Christmas Gift Ideas for the Horn Player
Any hard to buy for horn players on your list? We have a few suggestions at Horn Matters.
How about at CD? Recently I briefly reviewed Horns for the Holidays, and there are tons of good recordings out there in hard copy and download versions. I have a top ten list of recommened CDs in my Horn Articles site.
A good mute is always something that is needed, especially a cool new stopping mute such as the two designs reviewed in this prior post.
Another “luxury” item but one that will be appreciated is a horn stand, such as the one in this prior post.
There are a lot of good books on the horn out there! Bruce posted a great top ten list of books last year.
A stocking stuffer I wish all my students owned would be the Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms, described in this previous post
There are lots of possibilities for gifts. If you have any favorites feel free to comment.
Finally, a shameless plug, how about one of my books or CDs? I have everything in stock that I sell at Horn Notes Edition, including the Breathing and Brass Gym products, check them out.
UPDATE: Or, how about buying an IHS logo item at their CafePress store? Or Mellocast gear?
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