[Hornlist] Playing with earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread HornCabbage
Anna H wondered I thought I would ask the lists' opinions on playing with earplugs. This is a really fun thing to do when those orchestra or band rehearsals get long and tedious. There are lots of neat ways to play with earplugs. I like to put a row of them on my music stand, and

Re: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain once more

2007-03-14 Thread Steve Haflich
From: "hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Simon, you cannot use VHS tapes recorded in PAL in Japan nor can you transfer them to your PC. ... Have you tried using the thumb valve on your VCR? ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options

RE: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

2007-03-14 Thread hans
The Italian note naming starts with "do" which equals "C". Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do. Many logic does not work in musical science. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

2007-03-14 Thread hans
Simon, the simples musical scale is C-major, no sharps & no flats, - and a scale starts with the tonic. The tonic of C-major is C. There are rules in the "Musical Science". These rules have been developed during centuries. You could similar ask, why does the staff have the flutes on top & the stri

RE: [Hornlist] Dennis Brain once more

2007-03-14 Thread hans
Simon, you cannot use VHS tapes recorded in PAL in Japan nor can you transfer them to your PC. There are mulktinorm machines playing both NTSC & PAL, so you can watch tapes from Europe, but you cannot transfer this signal to your hard disc in good quality. But there is a way to transfer all kind of

RE: [Hornlist] Another You Tube....Schumann's Konzertstuck

2007-03-14 Thread hans
It is infringing the copyright as this is taken from a public TV transmission & ANY recording from a live concert is protected by copyright (protecting the artistsĀ“ rights for 50 years or 25 years in other countries). Even it is nice to have that recording, it is illegal to broadcast it without the

Re: [Hornlist] Another You Tube....Schumann's Konzertstuck

2007-03-14 Thread PMJILKA
I thought I saw this performance advertised on CD or DVD somewhere. Anybody have it or know where to get it? Pete Jilka Kansas City, MO ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

[Hornlist] Another You tube pirate clip....Beethoven's Fifth Sym.

2007-03-14 Thread PMJILKA
This clip from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is quite outstanding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r32QPNdopVg Can we guess who is playing First horn? ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

[Hornlist] flat chin

2007-03-14 Thread matthew scheffelman
I was curious that I might had been right when I said to myself" there is something seriously wrong with this whole argument". I was right. I went back over Farkas's book today, "the Art of French Horn Playing" and found not one reference to a demand for a "flat chin" or anything of the nature.

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

2007-03-14 Thread Simon Varnam
Hans Pizka wrote: You forgot the "little" octave c - b, which is below c1 (c on the first ledger line below staff). Yes, I'm sorry. I wrote it correctly in my first draft, but after re-reading (and mis-reading) your explanation I decided it was a mistake and deleted it. A picture is worth

RE: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

2007-03-14 Thread Steve Freides
> -Original Message- > From: Simon Varnam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:41 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14 > > > Hans Pizka wrote: > > > You forgot the "little" octave c - b, which is below c1 (c o

Re: [Hornlist] Another You Tube....Schumann's Konzertstuck

2007-03-14 Thread KendallBetts
Yes, very nice playing! Horns: Dohr - appears to be Yamaha triple Clevenger - appears to Paxman descant w/low F extension Garcia - Probably Alex 103 Schrekenberger - Probably Alex 103 KB In a message dated 3/14/2007 6:28:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wr

[Hornlist] Laying it down.....

2007-03-14 Thread matthew scheffelman
Right now I do not see one simple answer to that question. You have to have a balance of both to be a soloist and a good chamber musician. Here are a few brainstorms... i hope others will participate Musically, it would depend on the particular voice at any given moment in a piece. Sonicall

[Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 51, Issue 14

2007-03-14 Thread Simon Varnam
Hans Pizka wrote: You forgot the "little" octave c - b, which is below c1 (c on the first ledger line below staff). Yes, I'm sorry. I wrote it correctly in my first draft, but after re-reading (and mis-reading) your explanation I decided it was a mistake and deleted it. A picture is worth

