain psychedelic drugs can induce this affect - though I will not comment on whether I know of this from first hand experience... - and it can be quite vivid. Happy Practicing Everyone, Dave Meichle Lawrence University FREE Reminder Service - NEW from AmericanGreetings.com Click HERE and never forget a Birthday or Anniversary again! http://track.juno.com/s/lc?s=197335&u=http://www.americangreetings.com/produ cts/online_calendar.pd?c=uol5752 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/dickow%40uidaho.edu ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia
I didn't inhale. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: horn@music.memphis.edu Sent: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia Hello- For more info about "synaesthesia" look at the Wikipedia article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia I know that this can vary greatly in severity. The wonderful Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) also had this. This quite obvious from his very brilliant colors. Apparently he painted some of his masterpieces when listening to Gershwin. I remember reading that he experienced music as an ocean of colors in his mind. I know a few students in my ear-training class who can tell (quite reliably) what key something is in by its "color." I don't mean color as in sound timbre, I mean actual visual color. F major is blue, A major is Yellow, like that. Certain psychedelic drugs can induce this affect - though I will not comment on whether I know of this from first hand experience... - and it can be quite vivid. Happy Practicing Everyone, Dave Meichle Lawrence University FREE Reminder Service - NEW from AmericanGreetings.com Click HERE and never forget a Birthday or Anniversary again! http://track.juno.com/s/lc?s=197335&u=http://www.americangreetings.com/products/online_calendar.pd?c=uol5752 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/billbamberg%40aol.com Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: Re: [Hornlist] RE: Duets
Thanks, everyone for the suggestions. I will start him on the music he's playing in school anyway. Herb Foster --- Anna Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Often, beginning band books have some duets in them. Also, some methods have > extra volumes of duets that work for any instrumentation (like the horn and > saxophone duets my friend and I played in church in fifth grade). I'd check > what band method your student is using, and see if there is anything that > goes along with it. > > Anna > > > -- > > Here's a request from the other end of difficulty. I have volunteered > to teach > a beginning kid--lesson fees to our church. What dead simple duets are > available with recognizable tunes? He wouldn't recognize hymn tunes, > though. > > Herb Foster > > > > > - > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > ___ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia
Last sentence applies special to Dr.Gestopftmitscheisst !!
("Grows to become rich, famous and good looking )
expressed modestly.
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I want to thank everyone who contributed to the palliation
of this thread.
KOPPRASCH EFFECT: Child shows great initiative, discipline
and attention to detail. Gains self confidence. Learns to
do things properly and correctly the first time. Grows up
to become rich, famous and good looking.
KB
In a message dated 2/23/2007 8:52:28 A.M. Eastern Standard
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Another spelling is "palette" which seems to me a better
choice for one's spread of color resources.
Mansur's Answers
On Feb 22, 2007, at 9:48 PM, Simon Varnam wrote:
> Do you have it too, Matthew, or is your spelling of
"pallete" a
> simple typo?
> :-)
>
> On 2007/02/23, at 3:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
>> Curiously, he had the gift of Synesthesia. I think that
fact alone
>> may explain much of his sound palate.
>>
>> Matthew Scheffelman
>
> Interesting topic. Thanks for bringing it up.
> I wonder if this could be connected to transposition too;
the feeling
> of intervals as distances. I'd assumed it was a learned
ability.
> Hm...
