Let me be the first to congratulate Wendell Rider on his new DVDs. I got
mine yesterday. They are extensive and follow the principles in his book
well.
I've watched the first of the 2 discs so far. It's a lot of information.
Everything is explained clearly in a comfortably conversational tone.
The delivery seems mostly off-the-cuff instead of rigorously scripted;
this is evidence that Wendell truly believes and teaches what he is
saying. As Wendell noted to the lists, you'll have to turn your volume
way up. (And remember to turn it back down before watching something else!!)
The editing is fine. There are occasional times when hard cuts seem
abrupt, but the content is always there. Thank you for choosing subtle
hard cuts instead of excessively-frequent fade-in/fade-outs or cheesy
transitions. The pace is kept comfortable throughout.
The photography is clear and focused, even on the extreme close-ups. And
there's always something subtly amusing about extreme close-ups on the
embouchure. (I remember laughing quite a bit the first time I looked at
Farkas' Photographic Study of 40 Embouchures. Maybe it's just me.)
Real World Horn Playing, the book and now the DVDs, should be near the
top of every horn student's list of things to buy.
Thank you Wendell for this great new resource!
Sincerely,
Greg Campbell
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