September 6, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: General
Random Monday: First Lady and the Devil’s Spawn
- ’tis French horn
Abstract horn art.
- The devil’s spawn
A comment about mellophones.
- A serial killer
A nice list of Conn serial numbers.
- The first lady of French horn
According to the Arts Desk, it is Sarah Willis.
Random videos
A life in music can be fun and this video illustrates that life potential quite nicely.
* * *
Michael Gast of the Minnesota Orchestra is interviewed while on tour.
* * *
For aspiring music educators, I think this series of videos is fantastic. As a classroom instructor, I wished I had seen these videos before teaching. While I knew a thing or two about brass instruments, I was pretty clueless about fixing woodwinds.
* * *
Here is the Brass repair video from the same series as above. This covers a lot of basics.
* * *
Related to this article
- Random Monday: In the Alps, Steam Power and Random Videos
No lederhosen required An interview with Francis Scherly at the Alphorn Academy in Switzerland. Steam-powered shoes Get your French horn steampunk sneakers right here. Working with a disability Youseff chooses the horn over other instruments. Mahlered Monday Madness! A new joint-project between Decca and Duetsche Grammophone... - Random Monday: Back in business
Doing business At My Viable Content, an example set of some nicely designed business cards with a French horn theme. Titanic horn From the Calgary Beacon: In Clive Cussler’s classic Raise the Titanic! his protagonist discovers a French horn on the ocean floor which is later... - Random Monday: Met Brass, a Cavalier Caballero and Japanese School Girls
Met Brass CD The much anticipated Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Brass recording is now available. Samples of each track can be previewed at the CDBaby web site. It can be purchased as a CD or as MP3s. Speaking of opera… A video that I have been looking... - 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... - New video resources on tuning the horn
I am presenting a session on tuning the horn at AMEA on Saturday. In preparation I was looking online for any new resources on the topic and discovered a series of 23 short videos for young hornists and music educators by Katherine Liesener. The whole series... - Random Monday: More Riots, Humor and Clammy Critics
A lot of items have come onto the radar this week, so tomorrow look for a bonus Random Tuesday post. UPDATE: added a screenshot of the Watt Stand. Name this bell accessory A video loaded in the cycle of videos in the upper left column (pictured... - Random Monday: Yahoo? Where’s John? and Who’s Who?
More comedy from Yahoo Answers Using YA for questions like this is a waste of time but it does offer some classic moments. Seriously, getting better, more reliable information is as easy as this. Pink horns on parade Probably not the best brand name, but it...
Stopped Horn: Up or Down? Does it Matter?
Karl Stiegler, Vienna Horns, and a Viennese Bass Horn--Memories of Horn Calls Past: My First Issue of The Horn Call, Part III
Imprinted on a Sound
Photograph: Study in contrast, I
