[Hornlist] Books (was: My killer lick sheet)
REAL WORLD HORN PLAYING I believe Wendell Rider's book has helped me in ways that several years of lessons couldn't. The other music teacher I credit for helping me is Jeff Smilty. His embouchure development system made the impossible possible for me -- upper register & endurance. Jeff Smiley is a TRUMPET teacher and author of THE BALANCED EMBOUCHURE. Smiley's development system deals strictly w/ an indirect system of developing an efficient embouchure. Even though it's designed for trumpeters, it works well for horn (because of it's indirect disign), but it's not a comprehensive program for horn playing like Wendell's is. I spend about 40 min./day in Wendell's book, but only about 5 or 10 min./day (brief, but critical) doing Smiley's stuff. I have no financial interest in promoting Wendell's or Jeff's books. I'm just a very satisfied user. Valerie, come back hornist in Tacoma _ Get a quote today from America's top motorcycle insurers. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifSby7ap7ahseay6KeilTsxNSr4qwjPMzfdGzxZgSPtBSFz2/ ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] My killer lick page.
Valerie, Pulling the "licks" out is a good idea. Putting together things as a whole is also an issue, so with etudes come up with a plan which says day one I learn the first 2 lines, day 2 the next 2 lines, etc... With etudes or long pieces start at the end sometimes and work backwards ... I see a lot of students that are great on the first half of something and stumble as we go forward because they always start at the top on each run through. Warm up is the time to get ready to play at 100% for the entire day. Try shortening the time it takes you to "get ready to play". Many people (not sure if this is you) play for 30-45 minutes just to get ready to practice. Spend 10 minutes getting ready then "don't practice what you know" but what you need to learn. Debbie Schmidt Tisch Center for the Arts ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] My killer lick page.
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:53 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > Subject: [Hornlist] My killer lick page. > > I posted last year about my frustration & feeling > overwhelmed w/ trying to manage everything I want to squeeze > into my practice schedule. I've come up w/ a helpful little > solution which is a combination of the recommendations of > Wendell Rider & Matthew Scheffleman (sorry about the > spelling, Matthew). I've made a killer lick page. Whenever I > stumble upon a particularly tough lick in a piece I'm > working on, I write out the few measures that really need > wood shedding on staff paper, cut it out & tape it to my > killer lick sheet. I slip this sheet in the warm up section > of Wendell's book. So every day after I'm totally warmed up > & loose, I take a few minutes to run through all the licks. > That way, if I don't have time later in the day to work on > ALL the pieces I'm studying, at least I've hit the hardest > spots. When I get to rehearsal, I'm better prepared than I > would be otherwise. It's a real time saver for me. If any of > you have additional suggestions or refinements to add, I'm > all ears. Thanks. > > Valerie, come back horn playing granny in Tacoma > Valerie - Great approach. Here's another thing that I do along with a similar approach. When working on those "killer licks," I try to vary up what the "actual" lick is. For example, I may play dotted-eigth/sixteenths versus straight eigths (the running eigth note passage in Til is a good example of where this helps). Another example is something such as the Tchaik 5 excerpt - subdividing while playing - in other words, play all eigth notes - such as in the first couple measures it would go: a,g#,f#,a--,g#-- I instead do: a,g#,f#,aaa,g#g#g# Just some thoughts - Cheers- Jeremy ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] My killer lick page.
Which book is Wendell's? tom in iowa -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of hans Sent: Tue 4/8/2008 12:23 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: RE: [Hornlist] My killer lick page. Hello Valerie, well done. You save a lot of time this way, because you will not repeat all the things you do well anyway. If you add one more attitudes, you will do better again. Try to memorize these special "licks" & practise them from memory. But do not forget refreshing the memory by sometimes using your "killer lick page" again, just to controö & refresh your memory. Greetings Hans PS: I do it that way, ´that I first try to get things back into memory or excavate from deep memory WITHOUT the horn, just humming pieces but moving my fingers as I would use the horn. It works even for the concert repertory. After all is back, I take up the horn & play these pieces from memory. It is a great way to save time & energy. This excavating from deep memory works also while driving the car = -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:53 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] My killer lick page. I posted last year about my frustration & feeling overwhelmed w/ trying to manage everything I want to squeeze into my practice schedule. I've come up w/ a helpful little solution which is a combination of the recommendations of Wendell Rider & Matthew Scheffleman (sorry about the spelling, Matthew). I've made a killer lick page. Whenever I stumble upon a particularly tough lick in a piece I'm working on, I write out the few measures that really need wood shedding on staff paper, cut it out & tape it to my killer lick sheet. I slip this sheet in the warm up section of Wendell's book. So every day after I'm totally warmed up & loose, I take a few minutes to run through all the licks. That way, if I don't have time later in the day to work on ALL the pieces I'm studying, at least I've hit the hardest spots. When I get to rehearsal, I'm better prepared than I would be otherwise. It's a real time saver for me. If any of you have additional suggestions or refinements to add, I'm all ears. Thanks. Valerie, come back horn playing granny in Tacoma _ Click here to make your plans for exciting travel all over the world! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifFtdCqdUb ZJNBH8ib3rNTxDT8s7VhvLjErdPo7eL2bIhjfe/ ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/huntt%40waldorf.edu ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] The Glass Bead Game - Larry Williams, Apr 9, at Peabody
I am copying the announcement from the Lyric Brass Quintet of Larry Williams's performance of The Glass Bead Game Wednesday evening at the Peabody Conservatory in downtown Baltimorre. Also peformed is a commission from the USAF Band composed by horn player Mike Mogensen, Aerial Fantasy. Hope to see some of you there! -- Dave Weiner, Brass Arts Unlimited LBQ horn player Larry Williams appears as soloist with the Peabody Wind Ensemble on Wednesday with Beckel's dazzling concerto for horn and orchestra entitled The Glass Bead Game. Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall 17 E. Mount Vernon Place Baltimore, MD We hope that you can attend this performance! Harlan Parker, Conductor Larry Williams, Horn Ho Chee Kong: Perayaan (Premiere Performance) James Beckel: Glass Bead Game Michael Mogensen: Aerial Fantasy Percy Aldridge Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy Charles Ives (arr. Sinclair): Country Band March $15 Adults $10 Seniors $5 Students with ID ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
