Mini-poll: Is it the ‘French horn’ or just a ‘Horn?’
Both John and I have written a few articles recently on the topic of the name of our instrument in the English language -...
Musicians as Actors
A former teacher long ago used to regularly remind me that musicians are like actors. Music is full of character and a good musician worth...
The Benefits of Being a Thankful Hornist
With this being the Thanksgiving holiday it is a good day to look briefly at the topic of being a thankful hornist. Many have...
Of horns past, wistfully
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A short story from Lou "Gluefish" Wilson.
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I used to love the 6D's I played with in high school. ...
Why Write Articles and Put Them Online?
Weighing heavily on my mind recently has been my motivations for making public, thoughts on the French horn and the classical music business. About...
Titanic horn
From the Calgary Beacon:
In Clive Cussler’s classic Raise the Titanic! his protagonist discovers a French horn on the ocean floor which is later confirmed...
Bored in rehearsal? Maybe its your fault
A post at Horn Talk includes an extensive quote from Verne Reynolds' Horn Handbook, pages 44-45
"Being bored in a large ensemble rehearsal says more...
Lost in Translation; Pro vs. Amateur
Words and meaning.
Certain words that once held some meaning -- or that may have not had any meaning at all in the past --...
Rethinking Creativity and Thoughts on Trying Softer
Where does it come from?
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love gives an inspirational talk about creativity in this embedded video from TED.
I particularly...
You Know More Than You Think
I am not a huge proponent of Freudian psychology but I do appreciate some aspects of Jungian theory.
For the unitiated, Carl Jung pioneered the...