Random Monday: Brain Transplants, Coasting and Canadian Brass Interview

• Who’d of thunk it?
  You can actually get horn cases at Walmart.

• Me, Myself and I
  I read this article from Doug Yeo’s archive several times – “Me, Myself and I.” It is good to remind ourselves from time-to-time that great music is all about great teamwork.

• Oops
  Sometimes when I look around for Dennis Brain stuff, I stumble on pages like this. It always takes me a second or two to figure it out.

• Damaged goods
  So after reading this article yesterday, I had a little epiphany – why do I poke so much fun at music?

  Well…its a defense mechanism. The horn, you see, has damaged my psyche.

  That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.

  All joking aside, I think John’s article really hits at the root of something and if you missed it (like I did the first time around), it is worth reading.

• New site feature
  A new ratings system has been added to the site. Posts that you rate will compile in a new tab in top right column.

  This new system is in addition to the current Likes feature, but it is little different – visitors can actually rate articles on a scale of one to five stars.

  What the heck …we’ll try it out and see what happens.

• Arnold Jacobs on YouTube
  Jeffrey Funderburk at The University of Northern Iowa has posted a number of videos featuring brass legend and guru Arnold Jacobs. I have posted a number of them here at Horn Matters, but it is highly recommended to take at look at the entire collection.

  While you are at it, go over to Julia Rose’s Horn Page and read her Arnold Jacobs Masterclass Notes.

• Canadian Brass Interview
  At Indiana Public Media a 38-minute podcast with the most well-known brass group on the planet.

• Sometimes it just ain’t there
  It is nice to see someone candidly confess to something that I imagine we all have experienced – phoning it in.

• Nice photo
  Richard Corney in the Pacific Pearl Symphony Orchestra

• Future superstar?
  Megan is 14 and studies horn with David Ohanian.