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Two Embouchures

Random comparison. While watching the old Anvil Films movie of Dennis Brain playing the Beethoven Op. 17, something seemed a bit familiar. While the angles of...

A Devil to Play, but Watch the Plagiarism Please

Having heard a few good things about the recent book A Devil to Play by Jasper Rees I ordered it from Amazon.com and it...

The “Tut Tut” Style of Tonguing in Horn Articulation

Clean articulations using tongue-stopping. With my very first baby steps on the French horn, my big brother gave me the Dennis Brain Mozart concertos album...

What Horn would a Horn Soloist Choose?

One thing I have been thinking about lately is the topic of equipment and fingering choices in relation to orchestral and solo horn playing. Most...

Queen of the Alphorn

More on Eliana Burki. Not only can alphorn be cool, but it can be... uhm... sexy? Judging by the amount of television appearances that may be...

Sometimes You Need to Change Your Embouchure

A new blog I am following is at Julia Rose's Horn Page, the site of Julia Rose, third hornist of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra....

A Single B-flat Horn FAQ

Are you trying horns again? Yes. I always tell people they need to keep their eyes open, a better horn is probably out there, keep...

On Bonding with your Horn

Up today are two topics. First, making the rounds of social media the past few days was an article on the topic of the...

5 Good Questions on Single and Triple Horns

Recently received from a reader were a series of questions on single horns and triple horns. 1. What is the status of single horns in...

Review: A Strap-on Fhrap (TM) for Your Horn

For some years I have used a version of a strap or flipper or duck’s foot on my horn. While the other straps I...