RE: [Hornlist] John Williams concerto premiere

2003-12-03 Thread Greg Campbell
On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:40:46 -0600, Timothy A. Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: [John Williams's] movie scores almost always are immediately accessible, but also bear repeated listening, unlike some other popular composers. On the other hand, his concert works seem to require repeated

Re: [Hornlist] Audition's how to find them

2004-01-15 Thread Greg Campbell
John Putnam wrote: I was wondering how one finds out about Auditions. is there some kind of publaction that lists them. The International Musician. www.afm.org ___ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at

[Hornlist] SE Horn Workshop master classes

2004-01-20 Thread Greg Campbell
class. I know there are, particularly, a lot of adult amateurs on the horn lists, so I hope many people will want to participate. Hope to see lots of horn listers in March! Greg Campbell Graduate assistant, FSU horn studio 2004 Southeast Horn Workshop http://southeasthornworkshop.org

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Horns for Middle School

2004-03-16 Thread Greg Campbell
Dave Tuttle wrote: ...I don't see what the big Bb deal is. Many times in a middle school situation, your horn players are trumpet converts and the key of the horn makes the transition easier. Obviously, an outstanding player should be transitioned to a double horn anyway, so you're going to have

Re: [Hornlist] Earplugs

2004-03-30 Thread Greg Campbell
Luke Zyla wrote: Try the little spongy things that you can find in any hardware store. Christopher Gongos wrote: I recommend that you go to an audiologist and have proper earplugs made. If you aren't ready to spend big bucks, try the ER-20 earplugs from www.etymotic.com They are $12 + shipping

Re: [Hornlist] Hand guards

2004-06-16 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyways, does anyone know where I can get some nice left and right hand guards for my horn? Go to a sporting goods store and find the wrapping used for tennis racquet grips. Don't wrap it excessively tight. Replace it every few months. Greg

Re: [Hornlist] Denis Wick vs Cartouche vs Megamoose.

2004-06-19 Thread Greg Campbell
jlmthompson wrote: So the question would be IF the extra weight of a Megamoose does in fact enhance the 'slotting' of tones without the loss of slurring ability and it allows for louder dynamics without overblowing as suggested does the DW booster when placed on an independent mpc do the same

Re: [Hornlist] Denis Wick vs Cartouche vs Megamoose.

2004-06-23 Thread Greg Campbell
C CC wrote: There is a treatment called Annealing. Does it affect the perfomance of mouthpiece much? I was skeptical of the procedure at first. As I wrote on the list a few days ago, I tried the same model of mouthpiece non-annealed and annealed. I noticed a subtle difference in the resultant

Re: [Hornlist] Denis Wick vs Cartouche vs Megamoose.

2004-06-23 Thread Greg Campbell
David Jewell wrote about the pop tone: I have always recommended against that particular test for anyone other than a committed adult amateur/professional because it usually causes needlessly stuck and jammed mouthpieces, given that junior high kids especially can't seem to judge the amount of

Re: [Hornlist] wraps

2004-07-03 Thread Greg Campbell
Ky Hayes wrote: I do know that the geyer is a smaller wrap, The wrap of most Geyer-wrap horns is actually physically larger in diameter than Kruspe-wrap horns. This measurement makes essentially no difference to the person holding the horn, short or tall. The bell throat of a Geyer horn is

Re: [Hornlist] recorder

2004-08-27 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what's a golf ball retriever? What does it look like? What does it do? It's a telescoping rod with a golf ball-shaped cup at the end. You normally use it to fish golf ball outs of the water. Compared to a dog that can perform the same function, it certainly reduces

Re: [Hornlist] Elkhart Conn 8d or Yamaha 667V or Alexander 103

2004-09-07 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to decide on which horn I'll be purchasing in the near future and was wondering what all of your opinions are on these particular horns. ...snip... I'm a senior in high school, and will be attending one of the major southeastern universities next year to most

