Bruce Hembd
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In reverse chronological order.Get a Grip for Better Comfort
UPDATE: 5/21/2010. Apologies for the missing images. They will get fixed soon. With the beginning and intermediate French horn students I teach, about 8 out of 10 of them have a very hard time just holding the instrument. For some, it is a real struggle. Well, let’s face it – the horn is awkward to [...]
Monster Mash Thursday
A Halloween creature feature. “I am a big fan of Handel’s Water Music,” says Thursday’s featured monster horn player. “It is my favorite of course.” Gills and suction cups did not stop this creature from pursuing a life-long dream of playing the horn as a professional. While the traditional valved-horn ultimately proved to be a [...]
Mind the Gap
Interesting comments from Yo Mama .At the Butts in the Seats blog, the author writes about recent comments by Yo Yo Ma as televised on The Colbert Report. This stood out to me:He commented that the blame doesn’t flow in one direction, “Most American artists, intellectuals, and academics have lost their ability to converse with [...]
Monster Mash Wednesday
The truth that Hollywood tried to hide! Today’s monster horn player had to overcome both physical and mental setbacks, most notably a lower jaw overbite and a general tendency to blast uncontrollably at some evening concerts. Artistic conflicts in the Monster Philharmonic are no different than in any other workplace. Sometimes the players have disagreements. [...]
Monster Mash Tuesday
The studio stills that Hollywood tried to hide! Tuesday’s classic Hollywood monster was an avid horn player trained in the finest old-school European tradition. He openly shared his experience and taught private lessons to a number of aspiring students. In his later years he became overly-obsessed with accuracy. “Do it again, this time with 100% [...]
Monster Mash Horn Section Week Begins
Hallowed Ween Humor Believe it or not…when not terrorizing innocent villagers with their wild antics, the classic Hollywood monsters we know and love played the French horn in their spare time to relax and to express the softer side of themselves. Proof you ask?! This week for the first time, the exclusive studio photos that [...]
Trick or Treat – AFM vs. RMA
A Photoshop visit to the AFM/RMA conflict.* This post kicks off a series of Photoshop artwork with a Halloween theme. “Monster Mash Week” starts Monday, with “profiles” of classic Hollywood monsters who secretly played the horn. Today – an old ghost haunts a tug-of-war as spooky as any Halloween goblin. For more information: Clash of [...]
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