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Commentary and Parody: The Louisville Orchestra Inc. Calls for Applicants

PUBLISHED: December 16, 2011, Bruce Hembd

In addition to searching for orchestra musicians via the online service Craigslist, the Louisville Orchestra Inc. (LOI) has created and is distributing an advertisement calling for replacement musicians. The line in the sand, according to an LO press release, was drawn last month when the LOI management unilaterally declared that the protracted contract dispute and [...]

Embouchure 101: A Video on Brass Embouchures

PUBLISHED: December 16, 2011, Bruce Hembd

David Wilken has put together a superb 50-minute video on embouchure basics that should be required watching for both teachers and players. The topic of embouchure can be a hot-button topic among horn players especially, one than can ignite passionate opinion. Mr. Wilken does an excellent job of myth-busting; he separates the fact from fiction [...]

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Beginners, Brass players, Breathing, Tips

Random Friday: Equilibrium, Paralysis, Authenticity and Comedy

PUBLISHED: December 9, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Photoshop challenge At Fark.com, users were given the challenge to superimpose a Venus-brand single B-flat horn into other photos. As an avid Photoshop user myself, I can appreciate this contest. My personal favorite is rapper Flavor Flav with a French horn grill. Random pictures Daisy investigates A horn detail on Flickr Jewelry made from spare parts [...]

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The Year that was 2011: A Traffic Overview and the Top 35 Articles of Interest

PUBLISHED: December 7, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Last month, Horn Matters hit a new high for web site traffic and overall, our readership is trending upwards. With this in mind and looking ahead to the new year, now is a good time to look back and see what has been going on in terms of web site traffic at Horn Matters.  To accurately monitor web traffic [...]

Commentary and Yet More Parody: Pimpin’ with the Louisville Orchestra

PUBLISHED: December 5, 2011, Bruce Hembd

The amount of web site traffic and positive response – on Facebook, on this site and in private messages - to last Friday’s opinion piece and parody of the current situation at the Louisville Orchestra (LO) has been outstanding. It seems to indicate that I am not the only one who is confused and dismayed at the gross [...]

Opinion and Parody: The ‘New and Improved’ Louisville Orchestra

PUBLISHED: December 2, 2011, Bruce Hembd

As if things could not get any stranger, the management of the troubled Louisville Orchestra has been soliciting replacement musicians through the popular classified ads web site, Craigslist.  While I do have some colleagues who have successfully used Craigslist to buy, sell and trade items, I would rather put my hand into a box of [...]

Random Wednesday: Flipping Horns, Deep Questions and George Szell on Conducting

PUBLISHED: November 30, 2011, Bruce Hembd

Buying and flipping horns Bruce Tubbs takes us through the process of buying a horn online and fixing it, then providing it for sale. Heightened emotions In speaking about “emerging adulthood” Angela Bilger observes For anyone, no matter the professional aspirations, this time of life is usually full of exploration, excitement, and constant change – [...]

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John Ericson & Bruce Hembd
on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.