Re: [Hornlist] Stopped Horn Pitch

2004-09-12 Thread Greg Campbell
carson smith wrote: Does anyone know what issue Dr. Robert Pyle's article can be found in? Or any other articles on this subject? Thanks, Carson The index to all the articles in The Horn Call can be found on the IHS's website, www.hornsociety.org Greg

Re: [Hornlist] Scales and Juggling a Soccer ball

2004-09-16 Thread Greg Campbell
jlmthompson wrote: Here's my analogy. ... So why practice it when time spent juggling a soccer ball could be better spent doing other things with the ball for that time? Your analogy is flawed in my opinion. This one Scales : horn playing :: dribbling the ball around cones : soccer is more like

Re: [Hornlist] Solo Website

2004-09-21 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those that are familiar with www.hornexcerpts.org (if you're not, you shoudl be!), is there a similar site for solos? If not, some over-achieving doctoral student should make one... any takers? hornexcerpts.org gets by as OK copyright-wise because it only gives small

Re: [Hornlist] oil addict

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Campbell
Carlberg Jones wrote: Would it be better to oil through a male tube? There's much less slide grease on its inside surface to wash into the rotors. Only if you're sure that the inside of the tube isn't covered with anything else (meatball sandwich, potato chips, bacterial culture...). Greg

Re: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces

2004-09-27 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...I seek mouthpiece advice. Currently using a Schilke 30 mostly, and a 31B when middle and low range stuff dominates I've ordered a 30B as a compromise. Any other suggestions? Don't limit yourself to Schilke. Since getting mouthpieces on trial can be painstaking,

Re: [Hornlist] Screech horns

2004-10-06 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was listening to a performance of the Schumann Horn Konzerstueck What kind of horn would the first horn, whose part goes up to at least a high Z, play? A hornette? A picolo horn? Most first horns on the Schumann seem touse a B-flat/high-F double decsant horn. That

Re: [Hornlist] Pinky Hook, Ducks Foot, or Hand Strap

2004-10-22 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ducks foot is an improvement as it moves the weight of the horn to the strongest part of the hand. However, depending on your ducks foot, adjustable or fixed, it's still a relatively small piece of material covered by cork that has a tendency to dig into the first

Re: [Hornlist] Finger hooks straps, etc

2004-10-25 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd _hope_ you can quickly unattach it. If not, it'll be an easy way to take out all the stands in front of your section, as well as maybe a few low-flying bassoons. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is an interesting device. I see they also have an extension for playing

Re: [Hornlist] Tuning slide locks

2004-11-13 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone KNOW where you can get tuning slide locks? If you just want something to keep your slides from pushing in too far, go to the hardware store and get some thin black rubber O-rings. Get ones that fit snugly over the legs of your tuning slides without sliding

Re: [Hornlist] Fingering concert A as 1-2 instead of open for music in A-minor

2004-12-13 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Freides wrote: The piece is in concert A-minor and I find I much prefer the sound of concert A below middle C as 1-2 to the more usual open fingering because 1-2 is sharper. The same goes for the concert A an octave higher when taken on the F horn, 1-2 is preferable...[snip]... Am I

[Hornlist] 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop

2004-12-20 Thread Greg Campbell
-playing fun. Registration for the whole weekend is only $70 if you register by January 22. Early registration may be completed online or by mail. For more information, visit our web site: http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ -- Greg Campbell, webmaster 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop February 25-27

[Hornlist] 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop

2005-01-15 Thread Greg Campbell
principal horn of the Pittsburgh Symphony Jacek Muzyk principal horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic For more information visit: http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ -- Greg Campbell, webmaster 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop February 25-27, 2005 - North Carolina School of the Arts http

[Hornlist] 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop

2005-01-15 Thread Greg Campbell
Muzyk, principal horn of the Buffalo Philharmonic For more information visit: http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ -- Greg Campbell, webmaster 2005 Southeast Horn Workshop February 25-27, 2005 - North Carolina School of the Arts http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org

