I hate to rain completely on your comments, Cassie, but my
statements are based on having been associated with low brass for
20+ years, seeing the great players and the decent players, both
with high levels of committment to their craft. The players
with 'the gift' always seemed to rise up above the rest.

I read this article on Carol and got the same feelings for this kid.
Even she admits that understanding of musical concepts always seemed
to come easy to her at an early age...definition of a prodigy.

http://www.jaxnews.com/entertainment/2006/as-music-0315-0-
6c14t5350.htm

And again the hard work(she says 3 hours per day during college)I
say elevated the talent that was already there. At Interlochen,
Carol was just beginning to tap this talent. She started on euph in
9th grade and was a quick study, according to her, playing on it
almost immediately after holding it.

KF


--- In low_brass_coolertalk@yahoogroups.com, Cassie Black
<euphba@...> wrote:
>
> I disagree, her playing ability did come from hard work and
determination. When she first came to interlochen, she was last
chair in band. Tom Riccobono watched her work hard, he told us all
how intense her practice was. Humans are not made to play
instruments, the body must be trained, there is no way around it.
There is no such thing as talent, there is only hard work (doesn't
always mean lots of time, just very efficent practice). What Caroll
achieved is reachable, somebody else can do it. She worked very hard
to get where she is, and it is ignorant to think otherwise. (sorry
ken, I mean no offense) Saying she didn't have to work her ass off
is like not giving her credit for what she has been doing for the
last 8 years of her life.
>
>
> Ken <knuxie35@...> wrote:
> Well here goes......
>
> In my very dim opinion, to say Carol's talent is purely based on
hard
> work and practice is like saying Superman got his strength from an
> intense workout regimen. Hard work and practice only served to
bolster
> an already much advanced virtuoso tubist. Very few have that. It's
a
> rarity or anomaly. You can't seek to be like her, just enjoy
hearing
> her and be happy for Philly's discovery and addition.
>
> Ken
>
>
> --- In low_brass_coolertalk@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <knuxie35@>
> wrote:
> >
> > A 20 year old tubist with 8 years on the instrument gets
selected
> for
> > one of the premier orchestras in the world. What effect will
this
> have
> > in the world of low brass? Does it give hope that anything is
> possible
> > or a delusion resulting in a flood of wide-eyed kids buying
tubas
> and
> > dreaming of their shot? I'll get your opinions then I'll try to
give
> > mine.
> >
>
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