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[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: "So why are Horn players so complacent with missing?" I think that you are confusing acceptance of the fact that "stuff" happens in the form of a clam or a blipped attack from time to time, with complacency. I have heard the greatest musicians (not just horn, but all instr

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Why not give a horn to the critic?> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:09:07 -0400> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> > But on the same token, those baseball players could very well give the bat > to a Horn player an

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them their job. And sometimes you don't. John Baumgart -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jasper Rees Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 4:38 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature There should be some

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The horn and baseball, brings back memories of Sid Fitch. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:09 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature But on the

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But on the same token, those baseball players could very well give the bat to a Horn player and say "you try it and see how well you do" -William In a message dated 8/13/2008 8:06:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In Baseball you can miss 70% percent of the time a

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In Baseball you can miss 70% percent of the time and be "good" Chris - Original Message From: Adam Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Horn List Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:38:52 PM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature I guess my point is that even N

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On 8/13/08 7:22 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting. > > But then again wherever there is art there will be a critic. Well, I guess so because we are all critics. But in a formal sense many major publications are getting rid of critics be it music, film or art.

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Interesting. But then again wherever there is art there will be a critic. Reminds me of History of the World by Mel Brooks... -William In a message dated 8/13/2008 7:03:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did not find the article "upsetting" but the problem is

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I did not find the article "upsetting" but the problem is It is not balanced in the talking of the whole of a season. Secondly, without a union a article like this could mean the end of a job for someone. Many years a go there was a scathing review of the MET orchestra playing I believe Fidel

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I don't know, I didn't find the article at all upsetting so I was surprised at the backlash it got. In fact, I thought it was a good read. -William In a message dated 8/13/2008 6:37:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This started out as a conversation about an ar

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On 8/13/08 5:59 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So why are Horn players so complacent with missing? I can think of quite a > few Horn players that I've heard many times and I've never heard them miss or > slip up once during a performance. > This started out as a convers

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So why are Horn players so complacent with missing? I can think of quite a few Horn players that I've heard many times and I've never heard them miss or slip up once during a performance. In fact it can branch into other instruments as well. In fact just a search on YouTube shows many brass

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avour, we do aim for perfection - that is after all, what keeps us improving. But, we never quite get there, do we? Adam> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:20:50 -0400> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> > Those that mi

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On 8/13/08 3:20 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those that miss in sports usually lose. > > -William Well batting 300 is very good and well 400 gets you into the record books. Neither cut it with horn playing. ___ post: horn

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esday, August 13, 2008 12:21 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature Those that miss in sports usually lose. -William ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/ma

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improving. But, we never quite get there, do we? Adam> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:20:50 -0400> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> > Those that miss in sports usually lose. > > -William> > > In a mes

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It's funny. Little things like that between musicians and orchestra stafftra directors (the politics and how much butt I had to kiss to get gigs) was one of the reasons I decided to just become a computer programmer rather than a full time musician and attempt to do audition after audition. I

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; Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> > I'm going to open myself to a ton of criticism but I can think of one > solution for horn players everywhere and it can be summed up into two words:> > Don't miss.> > -William>

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lse of interest to say. --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Adam Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Adam Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature To: "The Horn List" Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 10:31 AM Sent one in today: Here's a copy (

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CTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:41 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature I'm going to open myself to a ton of criticism but I can think of one solution for horn players everywhere and it can be summed up into two words

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And to archers, shooters, tennis players, forwards in football, etc etc> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:40:56 -0400> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NY Times horn feature> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> > I'm going to open myself to a ton of criticism but I can

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I'm going to open myself to a ton of criticism but I can think of one solution for horn players everywhere and it can be summed up into two words: Don't miss. -William In a message dated 8/13/2008 5:40:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There should be some sort

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o fully understand your unjustified criticism for what it is, ignorance. Dr Adam Black Fiji School of Medicine, Private Mail Bag, Suva, FIJI ISLANDS > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: horn@music.memphis.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 > 10:37:46 +0100> Subject: [Hornlist] NY Times horn fe

[Hornlist] NY Times horn feature

There should be some sort of prize for the first person who gets their response in to the paper's letters page. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/arts/music/13horn.html?_r=1 &ref=arts&oref=slogin _