February 22, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: General
Random Monday: Smiling Embouchures, Born to Run, Ghosts in the Machine
- Little ones
At the Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, two school kids demonstrate the smiling embouchure. No doubt they were all giggles while getting their picture taken.
- Born performers?
Even in front of millions of people, some people are able to calm themselves better than others, according to Psychology Today.
- An oldie but goodie
If you haven’ read Jeffrey Lang’s article, Playing Horn in the Big Apple you should check it out. I found it over the weekend at the Osmun.com reference area.
- Blowing it off
John Averell shares his 50-year journey on the French horn and the time he met Carl Geyer.
- Ghosts in the machine
At Jay Friedman’s blog, Kirk Lundbeck gives some thought to aiming the airstream down the center of the mouthpiece. Given the some of the film evidence that is readily available on YouTube, this advice seems contrary to what is actually happening inside the mouthpiece for most people.
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