Gail Williams on Free Buzzing and Right Hand Position
A topic in a number of lessons this week has been right hand position. Something I referenced in these lessons was the quote in the following post,...
The “Right” Fingering (II)
Continuing from Part I.
To recap the general rule-of-thumb for tuning pitches within a chord:
The tonic or root note should be relatively "on pitch."
The third...
Lessons in Vienna, part VII: The Long Call
This series of articles expands on notes taken by Nicholas Smith in lessons with Roland Berger in 1977.
Then he asked if I had ever...
Mailbag: The Topic of Contradictory Information on Playing the Horn
Recently a great, extended question came in related to playing mechanics and all the contradictory information out there. The reader wrote,
… I’m finding myself...
A Curious Anomaly from Verdi’s “Don Carlo”
Recently on our Horn Matters' social media accounts, we uploaded a meme related to the perils of horn transposition. It features characters from an...
On the Dreaded C on the Third Space, the Best Note...
They have all been off the site for a while, but in the early years of Horn Matters there were a series of articles...
Understanding Stopped Horn
Tucked away in a corner of Horn Articles Online for many years was an article on Understanding Stopped and Muted Horn and Right-Hand Position....
Why is my Horn Sharp?
One common question is that some models of horn seem to be built rather sharp, as in the main slide needs to be pulled...
Improve your Technique by Improving your Valve Lever Position
Over the break I’ve had a chance to really look at some questions I had about the valve lever position positions on my three...
How to Hold a Stop Mute, and a Mute Comparison
One topic I had literally never, ever, given any thought to until very recently was how to hold a stop mute. My method of...