[TPIN] Tpt Exercises/simpler the better

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> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:37:50 -0400
> From: "Paul Kurtz" <kurtzph at comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: [TPIN] Tpt Exercises/simpler the better
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> John, you hit it on the head. You may go away from Arban, but you come
> back. Some of the criticisms leveled here are certainly valid, but the
> positives are there, too. I think it's great we now have other technical
> resources to draw from that can specialize and help fix specific
> problems or help us do better in a certain aspect of playing, as well as
> those great, new general resources. If you guys only knew how much I've
> wanted to look at all the ones I don't hve in Braille, ... Great stuff!!
>
> Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
>
Like most everyone, I struggled thru the Arban method when I was a kid. I
wonder though, how many trumpet students can honestly say that they mastered
it or even come close to mastering it. Would it be more correct and honest
to say that most of us DABBLED in it? But as I get older, I still value
Arban as a reference to go to when I get into trouble with things I play on
a normal basis. Many call Arban's "The Bible". Maybe true, but nowadays, I
see the book as being more like an encyclopedia. Just my 2 cents plain.