Yeah .... I find playing the Bass Bone, any way, that grabbing the bell with the R.H. to free up the L.H. for turning, is real difficult .... and assumes the L.H. can even reach the page to turn it, which is usually on the right side of the desk.
Dean On Nov 4, 2011, at 8:39 PM, Raymond Horton wrote: > Requiring a trombonist to turning the page while playing in 3rd or 4th > position is asking for those notes to be very badly sustained - really > impossible to play in tune. I suggest this for the circus band > trombonist > only. > > A good general rule for arrangements and compositions alike is - if > you > cannot find a place for a page turn on a brass part, chances are > quite high > that you are writing too much for the brass. > > Raymond Horton > Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > Composer, Arranger > VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:18 PM, John Howell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> One other thought. A trombone does NOT have to >> be in 1st position. It can be in 3rd, or sort of >> in 4th, where the fingers of the right hand can >> grab the bell for a short time. Awkward, but >> do-able. A trumpet can have any valve >> combination down, not just open, although a 1-3 >> or 1-2-3 note might be sharp played with one >> hand. The problem with horn (and in some cases >> with tuba or euphonium) is that there are times >> when both hands are in use. >> >> The obvious answer, of course, would be to put >> the music on iPads, with a foot pedal to turn >> pages. Only about a $100,000 option!!! I know >> WE won't be buying them soon! >> >> John >> >> >> -- >> John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music >> Virginia Tech Department of Music >> School of Performing Arts & Cinema >> College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences >> 290 College Ave., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0240 >> Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 >> (mailto:[email protected]) >> http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html >> >> "Machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen, machen Sie es nur schön." >> (Do it as you like, just make it beautiful!) --Johannes Brahms >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale The perfect drive......a diminishing sphere of white impaling the azure heavens in a graceful elliptic........height and distance vying for supremacy......compatriot's jowls lax, eyes huge, their raucous paeans thinly veiling jealousy......one stroke justifying a capricious investment in the titanium industry. Dean M. Estabrook http://sites.google.com/site/deanestabrook/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
