Re: [Hornlist] Play high to play low

2009-07-04 Thread Sheldon Kirshner
many colors and other subtleties disappear. Best, Shel --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Simon Varnam simonvar...@gmail.com wrote: From: Simon Varnam simonvar...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Play high to play low To: horn@music.memphis.edu Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 11:05 PM Larry Jellison lajelli

RE: [Hornlist] Play high to play low

2009-07-03 Thread John Baumgart
That'd make for a strange sounding Long Call, too. John Baumgart -Original Message- From: horn-bounces+john.baumgart=comcast@music.memphis.edu [mailto:horn-bounces+john.baumgart=comcast@music.memphis.edu] On Behalf Of Larry Jellison Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 2:59 AM To:

Re: [Hornlist] Play high to play low

2009-07-03 Thread Steve Freides
Larry, there is precedent for this sort of thing in the areas of strength and flexibility, not just our horn playing. I can't prove that any of this is related to horn playing, but look at, e.g., proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation - google 'PNF stretching'. You'll find, e.g., that working

Re: [Hornlist] Play high to play low

2009-07-03 Thread Simon Varnam
Larry Jellison lajelli...@yahoo.com wrote: I can play my lowest notes after I have been working hard in the high range. So, I wonder if any of you find this to work for your low range, too. Yes, I've noticed that I can play lower notes than usual (pedal C inside the mouthpiece instead