French Horn Transposition Chart
A complete reference.
Transposition Chart (PDF) (updated 2012)
Over the past few months, I have been posting various transposition tricks, including how to transpose:
A and...
“Tut” for a Short, Crisp Staccato? Yes
Scott Whitener in A Complete Guide to Brass notes that
The so-called tongued release does have its place…. Professional players often make use of it...
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...
Secrets to setting your French horn slides correctly
An article from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, dated 2/3/05, on a timeless topic.
One of the advantages of studying with a competent horn...
Looking closer at the topic of breath support with Eli Epstein
Those familiar with my teaching know that I almost never use the term “support,” and when I do I add disclaimers about...
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...
Stepping Up Your Mozart Horn Concerto Performance
A recent master class with Javier Bonet at ASU brought up some great topics in relation to Mozart 3, with the following two main...
Lip Trills
The Mozart horn concertos absolutely require elegant, controlled trills. The most tasteful and elegant musicianship cannot make up for a clumsy or coarse sounding...
The “Right” Fingering (I)
The whole vs. the sum of its parts.
The French horn's valve and tuning slides work together as a comprehensive system. Small tweaks and compensations...
Mailbag: On Oral Cavity Shape and Pitch Level
Recently on the Horn People group a question was posted that related to pitch centering, and what it was getting at I believe was...