And Italian (quite fluently), Spanish (so-so), reading Frenchj, basic Japanese, fundamental Mandarin, Latin, Greek (forgot much), Bavarian, UpperAustrian, reading Suetterlin, French Court writing of the 16th&17th/18th centuries, reading scripts of the 14th & 15th centturies slowly, and some basic knowledge of other languages. (my private library is of about 5.000 titles), still learning.
Tried a new horn today, not having played since my last concert on April 18th (K.447 w/orch.), but lips worked even for the finale of Weber op.45 incl. high e-flat (twice). Spelling, well, it has become a difficult issue for younger folks here in Germany, not to talk about the right use of the grammar. I grew up with perfect German command due to my mothers super correct pronounce. It is the same in horn playing: super correct tongue action - saves a lot of time, saves from mistakes .......... The natural geography must not save as an excuse. Where I grew up, there is no English speaking nation around, Italy, real Italy, is more than 5 hours drive away, France also, but Czech & Hungarian (!) are far too difficult languages, but Czech Rep. & Hungary border with Austria. Learning languages is a good past time and it widens ones personal horizon. Combining learning with entertainment, yes, that´s it. Like warm-up on the horn, if done musically. #################################################################################################### Am 26.05.2010 um 13:09 schrieb Bill Gross: > Hans, > > You now many of us on the listserv reside in the US. English is the > only > language we many (not all) are comfortable with. I have to stop and > reflect > from time to time that English is not your native tongue. This > place would > really be a mess if we had to exchange information with you in > German. Our > natural geography denies us the opportunity to add languages to our > skill > set. > > I'm kind of humble when I realize you do so well with English and > German and > I don't know how many other, Thai? > > (Hell, I can't even handle spelling in English). > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
