Deep Thoughts

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...

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...

Quote from Benjamin Franklin

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. This is one good reason for visiting web sites like Horn Matters, reading horn-related texts...

On Incentive and Reward

This video raises a number of questions in terms of incentive and personal drive in music education and in the music business in general. While...

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...

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...

Innate talent? ‘No such thing’ says genetics author

For many years I held firmly to the belief that some people among us are extraordinarily gifted. They possess an extra serving or two...

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...

Putting it into Perspective

Sometimes you just suck. Its one of those days where one or more things are not going right. It could be a physical problem -...

The Words of the Great Horn Players are not Infallible Words

We have some very thoughtful commentators on Horn Matters. University of Iowa horn professor Jeffrey Agrell wrote a great comment in reply to my...

Looking back: How did I learn to play short notes and single tongue quickly?

The Trauma of Elliott Higgins

Routines, and the Better Horn Players

Failure as a Goal for Success

Screen time versus your horn playing (and everything else)