Re: [Hornlist] Re: Work in Progress

2005-02-15 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (slurred), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (tongued), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (slurred in E), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (tongued in E), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (slurred in Eb), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (tongued in Eb), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (slurred in D), KOPPRASCH NO. 1 (tongued in D), KOPPRASCH NO. 1

Re: [Hornlist] John Williams Concerto

2005-06-21 Thread Greg Campbell
Chris Tedesco wrote: I saw that the John Williams horn concerto was published in a piano reduction today at a music store! Looking at it, I don't think I'll program on my recital anytime soon. Or anytime for that matter! There's a reason it's written for Dale Clevenger. I seem to remember

Re: [Hornlist] What Holton uses for grease

2005-08-20 Thread Greg Campbell
OK, let's try something not-so-weird... Vaseline? ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] What Holton uses for grease

2005-08-21 Thread Greg Campbell
The suspense is killing me on this one! A good midwestern company might use... corn syrup? ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Another Survey Revision

2005-11-15 Thread Greg Campbell
William Foss wrote: Dear List, I am testing my hypothesis that I can get my homework turned in (ha ha). Seriously, folks. (Correct me if I'm wrong William.) This guy is just taking a course on statistics and needs a data set from which to derive normal statistical information. I assume this

[Hornlist] 2006 Southeast Horn Workshop

2006-01-26 Thread Greg Campbell
, and Gerry Wood) Check it out at http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ -- Greg Campbell, webmaster 2006 Southeast Horn Workshop March 31-April 2, 2006 - Northwestern State University of Louisiana http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ ___ post: horn

Re: [Hornlist] [getting off topic] Embouchure

2006-02-07 Thread Greg Campbell
Daniel Canarutto wrote: I don't think I need this, but just out of curiosity I checked the Merriam-Webster website, which gives also the (American English?) prononciation of the words. Hup is actually there, so even if you are not American you can follow Mr. Sanner's instructions... How

[Hornlist] Southeast Horn Workshop

2006-02-24 Thread Greg Campbell
online at http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ -- Greg Campbell, webmaster 2006 Southeast Horn Workshop March 31-April 2, 2006 - Northwestern State University of Louisiana http://www.southeasthornworkshop.org/ ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe

Re: [Hornlist] Curious pricing

2006-02-25 Thread Greg Campbell
WIlliam Botte wrote: A young oboist in the local high school band was required to play a bell front F marching horn. She was annoyed to discover that the notes she was playing sounded lower than read. Her remarks, Who dreamed up this stupid system!, I guess she'd never gotten to play the

Re: [Hornlist] Why not piston valves?

2006-03-13 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Freides wrote: What is the difference between a piston valve and a Vienna valve? Until this point, I had assumed they were the same thing. Vienna horn pistons actually slide through the tubing in which the air travels through the valve. Regular (trumpet) pistons operate perpendicular

Re: [Hornlist] Low Horn Trill Range? Low Pedal Tone Range?

2006-03-22 Thread Greg Campbell
Bear Woodson wrote: How LOW can I write Half-Step and Whole- Step Trills, and get CLEAR, FAST Trills in good intonation? For half-step trills: As low as you want, as long as the fingering for the trill involves nothing more than wiggling the second finger. That means the following trills in

Re: [Hornlist] flight cases

2006-04-24 Thread Greg Campbell
Nicholas Hartman Hartman wrote: ...particularly the MB5 because It is my impression that this particular modelis the only one that can fit through carry on frames on airlines. Maximum carry-on dimensions vary by airline. There was an article about this in April 2006 International Musician.