[Hornlist] Dennis Brain once more

2007-03-14 Thread Simon Varnam
On 2007/03/15, at 2:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: message: 11 date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:43:47 +0100 from: "hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> subject: RE: [Hornlist] Re:Dennis Brain once more Sorry, Simon, why is there no use for a DVD in PAL format in NTSC land ? You can play it in your PC. I sent my D

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Playing with earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread MARKSUERON
when do you lay it down and when do you listen? Ron ** 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 opti

Re: [Hornlist] Another You Tube....Schumann's Konzertstuck

2007-03-14 Thread Steven Slaff
Fascinating, thank you for this link! They play extremely well together! I hope this video isn't infringing in copyright too :) Does anyone know the makes of the horns they each are playing on in this video? Steven Slaff On 3/14/07, Rob Kathner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just found this one o

[Hornlist] Another You Tube....Schumann's Konzertstuck

2007-03-14 Thread Rob Kathner
Just found this one on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dtVsYoNjY Enjoy! ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

[Hornlist] Karl Pituch recital in Ann Arbor, MI this Sunday!

2007-03-14 Thread Bryan Kennedy
To all fellow hornists, Karl Pituch, Principal Horn of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be playing a recital this Sunday evening, March 18th at 8pm at the University of Michigan School of Music, Britton Recital Hall, North Campus, Ann Arbor, MI. The program : Fantasie, Op. 2Franz Stra

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread Margaret Dikel
At 02:16 PM 3/14/2007 -0400, Anna wrote: . I've found that I do not have problems hearing the orchestra while using them, but I don't hear pitch as well. (Could be because nobody else is in tune, either.) Have any of you used these before? If so, what did you do to adjust to the differen

[Hornlist] X-Ray of trumpet player... while playing correct link....

2007-03-14 Thread matthew scheffelman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjSBQl38ksk this is the correct link very informative. I found this link on the Trumpet forum. Matthew Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news an

[Hornlist] X-Ray of trumpet player... while playing

2007-03-14 Thread matthew scheffelman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjSBQl38 very informative. I found this link on the Trumpet forum. Matthew Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.c

[Hornlist] Re: Earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread Jjhornman
In a message dated 3/14/2007 12:01:38 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've recently purchased earplugs from the local guitar shop, since the percussion was starting to hurt my ears. They are the kind developed to reduce decibels, but not to the point where you cannot

[Hornlist] RE: Playing with earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread matthew scheffelman
First off, if you can get movedtry to do it. If it is that bad you may need to politely demand it. If the percussion is so loud behind you, you may not be able to hear yourselves at all anyways. Earplugs would be solution if the above does not work. There is no real trick to playing with th

[Hornlist] Playing with earplugs

2007-03-14 Thread Anna Henry
Hello all, I thought I would ask the lists' opinions on playing with earplugs. In my orchestra, my section has been put directly in front of the drumset and toms for Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. We are using reflectors for our sound, but nothing for our ears. We're als

RE: [Hornlist] RE: RE: RE: WOW! (More on Smiley ... OH PLEASE!!)

2007-03-14 Thread hans
Still, Valerie, I would like to get a MP3 of your playing, as simmple the piece might be or as challenging, low & high & middle range, to evaluate if the Smiley method is really the non-plus-ultra for the horn player, which I doubt very much. It is not any art to whistle up to the high "shiss", not

[Hornlist] RE: RE: RE: WOW! (More on Smiley ... OH PLEASE!!)

2007-03-14 Thread Valerie WELLS
Steven, Whoo hoo! Thank you for the calm, reasoned, objective & most of all, COURTEOUS response to this issue which is becoming a bit tedious! Ha ha ha! But, seriously, I'm happy to answer anyone's concerns & questions about my experiences with Smiley & his development system. I'll respond

[Hornlist] Range Limbo Discussion alive and Wells on the trumpetherald.com forum

2007-03-14 Thread Jim Gray
Hello: If anyone is still interested in this thread, it is ongoing here. Prof. Scheffelman is mentioned! http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=671992&sid=16446f725f8de7e0d7ff23187c151684 Enjoy, Jim Gray _ Play Fle