Having heard the American Horn Quartet play their arrangement to the Marriage of Figaro Overture, it was clear really good horn players have pretty fast fingering ability.
> > ________________________________ > From: valerie wells <[email protected]> > To: horn list 2 memphis <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 12:54:33 AM > Subject: [Hornlist] FreeNeck - was Alexander 309 triple for sald - DUTCH > AUCTION > > Since coming back to horn 5 years ago, I've often wondered if there > couldn't be a practical solution to many of the shoulder problems I > hear horn players complaining about. I've seen various methods of > support from underneath the instrument which seem cumbersome for an > assortment of reasons, but a strap that doesn't strain the neck looks > workable. > > I've been asked to teach trumpet to a middle school child, so I > arranged to have a lesson with a local trumpeter. He told me Friday > the only way to develop the lightening fast finger facility of a > trumpeter is to totally support the wieght of the trumpet with the > left hand so the right hand fingers are free & unencumbered. Ah ha! > So that's how they do it. Seems we hornists could have better > facility if we didn't have to bear so much weight with the left hand & > arm. Even a ducks foot or well designed strap still require weight > bearing from the left hand & arm. > > Thanks for the link, Andrew. I saw your reference to this item on the > IHS website. Have you found greater ease in your finger facility > since you've been using the FreeNeck or is most of the benefit to your > shoulder alone? > -- > Valerie Wells > The Balanced Embouchure Method > http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ > http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ > ----------------- >> check out the FreeNeck system. It costs about ?100. > >> http://www.saxophon- >>> service.de/homep/prospekte/ergonomic_systems/freeneck.html > >> I also had problems with my right shoulder and an Otto full triple. Using >> the . >>> FreeNeck solved it for me. > > Best wishes > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/herb_foster%40yahoo.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