Re: [Hornlist] Digital Recording of accompaniments

2006-04-26 Thread Greg Campbell
Michael Thurman wrote: Are there collections, or individual digital recordings of accompaniments for rehearsal purposes of standard horn repertoire (solos)? Quick, free, but lacking greatest quality: http://www.hornmidi.com/ Very good. expensive: http://www.absentsoloists.com/

Re: [Hornlist] Wisdom teeth out

2006-06-20 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just had all four wisdom teeth taken out yesterday morning. ... My question is how long should I lay off the horn? This question has been addressed on the list numerous times. You might check out the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/horn@music.memphis.edu/

Re: [Hornlist] Airline-Compliant Case-Holton Millenium Merker

2006-06-30 Thread Greg Campbell
Fred Baucom wrote: Here in the U.S. in the latter part of 2002, the musicians union (AFM) here worked out an arrangement with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, so that now you should be able to declare you are carrying a musical instrument and security and flight personnel are supposed to honor

Re: [Hornlist] for horn list serve

2006-07-05 Thread Greg Campbell
Ellen Manthe wrote: I would guess she means blocking as in beta-blocking. Ellen Manthe On 7/5/06 10:43 AM, milton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you mean by blocking? I am interested in your work. No. From what I can tell, it's about articulation blocking and similar physical and mental

Re: Early Use of Valves, was Re: [Hornlist] Haydn Symphony No. 46

2006-07-10 Thread Greg Campbell
John Mason wrote: In an article published the The Horn Call (May, 1998), he argues convincingly that, in his words, valves were invented to make brass instruments chromatic and that the idea that the valves were invented as a mere crook changing devices is a myth. The article is online:

Re: [Hornlist] FW: Quality in student models

2006-07-20 Thread Greg Campbell
Corenut wrote: there is a lyre mount whose screw constantly undoes itself, THERE is a case for use of pliers on a horn - tighten it up so it won't undo with a bit of blue Loctite.. WHY on a thing this small when it's NEVER going to be used for marching, is there a lyre mount?!! Save yourself

Re: [Hornlist] Halliburton Horn Case?

2006-08-03 Thread Greg Campbell
Chris Tedesco wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=320007528549category=16215 Never seen anything like this before. Looks quite similar to the case sold with the Pizka-Classic horn. http://www.pizka.de/PizClasHr.htm (look near the bottom of the page) Greg

Re: [Hornlist] High Range

2006-08-06 Thread Greg Campbell
Matt James wrote: 3. use of the BREATHING GYM!!! helped me in my endeavours. Here's a question: Can someone recommend a reputable dealer to buy this from? I ordered it last *December* from www.focus-on-excellence.com (since that was the site recommended by a list member around that time) and

Re: [Hornlist] Air travel with horn post Aug 10, 2006

2006-08-12 Thread Greg Campbell
Dan McCartney wrote: I'm wondering if any on this list have had the misfortune of having to travel with horn by air in the last couple days. Are the airline security people allowing instruments to be carried on (sans valve oil, I suppose)? I just got back from a vacation that involved some

Re: [Hornlist] This and That

2006-09-26 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did someone just compare the Gliere horn concerto to the Tchaikovsky Piano concerto?? Eldon said this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Gliere is a wonderful work and is only one of a handful of cocnerto that can stand toe to toe with a Rachmaninoff or Tchiakowsky Piano

Re: [Hornlist] assistant principals

2006-09-27 Thread Greg Campbell
Daniel B. Hrdy wrote: Does anyone know when professional orchestras started hiring assistant principals, and under what circumstances? Anton Horner had a regular assistant first horn in the Philadelphia Orchestra as early as 1909. (Source: Lee Bracegirdle. The New York school: Its

Re: [Hornlist] Recital

2006-10-09 Thread Greg Campbell
Mathew James wrote: *(Need to put an adaptation here to fill either ensemble or unaccompanied by a russian composer... ideas?) Buyanovsky Pieces for solo horn. (pub. McCoy) Greg ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Break in embouchure

2006-10-12 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I descend on a g scale from space above staff, I feel like I would like to reposition my lips around the d. Should this be done, or do you need to play through it with air? Different teachers have different opinions on this. In Randy Gardner's book _Mastering

Re: [Hornlist] The Buzzy Buzz video.

