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A Tunable Horn Mute FAQ

While this topic came up in a sectional last week, it is actually a topic I have meant to post on for quite some...

5 Tips for Staying Motivated in Music While Working a Day...

A performance major at a large American university recently asked: When I return home for winter and summer breaks, I find it incredibly difficult to...

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Horn Player

Miscellaneous trinkets and baubles. Looking for cool gifts for yourself or that horn player in your life? Here are a few ideas: Put Your Face on a...

Anatomy of a Gadget Collection: An Overview of 21 Geeky Items...

Thinking outside the box is an expression that I take to heart when striving for improvement on the French horn. While this pursuit does have...

Bruce and John FAQ

So, you have started a huge new horn website! How did you meet? We met in real life in 1984. That year Bruce was a...

6 Survival Tips on Dealing with Criticism

College is starting up again and for students new to college, this means a brand new environment and an unfamiliar horn teacher. As with anything...

4 Key Things the Great Horn Players Have

You love the horn. You want to ramp it up to a new level. Besides accuracy and general technique there are four key things...

Top Ten: Tips for Survival in College

Top Ten List for Students When choosing a school for undergraduate or graduate studies, when making choices while in college and after graduation, a young...

Top Eight TV Themes with Featured Horns

Favorite horn music from boob tube themes.* A few weeks ago I featured a series of "Horn-tastic" television series themes - American TV show themes...

3 Aspects of Achieving Fame and a Look at the Park...

So, you want to be famous? Our recent report - Name Recognition, Influence and Age Groups (NRIAG) - takes a glimpse into that and other interesting trends. That being...