I QUITE agree. I just got a GripMaster today, so I'm building up my muscles in the odd time my left hand is free.
He is right. Sure we do play on the left hand and most horn players are right handed. However all one has to do is build up the proper muscles and do some good finger exercises. -William In a message dated 12/29/2003 2:01:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm sorry but I simply can't agree with this opinion regarding fingering > difficulty. > > I do accept that Bb horn will require more awkward use of the 3rd finger in > combination, but this is surely a basic skill which is able to be mastered > with practice. It has been proved time and time again by the players in > brass and military bands, who face regularly fingering challenges rarely > encountered in the horn repertoire. > > I know one euphonium player who can shame many of us by the speed he can > play "Cosi" at, and his facility simply makes nonsense of most horn > fingering problems. He is not particularly unusual in the brass band > movement. They are just used to playing florid parts in awkward keys. > > Fingering facility can certainly be gained with practice, as thousands of > other brass players round the world have proved. It is simply a matter of > practice. > > Cheers, > > Graeme Evans > (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) > +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
