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First impressions with the Patterson mellophone leadpipe – Mark Taylor
This leadpipe (made by our sponsor Patterson HornWorks) and its angled-bend is something that I have been very curious about. Thanks to mello-head Mark Taylor, we have candid 9-minute video of his impressions. He emphasizes in the comments that this is a first impression only. We can look forward to a more details sometime in [...]
Random Monday: Causes and Crusades
Guest speaking This coming August, I will be speaking about marketing and social media at the Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) Conference. I am anticipating an electric atmosphere; ROPA organizations are feeling the most pain from the economic pinch. I hope to do some live blogging as well – August 3rd through the 5th. For [...]
Photograph: Study in contrast, II
I have been using this shot as a Facebook profile lately. I love the simplicity. [Part I in this series, tells the story behind this photo.]
‘Real World’ Talk with Wendell Rider, II
Continued from Part I * * * Q: The economy in America right now is a big mess and many orchestras are feeling the pinch; some have closed down completely. You had a similar experience as principal horn of the San Jose Symphony for 32 years. What thoughts do you have on the SJ downfall? [...]
‘Real World’ Talk with Wendell Rider, I
Wendell Rider was Principal Horn with the San Jose Symphony from 1970 until its demise in 2002. He has also been Principal Horn with the Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Bear Valley Music Festival, the Monterey County Symphony and the Monterey Bay Symphony. Mr. Rider’s book, Real World Horn Playing is now in its second [...]
Horns as Stage Props, IV (M*A*S*H*)
The long-running series M*A*S*H* takes place during the Korean War and features an emergency medical unit that is located near the front battle line. The title of the show stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. In the episode “The Smell of Music” from the sixth season, the wisecracking doctors Pierce and Honeycutt are finishing a [...]
Random Monday: Voo voos and other sundries
Memories from the womb I have always wondered what goes on with a pregnant horn player and the child inside. Apparently at 5 months, the fetus’ hearing is fully developed. Phase cancellation As I suspected, since all the vuvuzelas circulate around a fixed pitch, a noise cancellation feature that broadcasts the inverted sound might easily [...]
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