Subject: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10 Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:00 PM From: trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu Reply-To: trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To: Conversation: Trombone-l Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10 Send Trombone-l mailing list submissions to trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to trombone-l-request@maillists.samford.edu You can reach the person managing the list at trombone-l-owner@maillists.samford.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Trombone-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Fwd: Re: Free-buzzing opinions (thetubameister@adelphia.net) 2. Trombone workshop at U Washington (John Graham) 3. Playing in New York City (Aaron Wright) 4. Fwd: [SDG] Finally, the Trombone Sonata! (Earl Needham) 5. Re: Yamaha closing in US (bonemstr@america.net) 6. Re: Yamaha closing in US (John Graham) 7. Re: Yamaha NOT closing in US (Walter Barrett) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:10:10 -0800 From: Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Fwd: Re: Free-buzzing opinions To: sabutin Cc: TROMBONE-L@server5.SAMFORD.EDU Message-ID: <856079.1171044610360.JavaMail.root@web19> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Ron Bishop used to explain that whenever to he had a problem playing the passage, he'd find he couldn't buzz it either. Cure the buzz, cure the passage/note. I use a buzzing that works quite well for me, though I am a doubler, though I learned it from a horn play (they're usually monogomous). Free-buzz the pitch; buzz the same pitch in the mouthpiece (or BERP); play the note with the horn. Best of all worlds. I usually do a Bb scale. Where I stop is where I feel really good and ready. I have my students do this as well. J.c.S. ---- sabutin wrote: > > > >I have been doing a lot of free buzzing over the last few months since Sam > >Burtis posted his pictures of the evidence of free buzzing on his embouchure > >and have found it to be very useful. I also have been looking at other > >pictures of trombone players 'in action' and have been trying to use those > >as a model for embouchure efficiency. It took about a month or so before I > >began to see any lasting effects, but after doing 5-10 minutes of free > >buzzing per day for several months, I have developed a much more efficient > >embouchure and have found that my breathing is more effective as well. I > >noticed this in quintet rehearsal a few weeks ago when I realized that I was > >making phrases that were several bars longer than I would have been able to > >last semester. > > > >That brings me to my question and a topic that I hope you will comment on > >(especially Sam). While surfing on youtube the other day, I came across > >this video clip of Arnold Jacobs. Not to dismiss any of his wisdom > >regarding breathing, but this seems to be totally contradictory to my recent > >experience both for myself and my students regarding free buzzing vs. > >mouthpiece buzzing. > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTUwX0OVpM > > > >Comments? > > > >Josh > > > Yes. > > I have a comment. > > As far as he goes, Mr. Jacobs is absolutely correct. The rim to a > great degree defines the buzzing surface and that in turn defines > which muscles are to be used and how much they have to work. Too > much freebuzzing? Overworked muscles due to too much vibrating mass. > Try to apply that musclebound system to a rim? It simply does not fit. > > BUT...by buzzing and repeatedly applying the rim (In any context. Rim > alone, m'pce, or on the horn) TO that buzz in a constant > back-and-forth manner (plus vice versa...rim to buzz) making sure > that you are buzzing only in small increments of time and always > relating that buzz to the rim, you are getting the best of both > worlds. > > For me, freebuzzing is not really about building or even using > muscle. It is merely a diagnostic procedure. It will show you how > your musculature, your lips, teeth and jaw etc. most naturally buzz a > given note or range. Then you must make a compromise INTO the rim. > > A negotiation between two ideals. > > Followed by further negotiations between ideals in different ranges. > > That is why I ALWAYS warn against over-buzzing and/or not constantly > relating the buzz to the rim. > > What is natural to the soft machine is not, except in a VERY few > cases (the "naturals" among us) necessarily able to be fit into a > little round circle of metal. As young players we NON-naturals tend > to let the metal tell us what to do and how to do it, quite often to > our eternal detriment. > > But a series of compromises between the two? > > Timed in and managed well? > > Octaves of fun!!! > > Bet on it. > > I am. > > Later... > > S. > > > > > > > > >*************************************** > >Joshua Hauser, Associate Professor of Trombone > >Box 5045 > >Department of Music and Art > >Tennessee Technological University > >Cookeville, TN 38505 > >931/372-6086 > >jhauser@tntech.edu > >http://iweb.tntech.edu/jhauser > >http://www.tntech.edu/brass/trombone > >Trombones at Tech new CD Project!! > >http://www.tntech.edu/publicaffairs/rel/2006/dec06/music.