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More Alpha on Beta Blockers

More alpha on beta blockers Gerald Klickstein at The Musician's Way gives a fair assessment on beta blockers in "Musicians and beta blockers."While I...

Beta Blockers or The Inner Game?

Recently I saw a link to an article, “Better music by prescription,” from The Minnesota Daily. This is a topic that can stir up...

Block those betas

Of interest in the news: Block those betas An article at The Minnesota Daily with the provocative title "Better music by prescription" dives into the...

Tips on Auditioning for a Summer Festival (or anything else)

Yet more very timely insider information on taking auditions, in a post from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog dated 3/25/05. Another little project for...

How to Make All-State — Insider Tips

Lurking in the archive are two posts from my original HTML blog that remain very timely. Written in a period when I heard a...

Onstage Relaxation Techniques

I have been rehearsing and performing Richard Strauss' opera Salome over the past few weeks. While it is relatively short compared to most operas,...

Tips to Consider to Improve Your Auditions

I judged two concerto competitions on Thursday, which reminded me of this post full of tips on taking all types of auditions from the original...

The Audience Thought You Were Nervous

About this time of year I always find some students are getting rather stiff in the chops, which leads to a discussion of how...

News Reports on Two Recent Orchestral Horn Auditions

People are always interested in how recent auditions went, and usually the information after the fact is pretty sketchy. However, from the recent Omaha...

Warming-up Just Right for Auditions

One discussion I have often with students is how much to warm-up, in particular before a major performance or recital. Over in my horn...