Articles by Tom Varner Indexed in reverse chronological order.
A Conversation with Jeff Stockham and Tom Varner: Can We Play Both French Horn and Trumpet? (Part II)
PUBLISHED: May 22, 2011, Tom Varner 
Continued from Part I, this article relates an email exchange between Tom Varner and Jeff Stockham on the topic of doubling on trumpet and French horn. * * * (Tom) Hi Jeff, Thank you for this wonderful information. It is so cool that you can do both. Whenever I tried trumpet (well, I DID play [...]
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Contributing author, Interview A Conversation with Jeff Stockham and Tom Varner: Can We Play Both French Horn and Trumpet? (Part I)
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2011, Tom Varner 
Today Horn Matters welcomes another guest contributor, Tom Varner. * * * I have never been able to double on trumpet and horn, having played only horn since I was 9, and as an “old” 16-year-old, getting into jazz, I felt that the embouchure adjustment was too great. The only player that I know of [...]
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Brass players, Contributing author, Interview, Milan Yancich
A Conversation with Jeff Stockham and Tom Varner: Can We Play Both French Horn and Trumpet? (Part II)
PUBLISHED: May 22, 2011, Tom Varner
Continued from Part I, this article relates an email exchange between Tom Varner and Jeff Stockham on the topic of doubling on trumpet and French horn. * * * (Tom) Hi Jeff, Thank you for this wonderful information. It is so cool that you can do both. Whenever I tried trumpet (well, I DID play [...]
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Contributing author, Interview
Contributing author, Interview
A Conversation with Jeff Stockham and Tom Varner: Can We Play Both French Horn and Trumpet? (Part I)
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2011, Tom Varner
Today Horn Matters welcomes another guest contributor, Tom Varner. * * * I have never been able to double on trumpet and horn, having played only horn since I was 9, and as an “old” 16-year-old, getting into jazz, I felt that the embouchure adjustment was too great. The only player that I know of [...]
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Brass players, Contributing author, Interview, Milan Yancich
Brass players, Contributing author, Interview, Milan Yancich
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