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[Hornlist] Lessons
Dear folks, I am going away Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I have posted a sheet with slots for half-hour lessons tomorrow. Please try to find a slot that will work for you. ~JCH ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Ear Training
>shouting "Bad ears! Bad ears!" at the top of your lungs Funny, that's exactly the technique I use in all the ear training courses here; that, and a bullwhip. In the case of certain instrumentalists, electrical current is effective as well. You can also tell students to "listen harder." Jeremy --- Jeremy C. Hansen Assistant Professor of Horn and Theory Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, Illinois 61944 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Horn retailer roundup
Hi gang. For the sake of those in the market to try out horns, let's put our heads together on a list of retailers with a decent stock of instruments. Let's limit these to stores with actual stock of quality instruments. Eventually I will put these on a map. I'll go first: Osmun Music, Arlington MA Woodwind/Brasswind, South Bend IN Wichita Band Instruments, Wichita KS Anyone else? Jeremy Hansen --- Jeremy C. Hansen Assistant Professor of Horn and Theory Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, Illinois 61944 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Looking for a composite rim
Stuart de Haro made some custom rims for me to loan to students. They are wider and flatter than the Giardinelli C series, and he made them to fit Giardinelli threads. He gold-plated them, which should be better for many allergies. He did first-rate work. You can find info at: http://www.deharohorns.com/ Jeremy Hansen ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Midwest workshop
I will host as soon as our building is completed. If anyone has friends with a few bulldozers, backhoes, etc. who would like to speed things along with a little "clandestine redecorating", I know a building that needs a push. Certainly, it will be a fabulous facility when completed. Cheers! Jeremy Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
The Hi-MD minidiscs only use proprietary software for Windows, subject to DRM. There are some home grown applications to do it better however. Macintosh users are left out in the cold. Jeremy C. Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Dear readers, We have endorsements of the following models, then: Nomad Jukebox 3 HP iRiver 140 Marantz PMD670 William, specifications on the Nomad list only line in. Can you confirm that it works with a standard (1/8") microphone without a preamp? Also, can you upload by drag and drop rather than proprietary software? It would appear that the iRiver 340 and 140 support recording from an external microphone. The manuals do not show WAV as a recording format for the 340, only WMA and others. The 140 product manual does list recording to WAV format, with CD specs and up to 48khz. Steve, do you record to WAV or WMA? Also, can you confirm that you can in fact upload just by drag and drop rather than by proprietary software? Jeremy Hansen ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: MD recorders
Here is the breakdown as best I can tell. The market is in a sorry state, and there seems to be no perfect product. Most recorders either record in mp3 format or do not allow faster than realtime digital transfer to your computer. Nomad Jukebox: records in uncompressed WAV, but some models do not allow adjustment of levels. Apparently does not mount as a desktop volume, so special transfer software is needed. Iriver 140: seems to do the trick, but has terrible reviews about quality control and durability. Other models do not allow the adjustment of line levels. Sony Hi-MD: "Compatible" with uncompressed WAV format, but it seems from the literature that it only records in ATRAC and you must convert it. Also, the conversion and transfer requires software that is Windows only and subject to DRM. The Net-MD players are all no good. Many people buy them thinking that the USB device included will allow the recorder to transfer digitally to their machine. Edirol R1: Everything one needs, although it is a little strange to use compact flash rather than a hard drive. I'm not sure if it will mount as a volume, or if you would need one of those (very inexpensive) CF USB readers. The Marantz PMD670 also seems similar. The drawback to these models is that they are very expensive. Please update my information as needed. Note that my own hunt has been for a recorder that is hard drive based, allows high-speed digital upload to a Mac (preferable as a USB mass-storage device), accepts a microphone input, records at least 1.5 hours, and allows adjustment of input levels while recording. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Fundamental
>The fundemental is >the lowest natural note for the given length excluding >overblowing... Let's avoid confusion here. I think you mean "excluding bending the pitch," which is correct. An even better way to say it would be "excluding factitious tones." Jeremy Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Partials
The term "partial" includes the fundamental. The term "overtone" does not. Orlando, I would suspect that switching the two terms is where much of the confusion arises. There is a compelling reason to use partial numbers, rather than overtone numbers. With partials, octaves of the fundamental are all powers of two, and make the math much easier. The fundamental is two octaves below middle C, not one octave. The inability to play this note for many people is an acoustical characteristic of their horn, not only a measure of low facility. The fundamental would not speak on my old instrument, whereas it does on my newer one. Brian Holmes would be able to explain why. Jeremy Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Case for natural horn
Greetings. I'm asking if anyone can tell me how well a Seraphinoff Halari will fit in an Olds F horn case. Or, I would be grateful if anyone knows a very slim hardshell case for sale that will suffice. I'm looking for the smallest case that will work. No room for crooks is needed. Thanks for the assistance. Jeremy C. Hansen Eastern Illinois University ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Theoretical Minor Keys?
I do the same thing with my students. It is handy for them to be comfortable with the concept that Bb major and B major have a seven accidental difference. Demonstrating with D# major and such simply reinforces the concept. But this is certainly different from learning to play scales. Jeremy Hansen ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Horns for Middle School
On 3/16/04 7:32 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If one uses a separate technique > play Bb horn as opposed to F horn, then they are missing the point. > Following this same thought process, is the Eb horn bad, too? Or is there a > magical quality about Horn in F? I doubt that in the early days of natural > horns, teachers would have insisted on beginners playing on the F crook > only. There is a difference between crooks, and knowing the difference in response, sound, and technique can inform your performance, both on a period instrument and while transposing parts on a modern instrument. It is not true to think that one crook can be treated like another. The F horn Is in the middle, balanced between fullness and brightness, fast and slow response. Just because double horns contain a Bb horn does not mean that the Bb horn is the appropriate sound and response model for the entire instrument. I never made an argument that a student should do it the hard way. This has to do with doing it the right way, or rather, the way that sounds most like a horn player. Similarly, if you really want hornists who do not sound like hornists, start them on trumpet or some other instrument. There is much more to this than getting the notes right. There are way too many overworked educators in high schools who do not have the time, resources, or training to instill in hornists a true concept of the instrument. Promoting a consistent, artful, and idiomatic model of sound and technique is one way to ameliorate this. While frustration is a real factor, so is a student's sense of accomplishment. For every challenge to learning to play like a horn player, there is a victory for the student. This is where artful, quality teaching comes in. As we all know, many student hornists enjoy the notion of playing the "peculiar" instrument; they will enjoy their instrument greater if it truly sounds like a horn. Playing single Bb horns (or using the Bb side exclusively on a double) interferes with this. Jeremy Hansen ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Horns for Middle School
Never, ever, ever buy single Bb horns for your students. If anyone says that the difference in sound and technique doesn't make a difference, then they are missing the point of the instrument. Jeremy Hansen ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Re: Horn Celebrities
>John Entwhistle In a similar vein, the horn line played in the Stones' "You can't always get what you want" is actually played by bluesman Al Kooper. Jeremy Hansen ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
