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Imprinted on a Sound

Thanksgiving can be a time of reflection, and recently I realized a somewhat deep thought with respect to sound. Starting on a basic level, the...

What Makes a Performance Great?

Listening to music, looking at fine art or in appreciating a great meal, what is it that makes the experience great, memorable and...

Op Ed: On Critical Thinking and Bias

The topic of prejudice has come across the radar of late - on several fronts at once. Funny how that happens. Within Horn Matters, John...

Memories of Horn Calls Past: My First Issue of The Horn...

I joined the IHS when I was a senior in high school. In those days long before E-mail or Horn Matters the journal of...

Six things of value

Last week I took a road trip to New Mexico in order to take care of some business, and also to get some work...

From the Mailbag: What Does It Take to “Make It”

This question was so beautifully written that I will leave it exactly as it came in: Hi there! I'm a Junior in high school, and...

What Motivates Horn Players?

The question of motivations has long been of interest to me and closely relates to topics on which Bruce has written as well. Bruce...

Desert Dreams

Post Super Bowl thoughts while deserted I had an unexpectantly long trip back from Tucson yesterday, due to the freeway between Phoenix and Tucson...

Quote from Winston Churchill on Life and Living

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. In just about any relationship there is give and...

Horn study impressions after a visit to Shanghai

As I write I am back in Taiwan after a week in Shanghai. A most interesting week, which we started arranging late last summer...