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Trombone-l mailing list > >Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu > >http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l > > _______________________________________________ > Trombone-l mailing list > Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu > http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:40:07 -0800 From: "John Graham" Subject: [Trombone-l] Trombone workshop at U Washington To: trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: <1171053607.9556.1173841331@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Hi, I just came across this event info today, and thought it would be of interest for any trombonists or tubists out there in the greater Seattle area. It looks like a really solid lineup: UW- TROMBONOLOGY University of Washington Presents Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, event host Performances and Clinics By: ?Michael Davis ~Rolling STONES. NY Jazz Recording Artist ?Ralph Sauer~ Principal of the L.A.Philharmonic, Retired ?Ko-ichiro Yamamoto~ Principal trombonist, Seattle Symphony ?Mark Babbit~Central Washington University ?Chris Olka ~Principal Tuba, Seattle Symphony ?Philip Brown, with UW Trombone Choir and more Events to Include: Recitals, Master Classes, Jazz Showcase and Concerts. Instrument Exhibits and trombone choir session for all participants. So bring your trombones! More INFO?www.uwtrombonology.com Exhibits by: ?DICK AKRIGHT?S MUSIC?SELMER-CONN INC ?JUPITER MUSIC ?GETZEN COMPANY ?HIP BONE MUSIC. ?Tula?s. ?KOSEI-Music *ALL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE UW MUSIC BUILDING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. -- John Graham ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:47:26 -0500 From: "Aaron Wright" Subject: [Trombone-l] Playing in New York City To: Trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello Everyone! I'm moving to New York City in May and I'm looking for some advice. Right now I live in Ohio, and my day job is in computer tech support. I play in a local wind ensemble and orchestra in the evenings. I also get calls every once in a while to sit in with other groups, as well as church gigs here and there. I'm going to be in NYC for at least a year, and I'd like to do the same thing if I can. The first thing I need to work out is a place to practice. Does anyone have suggestions? I'm pretty sure I'll be living in Brooklyn. Are there universities around that might have music professors that would let me use some of their space? Are there other possibilities? Next, what options are available for someone such as myself that just wants to play for fun? Does anyone know any names of people or groups that I could contact? I don't care about being paid, I just want to play. Bands, orchestras, jazz groups, I love it all. I'm betting that it's competitive there, definitely more so than Ohio. I'm not sure I can make the cut, but that is for them to decide. Last, does anyone have recommendations of who/what I should go hear when I'm there? The New York Phil is already on the list, as well as the Mingus Big Band. I'd also like to see the SNL band, Letterman's band, etc. Other than that, I don't know of anything. Suggestions? Thanks for the help! Aaron ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:53:29 -0700 From: Earl Needham Subject: [Trombone-l] Fwd: [SDG] Finally, the Trombone Sonata! To: trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: <200702092353.l19Nre4v007440@server5.samford.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Finally, an ON-TOPIC post from me! Earl >Hail Brothers, > >For all you trombonists out there, I just wanted to let you know that my >Trombone Sonata is finally available. It just appeared in the Hickey's >catalogue. This has been almost a 2-year wait. If anyone would like to hear >it, go to www.music.eku.edu and then scroll down on the left and click on >"multimedia," then when the new page appears go to the right column and >scroll down until you see my name under "Faculty Multimedia." It's there, >along with my art songs and my violin piece. Enjoy, if you're so inclined! > >Fraternally yours in Phi Mu Alpha, > >Richard A. Crosby KD5XB Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs "Just say NO to DHL" ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:43:16 -0500 From: bonemstr@america.net Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Yamaha closing in US To: trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Message-ID: <20070209224316.wjggkaalqrok8oko@pop.america.