I would appreciate hearing your comments ( off-list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) about clinics presented by Edward Lisk.
I am considering attending one of his clinics, but it would require a long trip. The clinic seems to be primarily for conductors, directors, and music educators. I enjoy learning about these topics, even if they are not directly horn-related. Info about the specific clinic is attached below, and here is a link to Lisk's web page about his clinic and workshops. http://www.dreamscape.com/edlisk/Description.html Thank you, Jay Kosta Endwell NY USA ------------------ >I will be at Baldwin-Wallace >Conservatory on March 22 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The session is, "The ART of >Instrumental Music", parts 1 and 2. >The outline is as follows: > >Part 1: The ART of Instrumental Music for the Creative Director... > >I. A.R.T. - a new dimension for teaching, thinking, practicing and playing an >instrument! > A. Active or passive student participation > 1. Habits, patterns, repetition.."how students learn" and "how teachers >teach" >II. Discipline of Duration (Mental Activity/Thought-full Action =Musical >Quality) > A. Internal Ensemble Pulse (Individual, Section, Ensemble) > 1. The "Mind's Metronome" (Ruler of Time) > B. The meaning of "Ensemble" - Unifying Ensemble Pulse > 1. Why no musical notation and only the Circle of 4ths? > 2. Duration - entrance & release > C. Grouping Assignments > 1. Chord Qualities - major, minor, dominant, diminished > 2. Composer Voicing >III. Dynamics > A. Controlling expansion and contraction of sound > 1. Balance, Blend & Color > 2. The "look" and "feel" of dynamics > 3. Color Shifts - Percy Grainger Contrary Dynamics >IV. The Secret for Success: THE Grand Master Scale (Developing Technic and >Articulation) > A. Why the Grand Master Scale ? > 1. Breaking 'old scale habits' > B. Scale Variations, Articulation > C. Learning process for Scale Mastery! >V. LISTENING !!! Student Responsibilities for Balance, Blend, Intonation > A. Are students 'active' or 'passive' participants in the musical decision >making process ? > 1. 3 Steps to Balance, Blend and Intonation > 2. 6 Step Beatless Tuning Process > 3. Full Band Tuning Process > > > > >Part 2: "Beyond the Page"... The Intangibles of Musical Perfromance > >"The written note is like a strait jacket, whereas music, like life itself, is >constant movement, continuous spontaneity, free from any restrictions... There >are so many excellent instrumentalists who are completely obsessed by the >printed note, whereas it has a very limited power to express what the music >actually means.".....Pablo Casals > >I. Artistic Expression: Taking the 'risk' and looking beyond the unadorned >markings > of musical notation (no more "paint-by-number" techniques). >II. The Mystery of Musical Expression > A. The Search for Meaning (or, what is beyond the notes) > B. Is America Beautiful ? > C. Connecting "feeling" to the emotional center >III. In Search of Beauty: The Natural Laws of Musical Expression > A. Discovering nuance, inflection & feeling through rhythmic speech ! > B. Subtleties of 'musical thought' > 1. Ensemble, section, individual > C. Phrasing: In search of...Low...High...Short...Long >IV. The Space of Silence > A. Music = Sound " in and out" of Silence & how silence begins! > B. Sonority/Resonance/Decay: Teaching the "right side" of a note >V. Free Form Expression (musical intelligence) > A. Creating melodies > B. The �Key� to Improvisation >VII. Rehearsal Options > A. Other musical organizations - jazz, orchestra, marching band, small >ensembles > > >This will give you an idea as to what is included in my presentations. Again, >the important thing is to bring an instrument... it is not a "typical" >rehearsal clinic session. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