2006-10-16 Thread Greg Campbell
Wendell Rider wrote: For those of you who wanted to know what a buzzy buzz is, or for that matter, isn't. Go to my website (below) and click on the Buzzy Buzz link under Videos on the left side of the home page. Awesome Wendell! Thanks! ___ post:

Re: [Hornlist] cryo a horn

2006-10-25 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are, of course, two camps: those who believe it absolutely will improve the instrument (or at least certain instruments in certain conditions), and those who believe it is only a treatment for the wallet. I know someone who had his horn cryogenically frozen.

Re: [Hornlist] Re: cryogenics

2006-10-25 Thread Greg Campbell
Bill Gross wrote: Yes, but what Kopprasch etude would be ideal for him to use to improve this technique? Hans Pizka wrote: Hello Joyce, you should practise alpacca-wrestling to improve your technique so the alpacca gets the shots easier quicker. No. 1, of course.

Re: NHR Re: [Hornlist] Mondo bizarro discussion

2006-11-17 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At least I put NHR on the subject line. I don't care what you put in the subject line. If a forum of horn players might not find it helpful, interesting, or amusing, DON'T POST IT TO THE FORUM. Period. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Re: [Hornlist] Fw: 2007 Reading Music Clinic

2006-11-23 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which country? Don't stop there! What city? ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org

Re: [Hornlist] Hans humor!!

2007-01-24 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone really believe that some one with Hans experience and expertise has problems reading music with many flats or sharps? ... As an reason for transposing, this is the most lame of the lot. I think you have confused the words not easy with too difficult.

Re: [Hornlist] RM Williams Publishing

2007-02-03 Thread Greg Campbell
RM Williams Publishing IS still in business, but the owner has had some very unfortunate technical issues preventing her from being able to print new parts. She is working very hard to rectify the situation as quickly as possible. Greg Campbell (webmaster, RM Williams Publishing) Melvin

Re: [Hornlist] Instrument Insurance

2007-02-03 Thread Greg Campbell
Bo Gusman wrote: Google is your friend. http://www.clarionins.com/ While I can't say I'd particularly trust Google to make an *informed* decision on buying insurance, I know a lot of folks who are very satisfied with Clarion. Greg ___ post:

Re: [Hornlist] Cold weather and chops

2007-02-05 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When cold weather gets here things get harder to do with the lips. Does anyone have any ideas on how to combat that - food, drink, herbs, etudes, anything. As far as helping chapped lips, I've had luck with Aquaphor. It comes in a medium-sized tube or a huge tub--no

Re: [Hornlist] International Horn Competition of America

2007-02-16 Thread Greg Campbell
Ryan P. Baldwin wrote: Does anyone know how many people generally particpate in the event? usually lots. (don't let that discourage you though) Of the following repetoire list, what do you recommend? Whatever best represents your playing. A great Gliere will advance to the second round; a

Re: [Hornlist] international notation

2007-03-20 Thread Greg Campbell
hans wrote: I just wonder, what kind of basic musical education were received by many players ? It seems, nobody had talked to them in school about this important matter. It is so simple: You have c1 on the first ledger line below staff and c2 c3 above, one octave apart each other, but also

Re: [Hornlist] RE: Advice for a Noisey H179

2007-04-14 Thread Greg Campbell
Valerie WELLS wrote: Hmmm (Excuse me while I put my dusty nurse's hat back on for a moment.) This product may be good for the horn, but I'm not sure this stuff is good for the hornist. Kerosene, even very pure kerosene, is quite volatile I have concerns about inhaling fumes of a

Re: [Hornlist] RE: The preferred tone/sound these days?

2007-04-29 Thread Greg Campbell
joey horn guy wrote: If a tree falls on an 8D in the forest, and no horn jocks are around to hear it, does it's sound have more 'core' than a Geyer? fish ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Wisdom teeth extraction and recovery

2007-05-30 Thread Greg Campbell
Anna Henry wrote: This may have been discussed at some previous time, but here it is again. I'm getting my wisdom teeth extracted on Monday. ... What have your experiences been? Yes, this has been discussed at length. In a nutshell: 1. Take it easy. 2. Don't play if it's painful to play.

