Question from the Mailbag: How do I Improve my Trills and...
A questioner asks:
I'm a freshman in high school, and Im playing Mozart horn concerto no 2 in e flat major k. 417 for an...
Anatomy of a Music Stand
In the same vein as previous articles where I posted pictures of my workstation and mouthpiece pouch contents, today's article highlights some of the...
Frøydis on Breaking the Rules of Horn Playing
I recently noted an interesting online article from Frøydis Ree Wekre on the rules of horn playing. Basically she says in “Never Say Never...
On the dangers of practicing too much
Sometimes too much is - well duh! - too much
Looking back at my student years, I think that I might have been an over-practicer. I was...
How to Practice Maxime-Alphonse Book 6
One book of studies many Horn Matters readers undoubtedly own is Maxime-Alphonse book 6. The etudes, besides being very difficult, are also very long....
On practicing in a less than optimal space
With the present coronavirus situation, many horn players are suddenly finding they need to practice in less than optimal spaces, as in spaces where...
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...
Mailbag: On Warm-Up Patterns Using the Flat Harmonic
An interesting question recently came in from a reader, on the topic of the arpeggio patterns used in warm-up exercises. An early teacher of...
Advice on Practicing at Mid-Career
An ongoing topic for many players is staying on top of their playing over the course of a lifetime, and how practice fits in...
Developing a Summer Excerpt Project
A recent E-mail from David Wakefield reminded me a summer where I had a “special project,” an excerpt project, a great project for any...