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...
From the Mailbag: Practice Space
Another recent question that came in had to do with the acoustics of the ideal practice space. More specifically, what acoustics I would prefer...
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...
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...
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...
Copyright week, part I: Never take Xerox music into a lesson
“Creative Enterprise” is a major buzz phrase in the musical world today, and relates generally to the idea that you want to actually make...
On Performing the Konzertstuck, and being Ready to Play Horn
Of all the memories of the recent Southwest Horn Conference, one of the strongest will be performing the Schumann Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra...
The Pencil Exercise – Trick or Treat?
One thing that I like about trumpet forums is their open-mindedness when it comes to trying out new things. Whereas some in the French...
Exercise PDF: Harmonics (I)
Up and down the overtone series.
With many beginning and intermediate players, they start playing a piece of music beginning on the wrong note, and...
On effective practice when your life routines are disrupted
Besides the topic of practice spaces addressed in the previous article (here), there is also the question of what and how to practice with...