Dear Sarah, You're incredible. I really like your youtube channel, it's interesting, exciting, informatively and inspirationally. I'm fond Arkady Shilkloper, he's a wonderful musician, and I was lucky to be at the concert in Kharkiv, East Ukraine nearly ten years ago. This band was called "Pago Libre" and it was a stunning concert when I listened to Arkady's performance the first time. I've never seen this program with both of you Thank you very much!
This was very helpful to me, especially for the Alphorn and for developing more endurance on the French Horn. One thing I got from him is to finger with your left hand on the Alphorn just below the mouthpiece like you're playing the horn. It's psychological, but it helps you imagine you are more secure in hitting a note. Also, the way he switches from Alphorn to French horn to little French horn (like a trumpet) and doesn't lose anything from one mouthpiece to the other. He even implies it makes him better to switch mouthieces. Also, he says the most important part of a warm up is not to do boring exercises, but to wake up the brain with varying patterns! Making animal sounds on the horn and trying to copy music you hear without looking at a page of music, etc. Ear and brain > lips . Wonderful interview. Отличный интервью! (I studied Russian in college.)
Dear Sarah, This was *The Best Sarah's Horn Hangout* ever. Being a Pole (who studied some classical music in my childhood and teenage years, while secretly playing some pop, rock, jazz gigs Lol...), and lived under "Soviet occupation" for some 30+ years of my life, I could not hold tears as I was reliving ones again everything that Arkady was talking about. Thank you so much for inviting this beautiful human being to your program. P.S. I've lost the count of how many times I've already watched this video on "YT" but, I would never knew about it if I hadn't come to Canada. Another *BIG THANK YOU* goes to you for introducing me to the oboe virtuoso, Albrecht Mayer, and his videos with *Sinfonia Varsovia*. What a musical treat it was... Just Wooow !!! 🐳 ♫♫ ❀(~‿~)❀ ♫♫ 🐳
Super show! I too searched jazz French horn and was glad to learn of this player. The description of life in a "prison-state" and the effect of perestroika was profound. The presentation for horn players is great for all musicians. Arkady's ideas on warm-up, practice and creating sound are part of mastering any instrument. Western teaching methods would do well to encourage the call-repeat strategy and modified scales so that students develop an ear and can play anything. Sarah's tone is fantastic and her willingness to step out of the comfort zone is what makes Horn Hangouts so interesting. Thank you.
a very inspiring interview by a creative and very funny sometimes philosophical player . good thoughts about being a musician too. and nice and easy in performing , thanks a lot
25:30 -- there is actually an exercise that I started doing without thinking about it that helps get the improv juices flowing. Take six notes: the first five of any major scale where you're comfortable, and the leading tone underneath it. So on a brass instrument, maybe the Bb-C-D-Eb-F at the bottom, plus the A beneath the Bb. Those are your building blocks. Then, take any nursery rhyme that you like and know by heart, but that doesn't have a tune associated with it. "Mary Had A Little Lamb." Or a Eugene Field poem, like "The Sugar-Plum Tree" or something. You have to love it and know it by heart, and it cannot have a tune already associated with it or else you'll end up trying to reproduce that. Then, pick up the horn, and start playing one note -- ANY NOTE -- for each syllable while you recite it silently in your head. Seriously, this works. Give it a try. For all I know, I invented this -- and it works. Just do this a bunch, to anything. It can be freaking Chaucer, just any rhythmic poem you love and know by heart, and six notes. I promise, it will work.
*@ Janis Cortese* ```````````````````````````` These are, in the nut shell, called "modal scales". When you snick in some non-modal passing tones, they may become be-bop, altered, half/whole diminished etc... scales. There are many books written on the subject. Here is one of them: "The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony"; Paperback - Aug 1st, 2013 by Joe Mulholland & Tom Hojnacki. If you Google *Jazz Harmony Theory*, you may end up with long list of titles. David Baker is one of the most respected authors. His books are often used as university level textbooks. Good luck. Getting into this "enigma" might become a life long, and I must add, very addictive adventure Lol... 🐳 ♫♫ ❀(~‿~)❀ ♫♫ 🐳
![Arkady Shilkloper - Julius Blues (Tribute to Julius Watkins) [A.Shilkloper & D.Kramer]](/img/n.gif)
Great, amazing, incredible people and interview!!!! Thank you dear Sarah!!!
Dear Sarah,
You're incredible. I really like your youtube channel, it's interesting, exciting, informatively and inspirationally. I'm fond Arkady Shilkloper, he's a wonderful musician, and I was lucky to be at the concert in Kharkiv, East Ukraine nearly ten years ago. This band was called "Pago Libre" and it was a stunning concert when I listened to Arkady's performance the first time.
I've never seen this program with both of you
Thank you very much!
