Fw: [TPIN] Questions (for project)

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

Brian speaks with straight tongue.

On the issue of intonation... I liken it to a youngster and table manners.  
If you wait too long to introduce the concept, you end up with a teenager who 
chews with his mouth open, drops food in his lap and belches in front of 
company.  So you start them on the idea as soon as they can hold a spoon in 
their own hands.  

Likewise, I think the idea of playing "in tune" is fundamental and should be 
introduced and illustrated as soon as possible.  I knew a teacher who would 
illustrate by playing a note with the student, purposefully playing "out" and 
then matching the students pitch so their were no "vibrations" (beats) - and 
the pitch matched perfectly.  Then they would challenge the student to do the 
same with them, i.e., they would just hold the note and ask the student to 
match their pitch.  

As for when to start using the slide... that can come later.  In my truly 
humble opinion, *after* the student "gets" the idea of playing in tune.



On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:44:43 -0500, Brian D. Moon wrote
> I agree Denny, but then there are the students that are dumb as a rock.
> 
>  Brian Moon
>  briandavidmoon at comcast.net
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Denny Schreffler" <dennyschreffler at email.com>
> > To: "Vic Haskins" <vic.trumpet at hotmail.com>; <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TPIN] Questions (for project)
> >
> >
> >>>>6) At what point in a player's career should students be introduced
> > to the concept of intonation and favoring different pitches up or
> > down (like D's below the staff)?
> >