| Hi,
Interesting discussion guys. Although I don't have the experience that you guys do I can't help but to bring up the topic I raised a couple of days ago about versatility. I agree, just my listening over the years has told me that players need to be strong regardless of genre and that in the real world there are more similarities between the skills than differences.
It reinforces my concern that the system appears to be breeding specialists..even in high school. Does concentrating on excerpts, C trumpet and winning auditions prepare a trumpeter for Copland and Williams? What happens when a player has to earn a living, put away the Hefti chart and play Telemann? Can they do it?
Regards,
Trevor |