Legacy Series
The Performer (28:30)
With a career spanning seven decades with the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphonies, Arnold Jacobs has earned a reputation as a world-class performer. The Performer explores Arnold Jacobs’ legendary performing career with rare photos, video recordings and some of his finest music recordings including:
Videos: Early Days; Curtis Audition; Fritz Reiner Studio Interview; Chicago Brass Sound; Fritz Reiner / Georg Solti Studio Interview.
Music Recodings: Monti: Czardas, Arnold Jacobs Solo; Wagner: Ride of the Valkyrie, Pittsburgh Symphony; Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Chicago Symphony, Fritz Reiner; Moussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (Promanade / Bydlo) , Chicago Symphony, Raphael Kubelik; Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Chicago Symphony, Paul Hindemith (Video); Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Chicago Symphony, Fritz Reiner; Berlioz: Rakoczy March, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trombone and Tuba Sections; Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, Chicago Symphony, Georg Solti; Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet, Chicago Symphony, Georg Solti (Video); Wagner: Die Miestersinger, Chicago Symphony, Georg Solti (Video); Mousorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Great Gate of Kiev), Chicago Symphony, Georg Solti; Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto, Chicago Symphony, Henry Mazur; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Gunnison Music Camp.
The Teacher (26:44)
Arnold Jacobs was a world class performer. Equally significant are his teachings. Nearly every brass player in America has studied with Arnold Jacobs, whether [that player] knows it or not. Here we begin to explore Arnold Jacobs’ teachings with the se videos:
Students: Working with People; Communicating with Students; Differences in Students; Making Statements; Beginning Students; Elementary Artist; Greatest Teaching Problem
Procedures: Scales; Phrasing for Beginners; Creating Phrases; Solfege; Intonation; Vibrato
Practice: Don’t Practice Mediocrity; Practice Programs; Make Bad Notes into Good Ones; Creating Phrases
Influence on Musicians: Influence on the Profession; Generations
Breathing Exercises (17:51)
Breathing Exercises were one of the most popular parts of a Jacobs Masterclass, These are physical skills that should be learned away from the instrument. Remember when doing these exercises, take breaks when feeling dizzy to avoid hyperventilation. While pausing, reflect and evaluate how much air is in the lungs and how much of the unused air capacity is left in the lungs. For visual reinforcement, do these exercises in front of a mirror. As skills develop, sustained notes on the instrument can be played.
We present these videos twice and give an opportunity to pause the video and work on this at your own pace.
