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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...

Tuckwell Master Class, 1982: Part II, Hindemith, Strauss 2:1, and Q&A

As mentioned in part I, recently I stumbled across my notes from the first big horn master class I ever attended, October 18, 1982...

Tuckwell Master Class, 1982: Part I, F. Strauss, Gliere, Strauss 2:3

Recently I stumbled across my notes from the first big horn master class I ever attended, on October 18, 1982 with Barry Tuckwell at...

Two Works by Underrepresented Composers to Consider for a Recital

Last weekend I shared a recital with Dr. Deanna Swoboda, our tuba/Euphonium professor at ASU. Besides two trios (with piano) we both played two...

Embouchure Health — Flexibility Training compared to Strength Training

Among those that follow professional football, you might have noted some of the discussion related to the return of Tom Brady this season. For...

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: Practicing the High Range

With the start of the semester a few questions have come in related to playing, and one topic I could pull out of them...

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...

Two Tips for the New First Horn Player

As we all know, all the horn parts are good! But there is a point when you start playing first horn in better ensembles...

Gender Balance in the Horn World: We Can Do Better

Before a recent faculty meeting, our first of the semester, we were challenged to be ready to share about “One thing in your discipline/area...