June 24, 2009 by Bruce Hembd
A Survey on French Horn Accuracy
A survey on accuracy.
Arizona State University doctoral candidate Nathan Stark has embarked on an ambitious project. It is a research survey related to accuracy on the French horn.
It is a thought-provoking survey whose end results in tandem (presumably) with a dissertation may be of great value to the horn world.
It is an anonymous survey related to teaching and learning accuracy on the horn, and will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Please take a moment and help Mr. Stark with his research.
- The results may be viewed here.
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