Posted by Rick Denney on September 01, 2002 at 17:19:38:
In Reply to: Re: Re: tuba musical performance - pet peeve posted by If you're serious... on September 01, 2002 at 09:02:19:
So, one of the more musical among us isn't allowed to encourage the rest of us to be more musical?
Let's just stick with the facts, and set aside personalities. Can I assume from your statement that it is, in fact, okay and musical to play low notes in the middle of a phrase with considerably more edge than the other notes of the phrase? Is that really musical?
Personally, Dr. Young lets us off the hook too easily by blaming the instruments. This sound concept is in the mind of the players, because I believe that they are good enough to play those low notes anyway they want, even on our peashooters and tiny mouthpieces.
Rick "who is happy if the notes come out at all" Denney