Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965248909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book compiles the most important philosophical principles, basic tenets, and quotes of Arnold Jacobs. A name and a subject index are included for easy reference to a particular person or topic in the book.Other appealing aspects of this book include a very generous allocation of space for pictures of Jacobs, his wife, his colleagues and friends, tubas, teaching equipment, as well as many medical illustrations to help visualize his teaching. That fact alone should explain why these chapters should be required reading. As a tribute to one of our most respected colleagues, it represents a synthesis of the best we all aspire to. Most of us who have ever taken a private lesson have been influenced to some degree by Arnold Jacobs. John Taylor has done a masterful job putting the copious amount of material into readable form and Frederiksen also has generously devoted five entire pages to personnel who helped provide infor
Highly recommended for wind players. As a bassoonist, only about a third of this book was specifically applicable to breathing technique for wind instruments, though this advice is first class. Highly encourage any wind player to check it out. The rest was interesting from a musical history standpoint.. Kelly Eldred said Perfect for the tubist in your life. Purchased for my son who is a tubist at Towson. He is a music major and loves Arnold Jacobs. He really liked this book.. Ray Edward said Good book recommend it for all brass players. The book was a very good tribute to Mr. Jacobs an Icon in the Low brass community. The only thing I wish there was more of would be more details about his teaching and playing techniques, but that's probably too much to ask for a book of this nature. I would highly recommend this book to brass players, as well as woodwind players and singers would benefit from reading it as well.
During his studies in Chicago beginning in 1973, he started a long relationship with Arnold Jacobs. Eventually, he began playing the tuba when eleven years old. Jacobs, Mr. Arnold Jacobs Almost Live has been featured at a number of conferences including the National Flute Association, Austrailia s Melbourne International Festival of Brass, regional
However, the lips cannot vibrate without wind."When we combine Song and Wind, the musical message, song, is the principal element comprising 85 percent of the consciousness. The musical engine is the vibration of the lips. Then, instinctively, you modify your lip and your breathing and the pressure of the horn to obtain that sound."Wind is the energy source used to fuel the conceptual message of the song from the brain. His emphasis of Song and Wind shows how much importance Jacobs gives to musical conception. This is very important to communicate a musical message to the audience."This approach is one of simplicity as the structure and function of the human being is very complex, but we function in a simple manner. Jacobs' assistant, Brian Frederiksen, and edited by John Taylor. When we bring it to the art form it becomes very simple."Song, to me, involves about 85 percent of the intellectual concentration of playing an instrument, based on what you want the audience to hear."You cannot get anywhere without wind. During his lecture at the 1995 International Brassfest in Bloomington, Indiana, he explained:"My app