Exercise PDF: Slurpies
Smoothing out the bumps.
Practicing in extremes - going "outside of the lines" - can help to sharpen up a problem area so that it...
Exercise: Pitch Benders
Blurring the lines.
As children we are told to "stay between the lines" - whether it is playing with crayons in coloring books or when...
Poll: Mouthpiece Buzzing and Multitasking
UPDATE: Polls closed on 27 October 2011.
Recent studies indicate that multitasking - doing more than one task at once - is not all that...
Testing the Soft Playing
Briefly following up on my recent article on testing a new or used French horn, a topic that has come up several times since...
The Warm-Down and Embouchure Health
Following up on my post from yesterday on avoiding chop problems, there are a number of things that combined will help keep your embouchure...
About those “Tutti” parts in some Mozart Horn Concerto editions
A question that comes up quite often is that of the "tutti" parts in some editions of Mozart horn concertos. As in, what is...
Using a Stop Mute for Mouthpiece Practice
Ever since reading about using a brass stopping mute for mouthpiece practice on Julia Rose's site, I have wanted to try it out. I...
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...
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: 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...