This brings ups some interesting questions that I have had for a while
now. As one who has taught both in the US and in Europe, I must say
that the system of solfege, clef reading, and ear training that formed
the basis of musicianship for my European students was FAR superior that
that which most
Yeah, it's wonderful for horn players to be able to transpose, and it's
wonderful for horn teachers to teach their students how to transpose.
My teacher taught me, so I know how. But I didn't go into professional
horning, I don't play as often as I would like to, and so for some keys I
am tre
This is very interesting to me. I have had conversations with math
teachers at my school, some of whom are big fans of the advanced T.I.
calculators and software, as it saves advanced math students a great
deal of "grunt work", and others who believe the "grunt work" is the key
to becoming a great
Orlando Pandolfi wrote:
> This brings ups some interesting questions that I
> have had for a while now. As one who has taught
> both in the US and in Europe, I must say that the
> system of solfege, clef reading, and ear training
> that formed the basis of musicianship for my
> European stu
This thread has exposed the raw feelings and misunderstanding of music
education or the lack thereof.
The US does not have a national education system. Our education
"system" is locally funded and supervised. Musical education is at the
whim of elected school boards. The quality of musical ed
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:58 PM, WIlliam Botte wrote:
Why continue this nonesence?
Republish every thing horn in F or C. In one clef.
It's a simple matter to republish everything, not quite so simple
getting anyone to buy it. Why should an orchestra buy a new set of
parts for Beethoven 5 when
Have a look at:
http://www.hornplayer.net/archive/a35.html
for some good discussion regarding this issue.
B
On Feb 25, 2006, at 2:58 PM, WIlliam Botte wrote:
Why continue this nonesence?
Republish every thing horn in F or C. In one clef. The key
notations aren't all that irritating eithe
Just a few questions:
1.. Shall we have the music put in tenor or alto clef?
2.. Who will make sure that all publishers co-operate?
3.. What do we do when and older part is the only one available and none of
the hornists knows how to read it?
Most instruments have some aspects of their notat
Prof. Pizka wrote (in response to my childhood
experience with this concerto):
"And as most of us know fingerwise, D-major is not the
easiest tonality for the F-horn, not to talk about the
finger squeezing on the Bb-horn."
Hans, as a child, I played this concerto on the F
side, changing to the Bb
In a message dated 2/25/06 5:06:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:58 PM, WIlliam Botte wrote:
> > Why continue this nonesence?
> > Republish every thing horn in F or C. In one clef.
>
I am not sure whether anyone has mentioned it yet, but
one of the reasons for having th
WIlliam Botte wrote:
A young oboist in the local high school band was required to play a bell
front F marching horn. She was annoyed to discover that the notes she
was playing sounded lower than read. Her remarks, "Who dreamed up this
stupid system!",
I guess she'd never gotten to play the
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