----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Peter Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: hand mute translation


> At 9:25 AM +0100 10/5/04, Peter Taylor wrote:
> >Hello Pierre
> >
> >I regret I don't know the German, but in English I use the abbreviation
H.O.B.
> >(hand over bell).  I would be keen to know if there's a more correct way.
> >
> >Peter
>
> As a player, I would not know how to interpret this.  The hand goes
> IN the bell, not OVER the bell.  Never seen it in practice.

Well, now you know.  It's quite common in Brass Band and Wind Band/Concert Band
music, probably also Jazz Band music for all I know.  I can't see how you could
get your hand IN the bell of a Tenor Horn, whether practicing or playing for
real.

 Peter

_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Reply via email to