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Video Podcasts: Conversations with Peter Iltis, Pedagogy Informed by Science

UPDATE 2017: These have now also been posted to iTunes; see http://hornnotes.libsyn.com/ for more information on this and other episodes of the Horn Notes Podcast. Dr....

Bad Conventional Wisdom, part 2: Tonguing misconceptions

Returning to the story of 2008 and my teaching and playing, I faced a reality that I did not do what I thought I...

A new video podcast, and a look at MRI Horn resources as of summer,...

Regular readers will know already that I am very interested in the recent (and still ongoing) MRI horn studies led by Dr. Peter Iltis...

Intonation and Vowel Shapes

Since doing the interviews with Peter Iltis (MRI horn) last summer (more here) I have been pondering a related topic, horn intonation and vowel...

The Future of French Horn Playing

One thought I have heard (and have repeated myself) is that this is a “golden age” for the French horn. Or is it? Before getting...

Review update: Horn Playing from the Inside Out, Third Edition

Back in 2013 Horn Matters reviewed the first edition of Horn Playing from the Inside Out by Eli Epstein. In three parts, that review...

An inside look at tonguing (and more) on the horn

One of the big, important topics of horn playing is tonguing. A new video making the rounds this weekend is the newest episode of Sarah´s Music,...

Horn Pedagogy Week 7: Slurs, Legato, and Average Tonguing

Tonguing is a huge topic. There are a wide range of ways to articulate notes from the most legato to the shortest articulation possible....

Horn Pedagogy Week 4: Embouchure Overview

The embouchure is a big topic and one that will require not just reading but critical thinking to understand on any high level. And...

Hornmasters on Average Tonguing, part I: Horner and Farkas

Every method book on the horn has something to say on the topic of tonguing, with some of it being contradictory. And it is...