[Trombone-l] Mahler 1 mute change

[Jason Smith]

Guess you could just do like some trumpet players do
and just drop it on the floor.  this is exceptionally
effective in suft passages.  Kinda like the drummers
droping the cymbals never happens during loud parts


--- "JENKINS,JOHN J" <posaune at ufl.edu> wrote:

> You might not even have time to "whip the mute
> between your 
> knees", though, because you have less than a measure
> of rest, and 
> this mvt has a nice n' quick tempo. You might want
> to try holding 
> it as a plunger mute  (not jammed in too hard, as
> Walter 
> previously stated) and then grab it out for the next
> passage while 
> supporting the bell section with the palm of your
> left hand and 
> holding the bottom of the mute with your fingers.
> This shouldn't 
> be a problem since the upcoming passage is at a soft
> dynamic.
> 
> Best of luck!
> 
> John Jenkins
> 
> 
> On Mon Aug 14 20:49:22 EDT 2006, Walter Barrett 
> <walttrombone at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Aug 14, 2006, at 7:21 PM, Nick Mahon wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm playing some excerpts from Mahler 1 for an
> upcoming audition.
> >> One excerpt from the fourth movement has a
> difficult mute change.
> >> It's right before the soft trumpet/trombone solo
> line.  To see 
> >> the
> >> part I'm talking about, follow this link:
> >> 
> >> http://www.picturesinmotion.com/misc/mahler.gif
> >> 
> >> Does anyone have any tips for negotiating this
> mute change in an
> >> audition setting?  (I was considering going to
> the audition 
> >> without a
> >> mute, but my teacher advised me "If it said
> F-flat, you'd play F-
> >> flat.  It says muted, so play it muted")
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Nick Mahon
> > 
> > Don't jam the mute in too hard. Hold onto it for
> the muted 
> > section,  kinda like when you use a plunger. Then,
> you'll be able 
> > to whip it  out, jam it between your knees, and
> keep going. (That 
> > last sentence  calls some other images to mind!)
> The getting rid 
> > of the mute part  may be hard to do standing,
> it'll work better 
> > if you're seated.
> > 
> > 
> > Walter Barrett
> > 
> > "Some men womanize. Some take to drink. Some play
> the trombone."
> >      -Jay Keyser
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
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