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TimJims New Member
Joined: 20 Jun 2022 Posts: 2 Location: Delaware
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:00 am Post subject: Gould On Music |
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Hi, folks. New to TH and look forward to the geekdom. Has anyone else started the new Mark Gould book? Finally able to get my hands on it and thought it would be fun to dissect other readers thoughts. Looking forward to the chat and everyone’s musical gumbo! |
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bach_again Heavyweight Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 2478 Location: Northern Ireland
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JoseLindE4 Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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It’s a great and thought-provoking book. I read it last summer and again over Christmas. The connection between great sound and great time was an interesting one, as was the Wynton quote about a great sound having the most information. Flipping the pursuit of a great sound from removing imperfections to chasing information is pretty powerful. |
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timothyquinlan Veteran Member
Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 267 Location: Victoria, BC
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for this thread! We got some really nice reviews here is one from Chris Gekker.
For people who do not know Mark's book, you can see it all right here.
No surprise, coming from Mark Gould: there is not any book about trumpet and musicianship remotely close to this. Serious, serious stuff, written with a quick, flowing narrative – imagine a page-turner about playing the trumpet! At the same time, we are compelled to reread, study, and think, long after the book is put down.
Also no surprise, there is humor within – this quality is an ironic deep vein in all of Mark’s creative output. (To call him “funny” is as silly as calling music by Ellington and Beethoven “pretty.”) A reading experience that is deeply educational, perspectives and insights that inspire further reflection – how often, honestly, do we experience this? I have no doubt that anyone who explores these pages will be moved, as I continue to be.
Ostensibly a book about playing and teaching trumpet, this book soon extends into areas of general musicianship, with perspectives and insights that compel us to think long after the book is put down. Ultimately these explorations by Mark Gould expand further, meditations on artistic creativity that exceed anything in my own reading experience. His thoughts on teaching are universal, truly sui generis – I could easily imagine them useful whether we are trying to teach physics, history, or coach a basketball team.
Chris Gekker
Professor of trumpet, University of Maryland
International recording artist
1st trumpet, St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra
Former trumpet, American Brass Quintet _________________ Check out qPress for the largest selection of trumpet books on the internet. |
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