May-be the organizers at that university had a different interpretation of "master an instrument" than we musicians have. We mean "master an instrument", when we are able to control the instrument, so it produces (together with our physical effort: breath, lip action, tongue action, etc.) the right notes in the desired way at the right time & in the right expression, timing, etc.
###################################################################################################### Am 20.06.2010 um 17:08 schrieb Steven Mumford: > > I had the opportunity to teach the brass methods class for a > semester at the local University. The students (future teachers) > were expected to "master" all the brass instruments in two semesters > of work. Clearly impossible, but one of my goals was to get them to > understand that all the brass instruments used the same method to > determine fingerings (including trombone) and if you know the > system, you can pick up any brass instrument in any key and figure > out how to play it very quickly. For the final written part of the > exam I had some music written out and I had them write in the > fingerings for an Ab shoe-horn. They all got it. > > Hans wrote: <snip> > > But all this is not comparable with the horn. IS IT TOO MUCH, to > understand > & remember the scales, the harmonics & the > possible > fingerings ? Is it too much to find out the "alternate" > fingerings ? > _______________________________________________ > 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