Re: [Hornlist] loss of endurance

2007-06-02 Thread Greg Campbell
Adams, Natalie L wrote: ... I don't normally have endurance problems, ... This summer I've been doing a little over an hour a day, and the first few weeks I felt great by the end of the day. This past week, however, my lips are killing me You are more than likely practicing at a different

Re: [Hornlist] overseas transport IMPORTANT

2007-07-03 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans's advice is invaluable. You must suspend the valve section. Then prevent other moving around and bumping into things or the case. Make sure the latches cannot come undone easily, and wrap it with a luggage strap. If anyone could put photos online showing how to

Re: [Hornlist] Student Question

2007-07-31 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Burg wrote: I have a new student, a girl in 7th grade. This student learned on a double horn and was taught to play everything on the B-flat side of the horn Do I leave well enough alone Or Do I insist that she change to using the F side as well. The main obstacle probably is, in

Re: [Hornlist] Flight case

2007-08-08 Thread Greg Campbell
Loren Mayhew wrote: The TE cases probably won't fit on smaller planes. The MB7 compact case should fit. I recently traveled on a smaller plane with my full size MB7 case and they allowed me to carry it on but it did not fit in overhead (it very nearly fit though). Has anyone seen or

Re: [Hornlist] Mother Goose Suite - Mute Notation

2007-08-11 Thread Greg Campbell
Bill Gross wrote: The group I am with just started work on the Mother Goose Suite. We need help with the notation Otez les sourdines. ôtez = [you] remove or take away remove the mutes ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options

Re: [Hornlist] Horn Quartet Album

2007-08-16 Thread Greg Campbell
John Dutton wrote: Principal Horns of CSO: Dutschke (1891-1895) Ketz (1895-1896) De Mare, L (1896-1922) Hoss, W (22-23) Frank, W (23-27) ? Farkas (36-41) Helen Kotas (41-47) Farkas (48-60) Leuba (60-62) Brouk (62-63) Van Norman (63-65) Brouk (65-66) Clevenger (66-) You're missing Pellegrino

[Hornlist] music question - Koetsier

2007-08-22 Thread Greg Campbell
I have a question about Jan Koetsier's Divertimento No. 2 for wind quintet: In the fourth movement, the horn starts with a printed F on the bottom of the bass staff. Is this old or new notation? Old notation is a 5th below the bassoon, sounds fine, but it seems strange that Koetsier would

Re: [Hornlist] Vilanelle

2007-08-30 Thread Greg Campbell
Mathew James wrote: Hey list, I was wondering if anyone knows how easily accessible the orchestral parts are to the Villanelle? My small-town community orchestra handled it fine when I performed it in high school. There are multiple orchestrations out there since the original Dukas

[Hornlist] Congrats on Wendell Rider's DVDs

2007-08-30 Thread Greg Campbell
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 ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options

Re: [Hornlist] The FIRST Memphis Horn List?

2007-09-07 Thread Greg Campbell
hans wrote: Auditions will start Nov. 29th will take place. Info : [EMAIL PROTECTED] make sure to remove the first u from that address. Qatar, not Quatar. see also: www.qatar-national-symphony-orchestra.qa ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu

Re: [Hornlist] free public domain music [was: Mahler 9]

2007-09-13 Thread Greg Campbell
hans wrote: If you get access to the originals from the libraries if you edit them (make clear text), you would allow free public circulation ? Would you do this as a public service. I doubt. It may seem doubtful, but there are certainly a few websites doing exactly this:

Re: [Hornlist] Lohengrin

2007-09-13 Thread Greg Campbell
Luke Zyla wrote: I am sitting here practicing the original notation part to the Introduction to Act III of the Opera Lohengrin. It starts in G horn in the first measure and switches to E horn on the third beat of measure 2. Later to G, back to E, then D and later A-flat horn. I am wondering

