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Hornmasters on Double and Triple Tonguing. Part III: Brophy, Tuckwell, and...
To conclude this series on double and triple tonguing, we turn to William R. Brophy, who suggests in his Technical Studies for Solving Special Problems on the Horn to focus on cutting off the ends of...
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Scale Goals: High School
Depending on the state you are in, regional honor band auditions at the high school level may have either recently happened or are coming very soon. Besides music that you are required to prepare you...
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Random Monday: Hello 2012!
Recycled horns In the BBC documentary Scrapheap Orchestra, the horns are all made of recycled materials. A couple, who run an instrument repair shop, are set to feature in a show that challenges the...
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Mini-Review: Brass Instruments from the MIM Collection
Over the holidays relatives descended in droves upon my homestead, and so to get out of the house we decided to go to the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in north Phoenix for a day-trip. This was my...
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Horn Secrets: Putting Conventional Wisdom to the Test
A week from today I will present a session at the 2012 Southwest Horn Conference with the title “Horn Secrets: Putting Conventional Wisdom to the Test.” The following was turned in for the program...
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Random Monday: Under Siege, Buried in Snow and Taking a Taxi
Under siege For about 10 years now, I have been faithfully using custom musician ear plugs whenever a rehearsal dynamic exceeds 90 decibels. I do this in order to protect my hearing. While it is not...
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Start the Year with a Mission
Late last year I was challenged to think about the topic of mission statements, and specifically a mission statement for my teaching. At first I was resistant to the idea, as for some teachers the...
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Question from the Mailbag:”What Can I Do About Mouthpiece Pressure?”
K. asks: I have been working with my horn teacher over the last few months on changing my embouchure. The problem I had in the past was I used too much upper lip pressure. I have been trying to change...
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Horn Event Promotion 101: A Letter from the Host
Continuing this series, another thing a very organized host does is be in contact with participants. The Southwest Horn Conference for 2012 is this coming weekend, and this week this final E-note went...
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‘Listening’ with Your Whole Body
Hearing music is not necessarily limited to the ears. Take for example musician, composer and speaker Evelyn Glennie. Ms. Glennie has been profoundly – not completely – deaf since the age of 12. She...
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Random Pictures from the 2012 SW Horn Conference, Part I
Over the weekend, I had pleasure of attending the Southwest Horn Conference. The event was expertly hosted by Rose French at the Center for Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College. Click...
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Random Pictures from the 2012 SW Horn Conference, Part II
I have attended a number of international horn and brass conferences, but before last weekend I had never actually been to a regional workshop. The main thing in particular that I enjoyed with the...
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Tips on Auditioning Horns, Part I: Carl Geyer, Paxman 25, Patterson Custom...
My main agenda for the Southwest Horn Conference (SWHC) – besides hearing concerts and talking shop – was to play on as many horns as possible. It had been a long while since I had an opportunity to...
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On Performing the Konzertstuck, and being Ready to Play Horn
Of all the memories of the recent Southwest Horn Conference, one of the strongest will be performing the Schumann Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra as a soloist with a truly stellar group of...
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Tips on Auditioning Horns, Part II: Mouthpieces, Leadpipes, Hybrids and the...
At the Southwest Horn Conference (SWHC) a variety of Kruspe and Geyer type horns were available to try out. I currently play on a hybrid Geyer-wrap horn and not wanting to miss out on playing some...
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Ask Dave: ‘Wolf’ Notes on a Natural Horn Crook
Back in November, John Ericson answered a question about “wolf” notes on a natural horn crook. Here is the question once again, but answered by our contributing writer Dave Weiner. * * *...
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Random Monday: Getting Lifted, Getting into the Flow and Getting to Know You
The perils of the American symphony orchestra At Sarah Lutman amplified, the newly released book from Stanford Emeritus Professor Robert J. Flanagan, The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras, Artistic...
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A few more Thoughts on the Southwest Horn Conference 2012
With the passage of more than a week it is good time to reflect a bit more on the event. Right off the top, my recital (presented jointly with Daniel Katzen) was among the best if not the best...
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The Cabbage Speaks on ‘Wolf Notes’
In response to a question about bad notes on a natural horn crook, both John and Dave have taken a crack at an answer. Behind-the-scenes we also heard from Brian Holmes a.k.a. the “Cabbage.” The...
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Playing the B-Minor Mass on YouTube
This past week was my week to become a YouTube star, as in addition to the Konzertstuck from the Southwest Horn Conference my performance of the Bach B-Minor mass from January of 2011 was uploaded to...
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