Blow Your Own Horn! by McWilliam, Fergus -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Copyright Title Table of Contents Dedication PART 1 - Philosophical & Political Stuff

1. Politics and Heresies

1.1 The Truth/Heresy Conflict 1.2 Why do we need Teachers? 1.3 Permission and Authority 1.4 The Heresies – Dangerous Words and Ideas

2. Mind Games, Attitude, Strategies

2.1 Practice: Addiction, Guilt and Self-Abuse 2.2 The Threat of Change 2.3 Warming Up: The Myth 2.4 Horn-Deaf 2.5 Eggs 2.6 Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees

3. Relativity

3.1 Sound 3.2 Fire and Light 3.3 Sound vs. Music 3.4 Brassiness 3.5 Context 3.6 Hand Position 3.7 Word Game

4. Under Pressure

4.1 Getting Attention 4.2 Taking it off 4.3 The Right Stuff

PART 2 - Practical Stuff

5 Technical Stuff

5.1 Embouchure

5.1.a The Mirror vs. the Ear 5.1.b “Snapshots“ – Kinaesthetic Sense and Memory 5.1.c What to Listen for 5.1.d Putting the Cart before the Horse 5.1.e The Dynamic Nature of the Embouchure 5.1.f Leaps of Abstraction 5.1.g Some Basic Principles 5.1.h The Horn as a Car 5.1.i Embouchure Mechanics

5.2 Breathing

5.2.a Ideologies 5.2.b Diaphragm 5.2.c Something for Air Athletes 5.2.d Air Misconceptions 5.2.e Low Abdominal Support and Kick 5.2.f Blowing Exercises 5.2.g Pro-Active Breathing 5.2.h A Breathing Meditation 5.2.i Piano Playing

5.3 “High” and “Low” Horn 5.4 Really Useful and Effective Exercises

5.4.a My Favourite Fundamental Exercises 5.4.b The “McWilliam 4-Step”

6 Auditions

6.0 The Profession’s Blunt Weapon 6.1 Audition Types 6.2 Possibly Helpful Non-musical Tips 6.3 Ten Tactical, Musical Truths

EPI / PRO / LOGUE Acknowledgements Bibliography Back Cover