Re: [Hornlist] Berp - metal, plastic

2007-09-22 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Freides wrote: My son ... got a plastic Berp at his teacher's request, but his teacher said the berp he wants my son to use is made of metal. The BERP folks discontinued the metal ones several years ago. The plastic versions were the new, improved model. The idea was that the plastic

Re: [Hornlist] Pictures at an Exhibition question

2007-09-26 Thread Greg Campbell
M. Elizabeth Fleming wrote: Prior to orchestra rehearsal today, I was approached by a conducting student with a question in regards to a particular notation in the Ravel orchestration of /Pictures at an Exhibition/: In the first movement, meaning Gnomus, there is an indication in the second

Re: [Hornlist] Pictures at an Exhibition question

2007-09-26 Thread Greg Campbell
Jerry Houston wrote: Greg Campbell wrote: I guess old notation bass clef is wrong height since it's written an octave too low. They're both wrong, aren't they? One by 4 notes, the other by 5? right! ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe

Re: [Hornlist] Mozart full orchestra parts concert 1 d maj

2007-10-21 Thread Greg Campbell
Ellen Manthe wrote: I believe that you can get them free of charge from one of the internet music services. I saw them once and should have downloaded them but didn't. Now I will think about this constantly until I again have time to search for them again. There are orchestra parts for most of

Re: [Hornlist] extended horn technique

2007-11-01 Thread Greg Campbell
Eric Egle wrote: Does anyone know of any online resources that have information and (hopefully) sound files of demonstrated extended horn techniques? I don't think there's any such online resource. Douglas Hill has a book called _Extended Techniques for the Horn_. It includes a CD with

Re: [Hornlist] What happens when you slack off?

2007-12-07 Thread Greg Campbell
Tom Spillman wrote: Right after the surgery, I went down the hall to the office of my prosthodontist who installed immediate dentures, so I was not without teeth for any extended period of time. My healing has proceeded well. I can now eat better than I could in years. I even ate a handful

Re: [Hornlist] Concert Band question - upright bass

2007-12-11 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Freides wrote: I have, sometimes but not all the time, seen a single string bass player in concert band performances. Is this part written in by band music composers? It seems to be in style currently for band composers to include parts for string bass and piano. While the pianist will

Re: [Hornlist] Cover Letters for Auditions

2007-12-14 Thread Greg Campbell
Steven Slaff wrote: Is it appropriate (or common practice) to send a cover letter along with a resume when answering symphony audition notices? I know that in other fields a cover letter is often considered necessary, but I'm not sure if it is expected for symphony auditions! Might as well.

Re: [Hornlist] lacquer

2007-12-22 Thread Greg Campbell
joey horn guy wrote: I have a yellow brass horn (gold brass leadpipe) with no lacquer and frankly I'm tired of cleaning it (and my hands) so often. I've heard that having a horn lacquered can alter it's playing characteristics. Have there been any studies done on this? What can I expect will

Re: [Hornlist] IHS advisory board elections

2008-02-19 Thread Greg Campbell
hans wrote: How can we vote for past elections. Look at the ballot find out why I asked that The error comes TWICE. Did you receive the same ballot for the 2007 elections with the recent horn call Vol.XXXVIII, No.2, February 2008, which must be mailed back not later than April 15th, 2007 )

Re: [Hornlist] stopped notes

2008-03-16 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can stop notes down to c# just below the staff. But further down is trouble. Is it just me, or is everybody allowed to stick in mute at that point? Stopped notes lower than that get difficult for a lot of people. The size of your hand affects the difficulty.

Re: [Hornlist] (NHR) What am I doing wrong?

