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Fundamentals 18A. Bass clef: old (and new) notation bass clef

Number 18 on the list of fundamentals in the Douglas Hill book, which I have used to guide this series, to my mind involves...

My Mellophonium Mood

This 2008 article, very slightly updated here, originally appeared in the Horn Articles Online website  One thing I became very interested in during the summer...

Fundamentals 17. Transpositions

Lightning quiz: What is the most popular page in the entire Horn Matters website? That article is by Bruce Hembd on the topic of...

Broken links? UPDATE: Horn Articles Online is not online

It has come to my attention that within Horn Matters all links to materials in my original Horn Articles Online site (online since 1998...
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Horn Etudes by Women Composers

Many Horn Matters readers will be familiar with the Works with Horn by Women Composers website by Dr. Lin Foulk. If not, this is...

Julius Watkins, jazz French horn pioneer

Talking with colleagues recently, a topic that came up was how some great players of the recent past are unjustly neglected today. In terms...

Overview of Trusted Brands in French Horns

A survey titled "What Brand Names Do You Trust?" collected the opinions of 392 participants. The results are in and while it may take...

Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (I): The Basic Parts

Part I: The Rim and Preliminary Thoughts Part II: Cup, Throat and Bore Part III: Weight, Plating and Shopping Tips For the past decade...

French Horn Transposition Chart

A complete reference. Transposition Chart (PDF) (updated 2012) Over the past few months, I have been posting various transposition tricks, including how to transpose: A and...

Farkas on Stagefright (and more)

In the world of horn there have been few that made as much impact as Philip Farkas (1914-1992). The Art of French Horn Playing...

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Parody: The Oath of the Triple Horn

Learning to play a musical instrument takes a lot of work, dedication and perseverance. Looking at a parallel example from Western art, there is...

Onstage Relaxation Techniques

I have been rehearsing and performing Richard Strauss' opera Salome over the past few weeks. While it is relatively short compared to most operas,...

Hornmasters on Average Tonguing, part I: Horner and Farkas

Every method book on the horn has something to say on the topic of tonguing, with some of it being contradictory. And it is...

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...

Commentary: A Popular Meme on Mouthpieces that is Wrong

I have seen the following meme go around Facebook several times: As a horn teacher I have to say this meme, while it sounds like...

A new personal website — is it also time for you?

For me this summer was the time to build one. Although I had one of the first personal horn websites out there -- 1998!...
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