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Arnold
Jacobs: Song and Wind*
 With a
career spanning seven decades with the
Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphonies,
Arnold Jacobs has earned a reputation as a
world-class performer. Equally significant are his
teachings. During his career, thousands of
students have passed through his studio. Finally,
there is the definitive book on his career. Arnold
Jacobs: Song and Wind is written by Mr.
Jacobs' assistant, Brian Frederiksen, and edited
by John Taylor. With a length of 296 pages,
material comes from masterclasses, private
interviews, previously published writings and
contributions from his students and colleagues.
Subjects include:
The Performer:
Early Years, Curtis Institute,
Indianapolis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony,
Chicago Symphony, Conductors, Other Performances,
York Tuba
The Teacher:
Physical Elements, Mental Elements,
Performance, Instruments, The Jacobs Studio
Discography, Full Documentation
And more . . .
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Song and Wind
Excerpted from Arnold Jacobs:
Song and Wind*
By Brian Frederiksen
One of Jacobs' most famous phrases is Song and
Wind. During his lecture at the 1995 International
Brassfest in Bloomington, Indiana, he explained:
"My approach to music is expressed as Song
and Wind. 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. 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.
If you think of a car, the wheels will not turn
without an energy source--the engine. Brass
players must have a source of energy as there must
be a vibrating column of air for the instrument to
amplify and resonate. The musical engine is the
vibration of the lips. 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 remaining 15 percent is the
application of the breath, wind, to fuel
the vibration of the lips."
Adolph Herseth puts it another way, "You
have to start with a very precise sense of how
something should sound. 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. "Study the product, not the
method. Mentalize music by making statements, not
by asking questions."
Passing the Torch
For the fourth printing of Arnold Jacobs:
Song and Wind, a new chapter has been added, Passing
the Torch. For those who have previous
printings, we suggest you print this final chapter
out and place it in the book.
Passing
the Torch from Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind
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*Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind. Copyright ©1996
by Brian Frederiksen. Printed in the United States
of America. All rights reserved. No part of this
book may be reproduced in any form or by any
electronic or mechanical means without permission
in writing from the author.
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