[Hornlist] Re: A Practicing dilemma

2008-12-12 Thread Simon Varnam
Sir G. I'm worried that you may be getting straight into strenuous exercises before your lips are warmed up and mobile. (Assuming you are an amateur like me:) If you can't jump lightly from a middle C (written) to the C below, accurately and reliably, then you are not ready to play the not

Re: [Hornlist] Re: A Practicing dilemma

2008-12-12 Thread Dan Phillips
I'm a little surprised (and a little disappointed) that no one has mentioned Phil Myers' take on building endurance in a recent "Ask the Experts" post at IHS Online: http://tinyurl.com/58eyf4 Dan === Dan Phillips Associate Professor of Music University of Memphis d...@

[Hornlist] Re: A Practicing dilemma

2008-12-12 Thread phirsch
AHA! Well, if Carmine Caruso can be assumed to be who you refer to as "Carouseau" (and not some mutant midget merry-go-round ), that might be one of the first areas I would look into adjusting when you resume practice after a layoff or cutting back on practicing. What I am trying to say is that Ca