[Trombone-l] New student and dental issues

Sat Aug 13 02:28:47 CDT 2022

Oops!  I meant to write, "I apologize, Ralph."  :-). (Don't get old, kids.)

On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 10:26 AM George Butler <georgebutler3rd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I wrote this five weeks ago, saved it to my "drafts" folder, and promptly
> forgot about it.  I apologize, Paul!  (Duh!)
>
> For the longest time (mumble, mumble), I used the books of the late
> Reginald H. Fink, a Remington student who was longtime professor of
> trombone at Ohio University.  Most are published by Accura Music.  My favs:
> --Introducing Legato
> --Introducing the F-Attachment
> --Advanced Musical Etudes:  112 rhythmic and melodic studies in bass clef,
> based upon Blazhevich's *School in Clefs for Trombone*
> https://www.accuramusic.com/collections/trombone-methods
>
> You'll notice on that Accura page that there is an *Advanced Rhythm and
> Technique Etudes* in bass clef, based upon the Blazhevich *Sequences*.
> I've never looked at this, but I'd think that these would be too hard for a
> tenth grader, even simplified without the C clefs.
>
> Also note on the Accura page that there is a new edition of Donald
> Hunsberger's *The Remington Warm-up Studies*.  Of course, you might just
> teach these by rote, as Irvin Wagner does.
>
> There is also a Reginald Fink collection of vocalises by Concone,
> Marchesi, and Panofka called *Studies in Legato*, published by Carl
> Fischer.  These are more advanced than the *Introducing Legato* mentioned
> above.
>
> I know that many teachers dive right into Bordogni vocalises--what we used
> to call *the Rochut book*--but I like to start with easier things:
>
> --Giuseppe Concone, *40 Legato Studies*, Concone's opus 17, edited by
> Donald Miller, published by Ensemble Publications.
> http://www.enspub.com/pages/00/00540.htm
> Piano accompaniment is available in various editions at IMSLP:
>
> https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/fe/IMSLP336101-SIBLEY1802.22865.03f4-39087009887029score.pdf
>
> --Heinrich Panofka, *24 Progressive Vocalises*.  Encore Music Publishers
> (Wesley Jacobs, retired tubist of the Detroit Symphony) had these for
> trombone, for trumpet (euphonium T.C.), and for tuba, as well as the piano
> accompaniment.  They all seem to have gone out of print recently, but
> perhaps a retailer might still have it on the shelves.  Freebie piano
> accompaniment from IMSLP, if you'd like to see if it's worth tracking down:
>
> https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/8/88/IMSLP321839-SIBLEY1802.22746.d4bf-39087009893944score.pdf
>
> --*Bel Canto for Trombone*, edited by Robert Beringen, published by De
> Haske, available in the U.S. from Hal Leonard dealers.  About a dozen
> easier vocalises by Tosti, by Marchesi, by Concone.  The set includes the
> piano book, the trombone booklet, and a CD with model tracks performed by
> Ian Bousfield, and other tracks with piano only:
>
> https://www.musicshopeurope.com/bel-canto-for-trombone-dhp%201084522--400?returnurl=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbel%2bcanto%2btrombone%26substoreid%3d
>
> Interestingly, there is a euphonium version of this, the same vocalises
> (by Tosti, by Marchesi, by Concone) that are set a third or so lower than
> the trombone version, something that I sometimes find useful for a
> student.  The solo euphonium book is set in B-flat treble clef in the first
> half of the book, and the same etudes printed in bass clef in the back of
> the book.  Steven Mead is the soloist on the CD model tracks:
> https://www.musicshopeurope.com/steven-mead-presents-bel-canto-for-euphonium-dhp%201064158--400
> The piano accompaniment is available as a separate book:
> https://www.musicshopeurope.com/steven-mead-presents-bel-canto-for-euphonium-dhp%201064164--401?returnurl=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbel%2bcanto%2beuphonium%2bpiano%2baccompaniment%26substoreid%3d
>
> The Blazhevich of our time is Brad Edwards, professor of trombone at
> Arizona State University.  My guys have not gotten very far in *The
> Intermediate Trombonist*, but maybe they are a bit too young for it?
> Anyway, take a look at the sample pages and decide for yourself:
> https://www.trombonezone.org/books/
>
> One admirable extra with Brad's work is that he usually has different
> versions for tenor and for bass trombone.
>
> My favorite of Brad's books, the one I'd take to a desert island, the one
> that I use with my older students, is still *Simply Singing*.  See it, sing
> it, buzz it, play it.  Very nice English and Irish folk tunes in
> contrasting keys and styles, with nicely-done duets throughout.
>
> I hope others can chime in, as I'm always on the search for new things for
> the kids.
>
> --George Butler, Lasnamäe Muusikakool, a children's music school in
> Tallinn, Estonia
> https://www.muusika.tln.edu.ee/est/opetajad/?opetaja=george-butler
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:08 PM Paul Johnston via Trombone-l <
> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>
>> I had mine taken out in college on Christmas break also in the mumbles,
>> mumbles.  I remember having the teeth taken out on Monday, stitches out on
>> Friday morning and I think I started facetime on the horn that evening or
>> at least Saturday for sure.
>>
>> I think I would have the student double check with the oral surgeon or
>> dentist (whomever does the extraction) to make sure.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 10:05 AM Ralph Whitfield via Trombone-l <
>> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Folks,
>> >
>> > Been real quiet.  Here are some questions for the group.
>> >
>> > I have a new student who informed me that she is going to have her
>> > wisdom teeth removed "soon".  She says next week but her grandmother
>> > thinks later than that.  Regardless, how long should she abstain from
>> > playing after having her wisdom teeth removed?  I have mine done over a
>> > Christmas break back in the "mumble...mumble...mumble...s".  I don't
>> > remember how long I laid off the horn.
>> >
>> > My thinking is a week, 2 at the most?  What are your thoughts?
>> >
>> > On a second topic...this particular student is around early high
>> > school.  What method books should we be looking at?  I've had her as a
>> > student for about 2 months now and we have been working on tone
>> > production, air support and tonguing...all things that really doesn't
>> > need music to play.  Now, I want to start some methods. What is the
>> > current thinking for method books for this age?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Ralph
>> >
>> >
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