I belong to a 'semiprofessional' symphony.... ie, we get paid though minimally, most of us have students and teach our instruments, but we definitely have to...
... I was taught from the beginning to play on the leg with my bell set against my rib cage, and that is the position I have always been most comfortable with,...
The primary concern is to be very careful! The plumbing fixtures stick out and will do nasty damage if you hit them. Don't remove the valve rotors or...
... In a section with 4 horns, the third horn, as the other high horn, would normally sub for first. In a section with 5, the assistant/associate would be the...
In most circumstances the regular 3rd horn would be chosen, since this is the other high part. However, individual circumstances that I know nothing about...
Jonathan West
jwest@...
Jan 1, 2005 4:35 pm
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Dogmatic horn teachers? Sounds like they were Idiotic! Unless you were a very young student who could NOT hold the horn up by yourself, it is silly to force ...
Ron wrote: I missed some of the conversations about mouthpieces, but I am having trouble filling up an 8d. ********** I have had good luck using sand. You...
Message text written by INTERNET:horn@yahoogroups.com ... then auditioned for principal horn of the same orchestra and was appointed when the post became...
... There's a pretty good record of assistants going to principal, too. One could argue that assistant is the bottom rung of the totem pole in most ...
So what's the big deal? I went from flight engineer, to first officer [co-pilot] then to Captain flying B-727's along the way I learned more and more from ...
wa9gob@...
Jan 2, 2005 7:56 am
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Happy New Year Everyone, Here in the USA, the taper is a Size "0" Morse taper. The variance between manufacturers comes from the distance from the tip of the...
Hi, Happy New Year, all. Since it's that time of year, I was wondering about others' experiences with coming back after a break. What do you folks do to get...
Depending upon how much I have taken off, and I have taken off a significent amount of time in one summer, I started back fairly slowly. If it was only a ...
... I played an Otto double for some time. It was a good horn, with a very nice acoustic "feel" to it for me. A good deal freer blowing than an Alex 103, for...
In a message dated 1/2/2005 1:57:01 A.M. Central Standard Time, wa9gob@... writes: There's a guy here in Chicago that started out on 4th and is now the ...
weshatch@...
Jan 3, 2005 1:27 am
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Jared Disbro <jareddisbro@...> wrote: Hi, Happy New Year, all. Since it's that time of year, I was wondering about others' experiences with coming back...
Dear Horn-Folk: Just a note today to mention I am back in the shop. Right shoulder surgery and phys-therapy has kept me from my work for a couple of weeks. So...
I can certainly offer advice on Questions 1 and 2, but 3 I'll have to leave to others. Due to playing the "mouthpiece game" as a Trumpet player prior to my...
I am trying to find out about the different assistantships that might be available? If you have an assistantship or know of one could you please contact me?...
xerocool9@...
Jan 3, 2005 3:51 pm
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I haven't used these specific brands, but I use Magibraid Braided Dacron trolling line designed for fly finshing. Its 60lb test and tough as nails. It...
Just avoid ingesting anything before or during practicing. (Except water, of course.) Whatever you ate or drank in the past 1/2 hour will end up in the horn. I...
Excuse the double post, but I want this rant to go out to all on both lists. I am amazed at how many folk talk about "embrochure"! How would you pronounce...
Paul Mansur
pmansur@...
Jan 3, 2005 6:38 pm
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Maybe an "em-brochure" should be published on the correct pronunciation. :) I have two pet peeves: the (mostly in-) correct use of the apostrophe and adding...
... What do you ... Since I took an unplanned week off last week due to my back's deciding I needed to spend the week supine, I'm in the middle of my own...
... pronunciation. :) ... apostrophe ... etc.) ... nope. I think the languitch is changin. There is a store here in Tucson whose name is "Antique's"...and many...
The problem is with schools and teachers who find it quite impossible to teach their students the correct usage of the apostrophe. If you are interested, check...
When it comes to playing on or off the leg, I greatly prefer playing on the leg. For me it is a much more secure and comfortable playing position. Like some of...
Message text written by INTERNET:horn@yahoogroups.com ... Tucson whose name is "Antique's"...and many others to suit. Makes me nuts.< Dear All Popularly known...
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