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rowuk · 06-11-2007, 04:37 AM

Although at the end of the day it may amount to the same thing, I think WHO you study with will make a bigger impact than WHERE.

Let's face it, the solo repertoire is covered more than adequately by every school, but many of the players taking auditions make big rhythm, articulation and tempo errors on orchestral passages. As a rule, the orchestras are not buying someone to play the Haydn concerto full time. The right WHO understands what the orchestras need and focusses on those skills. Many of the profs. teaching today are brilliant trumpet teachers with their own agenda that may or may not line up with the day to day orchestral necessities. I freelance quite a bit here in Germany and most of the people that I play with really understand the trumpet, but do not understand their function in the ensemble. They can play all the notes BEAUTIFULLY - even if that is NOT what is required. Tom Hooten talked about the color RED and BURN in a recent post. Great insight into one of the seldom taught aspects.............
If the original post was intended to aid someone in picking a school, do some research on WHO has placed their students. I think THAT is the way to increase your chances!

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rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,640	Re: Big School=Big Time? Although at the end of the day it may amount to the same thing, I think WHO you study with will make a bigger impact than WHERE. Let's face it, the solo repertoire is covered more than adequately by every school, but many of the players taking auditions make big rhythm, articulation and tempo errors on orchestral passages. As a rule, the orchestras are not buying someone to play the Haydn concerto full time. The right WHO understands what the orchestras need and focusses on those skills. Many of the profs. teaching today are brilliant trumpet teachers with their own agenda that may or may not line up with the day to day orchestral necessities. I freelance quite a bit here in Germany and most of the people that I play with really understand the trumpet, but do not understand their function in the ensemble. They can play all the notes BEAUTIFULLY - even if that is NOT what is required. Tom Hooten talked about the color RED and BURN in a recent post. Great insight into one of the seldom taught aspects............. If the original post was intended to aid someone in picking a school, do some research on WHO has placed their students. I think THAT is the way to increase your chances! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.