Technical Materials II: Standard Materials I Teach From
As mentioned in my previous post, in terms of materials I started out as I was taught but over the years began to experiment...
Things Horn Teachers Say: PC on Farkas
I have begun a project that involves closely reading a number of horn method books this summer. While I don’t at this point want...
On Applying for a College Horn Teaching Position
Besides performing, a lot of advanced horn students have dreams of teaching the horn full time at the college level. In The Musician’s Way...
Technical Materials IV: Materials I am Still Looking For
First a question, did you notice any general category of technical material missing from the materials in the previous posts in this series?
In the...
Before Farkas: Preparatory Instructor for French Horn (1937) on the Single...
I am not sure what the exact background was of authors E. C. Moore and A. O. Sieg but they certainly were practical band...
A Shortage of Young Horn Players
Some things never change.
John Ericson has made it a mission to promote and encourage more young horn students in Arizona. As a private (and...
The Ego-Driven Music Teacher: Good or Bad? (II)
Continued from Part I
The ego-driven approach to music instruction reminds me of the used car salesman whose opening sale pitch was that their company...
Nudge Theory
A method for guiding students on their learning path.
In When Humans Need a Nudge Toward Rationality author Jeff Sommer reports on an interesting principal...
The Provocative Teacher
I don't particularly like to do this, but occasionally I encounter a student that absolutely needs to be poked with a stick. Repeatedly. The...
On Mentorship and Recovery from Abuse
This photo and the memories associated with it are among my most prized possessions.
This is Milan Yancich, the man who saved my creative soul....