TPTV - Arnold Jacobs: SOLFÈGE

In His Own Words, Arnold Jacobs describes the importance of solfeggio in the playing of brass instruments. Additional attention and meaning is given to a note when there is a word attached to it. This provides additional stimuli in the brain for amplifying the pitch in the mind’s ear, making that message of pitch more effectively travel down the 7th cranial nerve to the lip region. Because of this, through the study of solfeggio, one can more easily make convincing statements of sound on the instrument. Jacobs highlights two classes he deeply enjoyed at the Curtis Institute: solfeggio with Madame Renee McHale, and phrasing with Marcel Tabuteau. Special thanks to Prof. Dee Stewart for the arrangements he made in order to capture Mr. Jacobs in this unique Q&A context. #ArnoldJacobs #JakePed