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Mean Horn Teachers who wrote Etudes
There are some really great etudes out there that have a few things in common, besides being hard. The main thing is they have...
Cruel Teacher, or Demanding Teacher?
Following up on the recent posts from Bruce Hembd, the topic of the CT (Cruel Teacher) is one that has resonated with many horn...
On teaching styles of horn teachers, and creativity
Not too long ago a colleague made an offhand comment about another teacher, saying they were a “method” teacher. That observation, and looking at...
8 Signs That it Might Be Time to Change Teachers
Private music lessons are a time-honored tradition for learning how to play an instrument. The experience is really hard to beat in terms of hands-on, focused...
The Provocative Teacher
I don't particularly like to do this, but occasionally I encounter a student that absolutely needs to be poked with a stick. Repeatedly. The...
Things Horn Teachers Say: Ineffective Teaching
Derek Wright posted recently on something a teacher (not me!) said to him in a first lesson. The teacher asked him “do you have...
The Ego-Driven Music Teacher: Good or Bad? (II)
Continued from Part I
The ego-driven approach to music instruction reminds me of the used car salesman whose opening sale pitch was that their company...
Another Meaning to Concentration
Like an apple a day.
Some of the best practices techniques involve thinking (and playing) outside of the box. The well-known teacher, pedagogue and performer...
Windmills of the Mind
Noise pollution
A new study indicates that French horn players are in danger of developing noise-induced hearing loss. This risk for horn players is reported as the...
Are Highly-Rated Horn Professors Overrated?
A few days ago I saw a link to an interesting article with the title "Study: highly-rated professors are. . . overrated." The article...