Bob Dickow wrote and I snipped:
The thought started to haunt me, whenabout 2
milliseconds before the entry, I had NO IDEA where 3rd line B-Flat was!!
--reply-
Don't let your horn go anywhere that your mind hasn't gone 2 milliseconds befor
I personally believe in high note psychology a lot. I had friends at
Interlochen who have taught themselves to play up to the ledger line C with ease by
just thinking that it looks higher than it actually is. I have the same
habits as the original hornist in question with many passages, and I
I always seem to go long periods without playing much, then get involved with
serious group that requires I get my strength back so I can cover all the
registers. If I see a part coming down the pipe that demands a solid high
register, I start practicing the part as early as possible. But what
Some information missing from this conversation is what's going on in the
passages leading to the unstable high note. Maybe a large upward
interval, a long passage causing fatigue, an out-of-key target note,
pianissimo, exposure, strange sounds from elsewhere in the orchestra, or a
prior event as
Psychology definitely plays a part. Anecdote follows:
When I was in the 8th grade I was playing 3rd horn in a youth orchestra on
the Der Freischutz Overture. As you know, the third and fouth duet starts
the quartet passage.
I bungled the first note in rehearsal and the conductor jumped on me and
Evan says, "I've noticed that on certain songs/phrases that I can
consistently nail extremely high notes, where there are others in which I
have to struggle for even a top-of-staff G. I have also realized that I
have formed bad embouchure habits only in these passages. Does any one have
any insig
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Subject: [Hornlist] high notes and psychology
> I've noticed that on certain songs/phrases that I can consistantly nail
extremely high notes, where there are others in which I have to struggle
Maybe it's not embouchure. Maybe it's ear.
Can you sing the trouble-prone songs & phrases accurately? If not, maybe
the target pitches are not centered right in your mind.
In effect, you've got to hear the pitches accurately in advance of playing
them -- i.e., know what you're going for.
Har
I've noticed that on certain songs/phrases that I can consistantly nail extremely high
notes, where there are others in which I have to struggle for even a top-of-staff G.
I have also realized that I have formed bad embouchre habits only in these passages.
Does any one have any insight into thi
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