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The Information People are Searching For
Horn players, what things did your horn teacher not cover in your lessons? Music educators, what things were not covered in your methods class? Based on the stats for this site I think I know two topics they either did not tell you about or did not cover in nearly enough depth.
By far the number one search term overall for searches going to this site [NOTE: this page was in the Horn Notes Blog when posted in 2008] is the word mellophone. Hornists, you may not like them but they are here to stay and they do impact our teaching and ensembles our students play in. I have quite a few articles related to the mellophone in the blog. For an even more focused resource check out A Mello Catechism, available from Horn Notes Edition.
The most active single page in the Horn Notes Blog is not on the mellophone, however. It is the Single B-flat Horn FAQ. For educators and hornists alike this is an instrument not talked about much (at least in the USA) but one that has great potential to be used more today. I discuss this instrument as well in my new publication, Introducing the Horn, a great resource for music educators.
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