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Updating The University of Horn Matters for a New Decade!
With The University of Horn Matters being online for ten years, this summer was a great one to update it extensively. I believe Horn...
Rethinking the Warm-up, part 2
Recently I was pointed toward some relatively recent research that indicates that a less strenuous warm-up gets better results. For example, this article from...
Horn Pedagogy Week 15: A Missing Topic, and Final Review
First, thank you for following along to the end of the semester. We have been able to cover in some depth the most essential...
Horn Pedagogy Week 12: Accuracy and Transposition
Accuracy is a big topic. It is easier for some than for other players, and is in short a bane of our existence as...
Hornmasters on Mutes
Mutes are not a new invention, as they have been used in works since the time of Beethoven (his sixth symphony being especially notable).
Don't...
Hornmasters on Transposition
For younger students of the present day who are handed a copy of The Art of French Horn Playing to help them get a...
Hornmasters on Accuracy, Part III: Some Shorter Quotations
We now turn to some shorter quotations, several of which are very useful ideas.
Self care is part of it
Harry Berv in A Creative Approach...
Hornmasters on Playing Loud Dynamics
Playing loud involves not just air but letting the air pass through the lips freely. As with the topic of soft playing, there are...
Hornmasters on Soft Dynamics
Any fine horn player or teacher is concerned with the development and control of the full range of orchestral horn dynamics. The quotes below...
Hornmasters on Endurance, Part I
The topics addressed in this Hornmasters series generally follow in the order of the chapters in The Art of French Horn Playing.
Two types of endurance
By...