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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...
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...
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...
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...
Mental Health and Horn Playing: The Impact of Private Lessons
For many years, I struggled with performance anxiety. When exposed passages came up in ensemble rehearsals and performances, I would get noticeably nervous. It...
The Upper Lip and your Low Range
Hidden way back in the site in articles from 2009 and 2010 are two articles that show something important about how the low range...
FERPA and the Modern Horn Studio
One thing that you might have observed if you follow several horn studios or horn teachers on Facebook or Instagram is the wildly different...
Mailbag: The Topic of Contradictory Information on Playing the Horn
Recently a great, extended question came in related to playing mechanics and all the contradictory information out there. The reader wrote,
… I’m finding myself...
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...