John Ericson
20th century horn favorites 2: Schmid and Cooke
Continuing this brief series looking at 20th century works I chose to include on my Canto CD, next up is Im Tiefsten Walde, Op....
20th century horn favorites 1: Gliere and Nielsen
We all like good music, and a lot of wonderful music for the horn was composed in the 20th century. I have five favorites...
New instrument! Change mouthpiece? Break it in?
Some horn players are very averse to change, but changes have to be made! One exciting type of change is getting a new horn...
A quick look at a vintage horn with piston valves
A topic that comes up periodically is piston valves, as in why are they not used on horns? They actually have been; a couple...
Improve your tuning! Two podcasts to help
The two most recent episodes of the Horn Notes Video Podcast both relate to tuning.
The newest episode is one featuring Gustavo Camacho with a...
Ericson Interview, part IV: The “real world” of college teaching
Conclusion, interview by Komsun Dilokkunanant.
11. There are many complains from full-time teacher in Thailand regarding a high amount of paperwork that need to be...
Ericson Interview, part III: Horn Matters and other creative activity
Part III, interview by Komsun Dilokkunanant.
8. As a horn student from Thailand where information is still quite limited, your articles and resources on hornmatters.com...
Ericson Interview, part II: On teaching, auditions, and the future of classical music
Part II, interview by Komsun Dilokkunanant.
4. What is your philosophy on teaching?
A few years back, when Douglas Yeo (trombone) joined the ASU brass faculty,...
Ericson Interview, part I: From orchestral player to professor
Periodically questions come in related to school projects. In this case, the questions were in an interview format for an advanced brass pedagogy and...
A look at the Danzi Sonata, Op. 28
On my Summit CD Canto, which recently was posted on YouTube in full, I included several works that I felt have not received quite...