Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 2004/07

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] bumblebee
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:40:26 -0400

Dan,

Your last comment, quoted below, is the understatement of the month!
Revelli was a band conductor in the Toscanni style. Loud, bullish,
humiliating, somewhat sadistic, and he created a style of band directing
which is still neagatively affecting music education.

Yes he had fantastic sounding bands, but at what long term cost. In a
large research study about 15 years ago it was discovered that the
average HS band director (not the sadistic ones) used 95% negative
comments in rehearsals! In counseling, over 50% of negative is abuse.

Another study, unrelated to the first, about 5 years later discovered
that the average dropout rate between high school and college band for
band players was 95%. Makes you wonder!

Boy has this discussion changed from a buzzing fat bee!

Dave

Dr. David McClune
Professor of Woodwinds
Director of Bands
Union University-1862
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

Office-731-661-5294
dmcclune@-----.edu
www.mcclunemouthpiece.com
>>> dnleeson@-----.net 07/05/04 11:36 AM >>>

That Revelli must have had some ego.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Forest Aten [mailto:forestaten@-----.net]
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 9:12 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] bumblebee

Remember Jimmie
> Burke, the solo cornettist with the Goldman Band. As far as I
> was able to determine, he could ONLY play fast.)
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
>
>
Dan,

Do you have any of the old Goldman Band recordings?
I can remember, as a kid, listening to a remarkable recording of
the band.
Jimmy Abado performed the final movement from the Tchaikovsky vio
lin
concerto.....wow, what incredible tonguing.
I owned this recording many, many years ago. My Mother tossed it
in a
cleaning frenzy. I would love to hear it again after 40 years
passing. I've
searched the net...without luck.

Forest Aten

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