January 12, 2008 by John Ericson
Archived under: Equipment | AMEA, Keith Johnson
Horns for Beginners and Converts
Yesterday I presented at AMEA a joint session with Nancy Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in horn at Northern Arizona University, on the topic of horns for beginners and converts. My handout as a PDF document may be found here, which is a good summary of the major points of the session.
One aside would be also that I have enjoyed the opportunities to present joint sessions with her and with Keith Johnson (University of Arizona) at AMEA these past few years. Colleagues in other states should consider this type of joint session, I believe it does catch the attention of those in the field.
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