This was very helpful to me, especially for the Alphorn and for developing more endurance on the French Horn. One thing I got from him is to finger with your left hand on the Alphorn just below the mouthpiece like you're playing the horn. It's psychological, but it helps you imagine you are more secure in hitting a note. Also, the way he switches from Alphorn to French horn to little French horn (like a trumpet) and doesn't lose anything from one mouthpiece to the other. He even implies it makes him better to switch mouthieces. Also, he says the most important part of a warm up is not to do boring exercises, but to wake up the brain with varying patterns! Making animal sounds on the horn and trying to copy music you hear without looking at a page of music, etc. Ear and brain > lips . Wonderful interview. Отличный интервью! (I studied Russian in college.)
Dear Sarah,
This was *The Best Sarah's Horn Hangout* ever. Being a Pole (who studied some classical music in my childhood and teenage years, while secretly playing some pop, rock, jazz gigs Lol...), and lived under "Soviet occupation" for some 30+ years of my life, I could not hold tears as I was reliving ones again everything that Arkady was talking about.
Thank you so much for inviting this beautiful human being to your program.
P.S. I've lost the count of how many times I've already watched this video on "YT" but, I would never knew about it if I hadn't come to Canada. Another *BIG THANK YOU* goes to you for introducing me to the oboe virtuoso, Albrecht Mayer, and his videos with *Sinfonia Varsovia*. What a musical treat it was... Just Wooow !!! 🐳 ♫♫ ❀(~‿~)❀ ♫♫ 🐳
Arkady is awesome horn player. I love this interview. Congratulation!!
amazing Interview, thank You Sarah!
Super show! I too searched jazz French horn and was glad to learn of this player. The description of life in a "prison-state" and the effect of perestroika was profound. The presentation for horn players is great for all musicians. Arkady's ideas on warm-up, practice and creating sound are part of mastering any instrument. Western teaching methods would do well to encourage the call-repeat strategy and modified scales so that students develop an ear and can play anything. Sarah's tone is fantastic and her willingness to step out of the comfort zone is what makes Horn Hangouts so interesting. Thank you.
It is pretty surreal to hear about the oppression of free thought and artistry from someone who actually experienced it. Great interview!!!
Прекрасный дуэт- Аркадий и Сара!!! БРАВО!!!! :))))
Amazing interview... Congratulations!
I've only just discovered this musician looking for jazz French horn; he's awesome.
Brilliant!
a very inspiring interview by a creative and very funny sometimes philosophical player . good thoughts about being a musician too. and nice and easy in performing , thanks a lot
Vocês estão de parabéns! Talentosos!
Great!!! Thank you
i love sarah willis
Awesome.
25:30 -- there is actually an exercise that I started doing without thinking about it that helps get the improv juices flowing. Take six notes: the first five of any major scale where you're comfortable, and the leading tone underneath it. So on a brass instrument, maybe the Bb-C-D-Eb-F at the bottom, plus the A beneath the Bb. Those are your building blocks.
Then, take any nursery rhyme that you like and know by heart, but that doesn't have a tune associated with it. "Mary Had A Little Lamb." Or a Eugene Field poem, like "The Sugar-Plum Tree" or something. You have to love it and know it by heart, and it cannot have a tune already associated with it or else you'll end up trying to reproduce that.
Then, pick up the horn, and start playing one note -- ANY NOTE -- for each syllable while you recite it silently in your head.
Seriously, this works. Give it a try. For all I know, I invented this -- and it works. Just do this a bunch, to anything. It can be freaking Chaucer, just any rhythmic poem you love and know by heart, and six notes. I promise, it will work.
*@ Janis Cortese*
````````````````````````````
These are, in the nut shell, called "modal scales". When you snick in some non-modal passing tones, they may become be-bop, altered, half/whole diminished etc... scales. There are many books written on the subject. Here is one of them:
"The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony"; Paperback - Aug 1st, 2013
by Joe Mulholland & Tom Hojnacki.
If you Google *Jazz Harmony Theory*, you may end up with long list of titles. David Baker is one of the most respected authors. His books are often used as university level textbooks. Good luck. Getting into this "enigma" might become a life long, and I must add, very addictive adventure Lol...
🐳 ♫♫ ❀(~‿~)❀ ♫♫ 🐳
i only watch this because Sarah is lovely ;)
*@ paul bin*
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"F.U." fuckin' pervert...
What is the opening music? I’ve been looking for a while but I can’t seem to find it!
Title music? Le Basque by Marais
Funny how the Google Glass was a real thing way back then ;-)
What is the piece playing at the start of the video?
Le Basque by Marin Marais
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as the opening track is called?
Le Basque by Marin Marais
th-cam.com/video/3TRO5YvhhsU/w-d-xo.html
What about Aphex Twin on horn.lol