August 16, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Random Monday: Updates, Horn Art and Rock Horns
- Nutritional Content and Functional Properties of French Horn
I stumbled upon this. It is completely not horn-related, but interesting.
- The secret of lasting pleasure
Some very cool horn-related artwork.
- Site updates
The elves were busy again this weekend, fine-tuning code and doing a little re-arranging. They are done for now and hope that it improves the site a little.
- Boring the audience with too much theory
For classical radio, it can be a tap dance between educating and entertaining.
- Balancing art and career
A nice article from The Musician’s Way on keeping the art while building the career.
- Jack be nimble
Phil Collins reminds us of the importance of finger work.
Random videos:
CNN reviews Halftime Magazine‘s picks for the Top 5 Drum Corp International shows.
There are also some rumblings at DCI of a break-up.
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A fanfare by Richard Strauss. I like the broad tempo.
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Radovan Vlatković and friends in one of my favorite pieces, the Schubert Octet.
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Kopprasch, done with hand technique. This can be a very educational exercise to try yourself.
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Rock and roll Finlandia horns.
See their web site.
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