Carnegie Hall Trombone Master Class: Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries

Select members of the Berlin Philharmonic woodwind and brass sections led two days of master classes focusing on orchestral repertoire and audition preparation. Participating young artists attended panel discussions with the master class leaders and heard the Berlin Philharmonic in performance, led by Sir Simon Rattle, at Carnegie Hall.

Trombone Master Class Participants:
Carson King-Fournier
Amanda Logue
Christine Mounger

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[joaquinauzenne]

To everyone in the comments, the students tone is the prettiest of the two in the video, but the teachers tone is the most correct and accurate to the piece being played, it's not supposed to be a pretty song, it's apocalyptic and violent

[Morphetus]

I think he is a great teacher. At this level I think his students get it and appreciate the way he talks to them.

[rickdynes]

The teacher's sound is freaking amazing!

[aaronfsmall]

Why are you people complaining about the way Mr Leyendecker is teaching? Obviously the student wanted to participate in this master class, which is essentially asking mr. Leyendecker to show him how he would play this particular excerpt.

[chartle]

There are thousands of students that would kill for this kind of instruction. This is real world stuff and he is telling like it is.

[PosauneundPapier]

Believe it or not, this video actually inspired me to go to Germany to study with Prof. Leyendecker for several days during a masterclass program there. It was a really eye-opening experience!

[davidvo]

"It's not funny. And it's not, uh... evil, it's REALLY evil, it's Darth Vader evil. It's really, really, really bad what's going on" LOL I love this guy. In all seriousness though, they're both really good players!

[lolloPelz]

What he means is:" Play German", that is aggressive and wild.

[hariboi]

"They're supposed to be very beautiful. Maybe there's some kind of erotic eh...."
*awkward silence*
"...part in that as well."
1:59 :D

[Discoduchess]

Awesome intonation! Love this master class series. 

[aronpierce]

A players emotion is an extremely big part of playing, you get so much of an experience when the musician is visibly experiencing the emotion of the song, it makes it contagious

[tijuanamarisol]

"put more dark energy in your sound"
>inb4 physics

[BillBenzon]

This is all about how to get the 'lizard brain' into the music. We're going beyond the notes to the deep music, the soul of the sound. Great teaching.

[giseladeppendorf]

Don‘t call him harsh! In germany wasting the other’s time is considered to be impolite. So he is just showing his respect by being on the point.
Maybe it sounds harsh for an american audience, but I don‘t think that is what Thomas intends.

[truettberglund]

Go Carson! My trombone coach at the Minnesota All-State Orchestra Camp (2021-2022).

[CoralPolyps]

"They have to bring all the dead bodies to Valhalla, they don't have time to waste"

"Right"
lmaoo

[DonaldMohrMusic]

"It needs to be more serious" Translation: Quit thinking of Elmer Fudd singing "kill the wabbit, it shows"

[tomoakhill]

At 6:38 Thomas Leyendecker plays it the way he thinks it should be played. It blew me off my seat! OMG!!

[ZachMacLurg]

I love how he gets such a big sound out of his horn!

[carnegiehall]

Master Class participants apply from all over the country. A wide range of schools were represented in this master class, including Colburn, Curtis, Eastman, Indiana University, Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, Northwestern, Peabody, Rice, University of Michigan, University of Southern Mississippi, and University of Southern California. carnegiehall . org / workshops