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Brief Notes: Master Classes with Kovach and Lundy
This semester I was very pleased that we could have master classes for the Arizona State University horn studio with Gabriel Kovach (Principal Horn, Phoenix Symphony) and Johanna Lundy (Principal Horn,...
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Horn Repertoire Week 13: The Modern Horn
This week we have so much to cover that we cannot possibly cover it all. But we can try to hit a few highlights and point to the fact there is much more out there. Among orchestral works there are a...
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A Matter of Scale
Very recently I saw a quote posted that relates very much to a topic on my mind. It read, When you play your instrument you should always wear the hat of the performer. When you teach you’ll wear the...
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Horn Repertoire Week 14: A Course of Study
One of the goals of this course is to prepare graduate students for comprehensive exams. One typical question asked in those exams involves outlining a course of study for horn students at the college...
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Top Nine Articles of 2,000 Articles — Horn Matters
Horn Matters has now passed 2,000 articles of total content. The following articles are the top 9 overall, looking at stats from the inception of Horn Matters in 2009 to today. 9. From the Mailbag:...
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Tone is what makes a Great French Horn
First, a quote from a former student of mine who is now helping people looking for upgrade horns: “…most people will talk far more about how equipment feels than how it sounds.” The full article is on...
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Horn Repertoire Week 15: Final!
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of an epic year. Reflecting back on the semester, it was a great exercise for me to put together the full year under the University of Horn Matters banner....
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A Farkas Signature
Cleaning out some old boxes from the garage today I discovered this signature from Philip Farkas! Farkas should need no introduction to regular readers of Horn Matters. When I was a Doctoral student at...
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Two Suggestions to Improve Accuracy
Following up on recent end of semester juries and lessons, two thoughts came to mind related to improving accuracy. 1. Get a BERP. I have not had my BERP on my horn much in the past few years and I...
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Ask Dave: Where Should I Go to get a Mouthpiece Re-plated?
A curious reader asks: I have several mouthpieces and rims that need to be re-plated. Should I trust local sources such as jewelers to have it done, or should I send them to a mouthpiece maker? I hate...
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Verne Reynolds, Gardener
One way to know someone is by their hobbies. The name of Verne Reynolds should be familiar to Horn Matters readers, as Bruce and I both studied with him at Eastman and he was not only the long-time...
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Why You Might Need Dimes
A few months ago I helped a student with small hands put vintage dimes on their horn. What she said in a note a week later is really all that needs to be said on the topic: Just so you know, those...
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Letters from my Teachers
Since the end of school I have been working on a major cleaning project at home, time to get rid of some things and get reorganized. Among the projects accomplished was reducing and repacking better...
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Why go to the IHS Symposium? Check out the Sessions and Master Classes
As part of a cleaning project at home I stumbled across my folder from the 1983 International Horn Workshop in Charleston, IL. It occurred between the junior and senior years of my college study (I was...
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In Praise of the Olds F Alto
Annually our church has a retreat over Memorial Day weekend up at a camp in the mountains near Prescott. Most years I have brought along a mellophone for praise band duties. However, this year I...
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A 1982 Horn Right Hand Position Survey: Part I, The Basics
I will be presenting three sessions at the upcoming IHS International Horn Symposium, and the next three weeks I plan to spend a week focusing on each to prepare them all. First up on my agenda is a...
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Clevenger on How Many Auditions, and How Many it Took Me
The horn world has been abuzz for the past few weeks with the retirement of Dale Clevenger from the Chicago Symphony, who served as Principal Horn from 1966-2013. Of the interesting links and articles...
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A 1982 Horn Right Hand Position Survey: Part II, a few Things I Learned
As I write this I am still organizing the data from this survey for the IHS Symposium presentation (and future submission for consideration for publication in The Horn Call), but there are some...
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A Masterclass with Philip Farkas on Musicianship for IHS Memphis
This summer I am presenting three sessions at the IHS symposium in Memphis, and this week the major project was organizing my materials for my Thursday session, “A 1989 Masterclass with Philip Farkas...
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Advertisement Preview: Horn Matters in the IHS 45 Program Guide
In about one month the 45th International Horn Symposium will begin in Memphis, Tennessee at the University of Memphis. In order to help support this event and spread the word, we have had an IHS 45...
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