[TPIN] Starting a beginner on a Cornet vs Trumpet

[James Klages]

Amen!  I agree the pocket trumpet at Charles Colin is amazing. I never had
 considered it for young players. Great idea.

Love,
Jim Klages
(thanks Jeanne)


On 6/5/07, Jeanne G Pocius <jgpocius at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Here is a novel idea. Use a pocket trumpet. I am SO
> impressed by my new MAX pocket trumpet that I will be
> recommending it for ALL my beginners from now on. The
> hard case which is included is not much bigger than a
> carry all clarinet case. And at only $600 for lacquer
> or 700 for silver plate it is a real trumpet for less
> than many of the ISOs out there. Contact Charles Colin
> Music for more details or contact me off list. Take
> Care, Jeanne
> --- tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu
> <darren.windham at tx.rr.com> wrote:
> > I'm no pro or a teacher but my 7 and 8 year old sons
> have expressed an
> > interest and they each preferred the feel of the
> cornet due to the size.  I
> > was able to pick up a Getzen Capri shepards crook
> cornet with a first valve
> > trigger from a local Brook Mays on their last day
> open for $109 and have
> > made that available to them to learn on.
> >
> > If for some reason they don't continue to play I'll
> save it for the first
> > deserving child I hear of and in my opinion the horn
> plays wonderfully and
> > would have no concerns using it in a band setting.
> >
> > My situation may be different since I started on
> trumpet and learned on it
> > as I've been told I have a very trumpet like sound
> on a cornet and don't
> > feel I lack any power or volume from playing on a
> cornet.
> >
> > I'd have to agree with a previous response that it's
> a learned technique and
> > mental picture.  I was taught in my marching band
> days to focus on a point
> > in the stands and project to it.
> >
> > It also seems the common for everyone to want a
> silver trumpet when they hit
> > high school.  I regretfully admit I was the same way
> and wish instead I had
> > asked my parents for the best playing horn we could
> afford.
> >
> > I think its like with most things you have to look
> at the big picture and
> > each case to determine the best approach.
> >
> > Darren
> >
> >
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>                          Jeanne Gabriel Pocius
> Author of *Trumpeting By Nature, An Efficient Guide to Optimal Trumpet
> Playing*
> Published March, 2007, by Outskirts Press
> 360 pages of information on embouchure, musicality, pedagogy and more!
> (978)317-4731
> Email: jgpocius at yahoo.com
> http://abel.hive.no/oj/musikk/trompet/jeanne/
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-- 
Dr. James L. Klages
Professor of Trumpet
School of Music
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK 73034