John Ericson
What was the first French horn you owned?
This past week the parents of a young student I teach decided it was time to think about buying her a horn. The dad...
Comparing inner diameters of rims by the grip diameter
A question I get pretty often is why one rim of the same inner diameter may feel larger or smaller than another marked to...
On the initial setup of the embouchure, and other thoughts on the warmup
Of my recent publications the warmup book has sold the best (more info on the book here). Teaching this fall a side point came...
Another perspective on performance anxiety
I do not normally read articles in law websites, but recently I saw a link to an interesting recent article on the website of...
A brief look at Erwin Miersch, and tuning the double horn
I believe many Horn Matters readers will recognize the name of Erwin Miersch (1886-1969), as he wrote a set of Melodious Studies for French...
Where to find accompaniments for the Bordogni Vocalises?
I recently put out my version of the first 21 Bordogni Vocalises in a second edition (available worldwide from Amazon!), and the beginning of...
Brief review: Accompanied Kopprasch, piano accompaniments for Kopprasch etudes
The latest product in the Millennium Kopprasch series from Jeffrey Agrell is one that I think will have wide appeal, Accompanied Kopprasch.
In Volume I...
Horn technique book back, in a second edition
Back in 2011 I compiled a collection titled Ultimate Horn Technique. This book was a hybrid publication, presenting a variety of materials carefully selected...
Bumps, clicks, bubbles, and other nuisances of horn playing
I have Gunther Schuller to thank. Before his visit to ASU in 2004, although I intuitively knew some setups were stiffer in the slots...
Practice and perform effectively with the “three session a day” plan
Every year in my teaching the topic of how to practice effectively and maintain good chops for performances comes up with students. The tactic...