The Act, The Gestalt

From Thought to Sound

  1. Striking the note (not like piano) and the nature of sound in production

Circular Act - same since the very first

The act has affordances, limitations, ethical, cognitive, physical, dimensions

Neither forklare, når forstå: it’s a given.


Horn Playing is essentially the same act whether you are doing it for the first time, or performing as a professional on a stage. The difference is one of nuance, sophistication and skill.

Talking about the Gestalt is talking about the sameness of the act. It is about identifying the red thread that goes across.

From the very first time you attempt playing the horn

By Julius Pranevičius