Herbert L. Clarke

How I became a cornetist

CONTENTS

• THE CLARKE FAMILY
• CHILDHOOD DREAMS
• THE IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGHNESS
• THE BAND FEVER

• ERNEST TAKES UP THE TUBA
• THE CALL TO CANADA
• THE MUSIC GERM AT WORK

• AMATEUR ADVANCEMENT
• SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS
• THE CORNET CONQUERS

• BRANCHING OUT A BIT
• A HARDEARNED THREE DOLLARS
• THE OBSESSING CORNET

• "KNOCKING OFF" AN OPPORTUNITY
• THE MOMENTOUS TRYOUT
• A GREAT BANDMASTER
• MY BEGINNING AS A BANDSMAN

• BAND DUTY IN FULL REGIMENTALS AND BELOW ZERO
• I AGE RAPIDLY
• PRIDE SUSTAINS

• A BIT OF BOYISH POPULARITY
• AN EMBOUCHURE EXPERIENCE
• MERCANTILE VERSUS THE MUSICAL

• RESUMPTION OF THE STORY
• RETURN TO HEALTH
• A PAID PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER

• I REENTER SCHOOL
• A NEW TECHNIC REVEALED
• I TRY TO FATHOM THE SECRET

• CHANGING THE BASIC FOUNDATION
• A TORCHLIGHT TEST
• FROM TORCHLIGHTS TO FOOTLIGHTS

• PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND PERSISTENCE
• I GET TIPS FROM ROGERS
• ARRANGING AS AN AID TO STUDY
• BRASS QUARTET BECOMES CHURCH CHOIR

• I PURCHASE A NEW HORN
• LED BY THE GREAT LIGHTS
• I DEVELOP BOTH STYLES

• I SUCCUMB TO MY FATHER'S LOGIC
• I TAKE STOCK
• AN UNEXPECTED HONOR

• WE DO NOT GO TO WAR
• "TRYING IT ON THE DOG"

• A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE MUSIC TIDE
• I BEGIN SERIOUSLY TO STUDY THE VIOLA
• SUMMER BRINGS EXTRA WORK
• A NEW IDEA IS BORN

• STRUGGLES TOWARD PERFECTION
• MY CAUSTIC CRITIC AGAIN
• I PLAY UNDER A FAMOUS MAN

• THE CONTEST AT EVANSVILLE
• OVERWHELMED BY APPLAUSE
• ONLY SCHOOL BAND CONTESTS NOW

• A STRIKE IS CALLED
• MR. BRUSH TO THE RESCUE
• BUSINESS POSITIONS SCARCE
• A WORSE BARK THAN BITE
• MY CAREER AS SOLOIST BEGINS

• IGNORING FACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
• A GOOD PRACTICE STUNT
• ODD TIME FILLED WITH ARRANGING

• I KEEP ADDING TO MY WORK
• I STUDY HARMONY
• POSSIBILITIES IN MUSIC ENDLESS

• MORE WORK THAN TIME
• MANY ROADS TO ROME

• I ORGANIZE A TRIO
• I EXPERIENCE QUALMS

• MR. GILMORE SAYS, "GO ON"
• THE FINAL TEST
• I LEAVE, TREADING ON AIR