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Is it true that Wayne Tababe, The Brass Bow in Chicago, sold his business to move to NYC and start/run Yamaha's Pro Shop? If so, what a blow to a great guy... Bob Devine An 'All Shires' family Atlanta, GA Quoting Eric Edwards : > Just got this bit of news. > > http://www.global.yamaha.com/news/2007/20070207b.html > > Apparently Yamaha is ceasing ALL US based manufacturing & marketing as of > March & April 2007. > > It'll be interesting to see what becomes of this. > > Eric > > Eric, Leandra, Sara, Jared & Lily > Edwards > "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low > price has faded" > > > > _______________________________________________ > Trombone-l mailing list > Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu > http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: 09 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0800 From: "John Graham" Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Yamaha closing in US To: Message-ID: <3253896016.39657591@mail.messagingengine.com> I don't see anything in the press release about Yamaha ceasing marketing or sales activities in the US, just manufacturing and export (if they aren't making the instruments here any more then there is obviously nothing for them to export). I guess they figure that the chinese and other lower cost manufacturing areas are finally producing at a sufficient quality level to shift all production there. Honestly, I'm surprised it did not happen sooner. These weren't enormous operations to begin with in th US, so overall economic impact will be slight, and the price of the imported instruments may actually be lower. -John -----Original Message----- From: bonemstr@america.net Date: Friday, Feb 9, 2007 7:43 pm Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Yamaha closing in US To: trombone-l@server5.samford.edu Is it true that Wayne Tababe, The Brass Bow in Chicago, sold his business to move to NYC and start/run Yamaha's Pro Shop? If so, what a blow to a great guy... Bob Devine An 'All Shires' family Atlanta, GA Quoting Eric Edwards : > Just got this bit of news. > http://www.global.yamaha.com/news/2007/20070207b.html > Apparently Yamaha is ceasing ALL US based manufacturing & marketing as of March & April 2007. > It'll be interesting to see what becomes of this. > Eric > Eric, Leandra, Sara, Jared & Lily Edwards "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price has faded" > > _______________________________________________ Trombone-l mailing list Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l _______________________________________________ Trombone-l mailing list Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:19:42 -0500 From: Walter Barrett Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Yamaha NOT closing in US To: Trombone-L List Message-ID: <136F2F8E-D159-4090-8B1D-6943E9509366@optonline.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Feb 9, 2007, at 11:00 PM, John Graham wrote: > I don't see anything in the press release about Yamaha ceasing > marketing or sales activities in the US, just manufacturing and > export (if they aren't making the instruments here any more then > there is obviously nothing for them to export). I guess they figure > that the chinese and other lower cost manufacturing areas are > finally producing at a sufficient quality level to shift all > production there. Honestly, I'm surprised it did not happen > sooner. These weren't enormous operations to begin with in th US, > so overall economic impact will be slight, and the price of the > imported instruments may actually be lower. > > -John John is right. They are only closing the Grand Rapids factory/ warehouse (where a small number of student instruments were assembled, from parts made in Asia), an audio gear factory in Georgia, and a really small export operation in CA. Nothing will change as far as availability of instruments. There might be a delay getting parts, depending on how seamless they make the transition to wherever the new parts warehouse will be. My GUESS at this point is that it will be somewhere in CA, near the main YCA offices. Artists Services in NYC is staying open, Wayne still has a job. They've just opened another Artists Service place in Hollywood, to be more accessible to West Coast Artists. Walter Barrett "What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so." -Mark Twain Alto, tenor, bass trombones Bass trumpet, euphonium, tuba Yamaha Artist/Clinician http://www.walterbarrett.com ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Trombone-l mailing list Trombone-l@maillists.samford.edu http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l End of Trombone-l Digest, Vol 25, Issue 10 ******************************************