2008-04-03 Thread Greg Campbell
John Roberts-James wrote: On my recent posting to the list, my item is blitzed by various numbers, as below. But the posting immediately following mine is beautiful and neat, no interjected numbers at all. What am I doing wrong? How should I format my submissions for correct showing in the

Re: [Hornlist] Looking for a piece

2008-04-12 Thread Greg Campbell
Mathew James wrote: I was wondering if anyone knows where to get the music for a piece called happy blues. I don't remember the composers name. Zsolt Nagy. www.rmwpublishing.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at

Re: [Hornlist] Looking for a piece

2008-04-13 Thread Greg Campbell
Steven Slaff wrote: Yes, it was at the 2003 IHS conference in Indiana - an incredible performance too! I have no idea where you get it from though. On Saturday, April 12, 2008 1:25 PM, Greg Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Zsolt Nagy. www.rmwpublishing.com ^ Ahem

Re: [Hornlist] Counting rests

2008-04-27 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody have any other hints or ideas about other things that I might try. One thing that helps me, especially in slow tempos, is to stop counting beats and only count measures. So instead of: Five - 2 - 3 - 4, Six - 2 - 3 - 4, etc. Just count Fi - i - i -

Re: [Hornlist] Falling Apart

2008-05-14 Thread Greg Campbell
Tim Kecherson wrote: As I was playing a solo, my third valve slide on the F horn slipped out and fell with a clatter to the stage floor. I kept playing, though my mind was racing. I couldn't get the slide again until the end of that section. Yep. Alternate fingerings are your friend. At

Re: [Hornlist] MB6, MB7 and MB8

2008-06-06 Thread Greg Campbell
joey horn guy wrote: Does anyone know the differences between the MB6, MB7 and MB8? MB-6: 22 x 14 x 9 in. MB-7: 22 x 14 x 8.5 in. MB-7C: 20 x 14 x 8 in. MB-8: 24 x 14 x 6.5 in. All these cases will hold 1 straight mute and 1 stop mute and have modest room for music on the case itself.

Re: [Hornlist] Re: is there a universal flight case?

2008-07-03 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just bring your horn oil bottles w/ only a very small amount of oil in them. I don't remember how much, but the airlines allow small amounts of liquids ... something like less than 2 onces. All liquid containers through US airport security checkpoints must be in 3 oz

Re: [Hornlist] IHS horns, gagets, reviews

2008-08-12 Thread Greg Campbell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It consists of CD's of a conductor conducting a virtual orchestra on a large screen TV. It comes with the complete horn parts so a complete (and live) horn section can play long with the CD. And to answer another part of Steve's question... the conductor is a nobody.

Re: [Hornlist] Question for Blind Taste Test

2008-08-25 Thread Greg Campbell
Dawn McCandless wrote: Even though the players for this test were both professionals, who played the mystery horn? Was it the same person that played the Reynold's when they knew which horn it was? Or, did the professional people switch around? Both pros played all the horns. The format

[Hornlist] 2009 Southeast Horn Workshop

2008-09-16 Thread Greg Campbell
! Students can participate in solo and quartet competitions, and mock orchestral auditions. For more information, visit: www.southeasthornworkshop.org For information about exhibiting at the Southeast Horn Workshop, visit: www.southeasthornworkshop.org/exhibitors -- Greg Campbell, webmaster

Re: [Hornlist] Transpostion Assistance

2008-09-17 Thread Greg Campbell
Carlberg Jones wrote: Don't thing clefs. Don't think intervals. Think in the key. You've got to know your horn very well to do this, but it's no more difficult than playing a part in F. I think this is also the way I transpose most of the time. Horn parts are just movable-Do solfege. When

Re: [Hornlist] Principle, Ass't Principal, 2nd, etc.

2008-09-27 Thread Greg Campbell
Steve Freides wrote: The first trumpet was a paid ringer, a college student. This year, there are three trumpeters, again the first/principal being a paid ringer college student. The new kid on the block is assistant principal, and my son still playing second. He wants to know exactly what

Re: [Hornlist] Judge Judy

2008-10-08 Thread Greg Campbell
Jeremy Ristow wrote: I was wondering if there were any private teachers out there that had to drop a student due to non-payment and have had to take the matter to small claims court. What was your experience with that? What are the pros and cons of taking that sort of action? Thanks. I know a

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