>
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[Hornlist] Re: Soloist $
I thank Jeff Barker for his post and offer my own experiences from Chicago. The Lake Shore Symphony of Chicago has been around for over 30 years. Our annual budget is less than $40K for a four concert season - some years we have done five concerts for that money. A few years back we were awarded the "Low Budget Orchestra of the Year" by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. We have been fortunate to have several sources for soloists. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera Orchestra have many superb musicians who will perform for us for nominal fees, because they are looking for solo opportunities and/or because they appreciate the work we do. Section string players are especially easy targets. However we have had the likes of John Bruce Yeh (clarinet) and Gail Williams (horn), including a performance of the Schumann Konzertstück by the "Valykrie" horn quartet with Gail playing first. Other soloists have been faculty players at the various music schools, rising young jobbers, talented students, and winners of competitions. Providing a performance opportunity for a rising young talent is one of the best roles a community group can perform. And the orchestra responds to a strong solo talent, playing up to their capabilities and sometimes beyond. Richard Hirsh Principal horn, sometime board president, often chief janitor Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra of Chicago ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the palliation of this thread. KOPPRASCH EFFECT: Child shows great initiative, discipline and attention to detail. Gains self confidence. Learns to do things properly and correctly the first time. Grows up to become rich, famous and good looking. KB In a message dated 2/23/2007 8:52:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another spelling is "palette" which seems to me a better choice for one's spread of color resources. Mansur's Answers On Feb 22, 2007, at 9:48 PM, Simon Varnam wrote: > Do you have it too, Matthew, or is your spelling of "pallete" a > simple typo? > :-) > > On 2007/02/23, at 3:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Curiously, he had the gift of Synesthesia. I think >> that fact alone may explain much of his sound palate. >> >> Matthew Scheffelman > > Interesting topic. Thanks for bringing it up. > I wonder if this could be connected to transposition too; the > feeling of intervals as distances. I'd assumed it was a learned > ability. Hm... > > ___ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/ > options/horn/p_mansur1%40comcast.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/kendallbetts%40aol.com ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Re: Synesthesia
Another spelling is "palette" which seems to me a better choice for one's spread of color resources. Mansur's Answers On Feb 22, 2007, at 9:48 PM, Simon Varnam wrote: Do you have it too, Matthew, or is your spelling of "pallete" a simple typo? :-) On 2007/02/23, at 3:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curiously, he had the gift of Synesthesia. I think that fact alone may explain much of his sound palate. Matthew Scheffelman Interesting topic. Thanks for bringing it up. I wonder if this could be connected to transposition too; the feeling of intervals as distances. I'd assumed it was a learned ability. Hm... ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/ options/horn/p_mansur1%40comcast.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Shipping horns (a cautionary tale)
In a message dated 2/22/2007 6:40:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I once received a horn who's leadpipe was actually sticking through the side of the box! It had about 3 pieces of crumpled newspaper in the box, I think for decoration, certainly not for any functional reason. --- At the risk of playing "Can you top this?" I have to relate the following story. I sold an MB case to a customer who, for what reason I cannot remember, decided against keeping the case. I am still in disbelief as to how they returned this new case, expecting full credit: A FedEx ground sticker, similar to the kind they put on your luggage handle at airports, was wound around the case handle. That's it. No wrapping, no box, no packing materials of any kind. The case was bumped, handled, chuted, packed, transported, conveyed, and otherwise delivered to my door unpackaged, au naturel, and it looked as though it had suffered all the indignities that it might have in such a situation. (sigh) Dave Weiner Brass Arts Unlimited ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] A Strauss 2 to take note of
Cleveland Orchestra on the Radio - a nationally broadcast series of their concerts - is available to stations who wish to broadcast it. Some do - most don't. As many musicians are aware, most NPR stations have gone to the all talk format. Classical music stations are few and far between. I do know that there is live streaming on many public radio stations - including our local station here (which does broadcast The Cleveland Orchestra)- though live streaming is subject to dropouts and interruptions. www.wgte.org Sandra Toledo, OH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Baucom Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:29 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] A Strauss 2 to take note of For those of us not close-by to the Cleveland area - does the Cleveland Orchestra have a national rebroadcast agreement, say with National Public Radio? Thanks, Fred - Original Message From: Sandra Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Horn List Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:20:48 PM Subject: [Hornlist] A Strauss 2 to take note of Hi folks Julie, at Cleveland Orchestra group sales, asked me to post this for your information. For those who dont know, Richard is an amazing player, and its sure to be a great performance Discounted tickets available for members of the International Horn Society! Join your fellow I.H.S. members at Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Concert program: Paavo Järvi, conductor Richard King, horn SIBELIUS Night Ride and Sunrise R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 Contact The Cleveland Orchestra Group Sales office TODAY to order discounted tickets at 216-231-7463 Please mention "I.H.S." to receive a 50% discount on tickets to this concert. Your friends, family and students are welcome to join you! Discount is only valid through Group Sales office, by calling 216-231-7463. Tickets must be purchased by 5/04/07. Offer NOT valid at the Ticket Office or on-line. Julie Gilliland Group Sales Manager The Cleveland Orchestra Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH 44106 Ph/216-231-7463 Fax/216-231-4038 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.clevelandorchestra.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/fbaucom%40sbcglobal.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/sclark05%40bex.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
