Xavier Reiter and Alphonse Pelletier visit the King Factory in the...
Tucked in an old copy of the Oscar Franz Method that I was given years ago was a full page advertisement for King horns....
A closer look at Harry Berv
Working on the articles that became the “Hornmasters” series in Horn Matters, one name and method that had been unfamiliar to me was that...
Interview: Jazz Hornist Mark Taylor and Notes on Embouchure Dystonia
Last weekend I noted that in Episode 120 of The Mellocast the topic of Focal Dystonia came up with jazz hornist Mark Taylor. There...
Survey Results: Who’s Who in Your Horn Universe?
When announcing the survey "Who's Who in Your Horn Universe?" I made a pretty grandiose statement.
Spheres of influence are no longer relegated to principal...
Friedrich Gumpert, Master Teacher of the Horn
Often hornists will look back on their “genealogy” in terms of who their teachers were, the teachers of their teachers, etc. A number 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...
Joseph Meifred and the Roots of Teaching Valved Horn Technique
One thing that has probably come through in Horn Matters is that an interest of mine is the history of how the horn has...
Lessons in Vienna, part I: Setting up Lessons with Roland Berger
American hornist and pedagogue Nicholas Smith was able to briefly study in 1977 with Roland Berger (b. 1937), longtime solo hornist of the Vienna...
Spheres of Influence and a Survey: Have you Heard of this...
Within the realm of Hollywood and famous movie actors, fame and influence boil down to a popularity contest of who is the "hottest" or most...
Watkins, Schuller, and Barrows — Temptation, 1962
Following up on the recent post on jazz horn pioneer Julius Watkins, I made an effort to buy a couple more of his recordings...