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Some PDFs unavailable, many broken links UPDATE: Horn Articles Online is...
It has come to my attention that all links to materials in my ASU faculty website (my original Horn Articles Online site, online for...
Sabbatical horn update: improved details
Back in the spring of 2021 I was on sabbatical from Arizona State, and, as reported here in Horn Matters, my project involved horn...
Fundamentals 16. Muted horn: tonal control, responses, projection, noiseless manipulation of...
Mutes?!? It is very interesting to me that Douglas Hill included in his list of fundamentals (found in his Collected Thoughts book) a special...
Fundamentals 15. Stopped horn: tonal control, responses, projection, F and B-flat...
Continuing our series on fundamentals (using, as prompts, the list of fundamentals found on pages 92-93 of the Douglas Hill book of Collected Thoughts),...
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Horn Etudes by Female Composers
Many Horn Matters readers will be familiar with the Works with Horn by Female Composers website by Dr. Lin Foulk. If not, this is...
Julius Watkins, jazz French horn pioneer
Talking with colleagues recently, a topic that came up was how some great players of the recent past are unjustly neglected today. In terms...
Overview of Trusted Brands in French Horns
A survey titled "What Brand Names Do You Trust?" collected the opinions of 392 participants. The results are in and while it may take...
Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (I): The Basic Parts
Part I: The Rim and Preliminary Thoughts
Part II: Cup, Throat and Bore
Part III: Weight, Plating and Shopping Tips
For the past decade...
French Horn Transposition Chart
A complete reference.
Transposition Chart (PDF) (updated 2012)
Over the past few months, I have been posting various transposition tricks, including how to transpose:
A and...
Farkas on Stagefright (and more)
In the world of horn there have been few that made as much impact as Philip Farkas (1914-1992). The Art of French Horn Playing...
Random Articles
Review: Etudes for Horn by Paul Basler
Back almost a year ago I was describing my teaching materials and the final article of that series was devoted to noting what materials...
‘Radical’ Embouchure Experiments, III – Lip Buzzing
When it came to lip buzzing or free buzzing I was never very convinced of how it could ever benefit my playing, or others...
Yet Another “Deadly Sin” of Horn Playing
Another post from the archive, originally posted to the Horn Notes Blog on 1/9/06.
A year ago I wrote of how I had enjoyed a...
Review: The “Other” Rondo of Mozart I
Among other music purchased this summer I finally picked up a copy of a 1988 publication by Edition Kunzelmann, the Rondo in D for...
Ask Dave: How Do I Fix the Cork on my Water...
Tyler asks:
Hey Dave! The cork on my water key is leaking and needs to be replaced. I'm not seeing anywhere to buy a pre-shaped cork...
5 Good Questions on Single and Triple Horns
Recently received from a reader were a series of questions on single horns and triple horns.
1. What is the status of single horns in...
