Gunther Schuller on Achieving the Ultimate Articulation, Slur, and Tone Quality
Another article from the archive of the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, first posted on11/8/04.
This past year we have been honored to have IHS...
More on The Art of (Slow) Practice
Back nearly ten years ago Bruce Hembd posted here a brief series (in two parts) on The Art of Practice:
The Art of Practice,...
From the Mailbag: Ouch, My Shoulder Hurts!
A question has come to me through private email about shoulder pain:
I've recently started playing horn again after many (many) years away, and I've...
Warming-up before Farkas: Basic Technical Studies by Harold Meek
Recently I had a realization that so far as I can tell I don’t recall seeing a warm-up routine described in any horn publication...
Before Farkas: The Mercier (Dufrasne) Routine, Part I
Ever wonder how the teacher of Farkas warmed up? Tonal Flexibility Studies for French Horn by William Mercier gives some clear insights.
Cleaning the office...
Exercise: Expansion Flow Study
A long tone in disguise.
This download is a PDF version of a long tone exercise which expands on a concept illustrated in a previous...
Developing a daily routine to enhance pitch placement
Last weekend I played a recital using four different horns (more here, all not my normal horn) and on three different mouthpieces (all not...
How Much Should an Advanced Horn Player Practice?
From the archive of the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, dated 10/1/04, this article outlines a general approach to practice. At the time at...
From the Mailbag: Why so many breath marks in Strauss 1?
We get a variety of questions and this one recently is one that I am sure is wondered often.
I have a question that's been...
Introducing the Hosaphone™ Travel Horn
When I was a Doctoral student I traveled one time from IU to the Historic Brass Society event in Amherst with Rick Seraphinoff and...