Conservatories and entrepreneurship
A few rays of hope shine in regards to the new realities of the classical music profession. At The Musician's Way Blog, Gerald Klickstein...
Farkas and the Art of Marketing II
In the comments to my recent post on the Reynolds Pottag Model horn (seen below) I quoted what Farkas said was his goal in...
Woodwind and Brass Quintets; All Things Not Equal
A ramble on the woodwind quintet genre.
In the realm of chamber music, French horn players are in a very unique position. They are an...
What Makes a Horn a Bad Horn?
Often, I see listings of horns for sale that emphasize that the horn would be a good horn for a student. And some of...
Multi-tasking with Marc Papeghin, II
Continuing with Marc Papeghin (see Part I), I wanted to know more about how he puts together his impressive arrangements and videos. Speaking of...
Ericson Interview, part III: Horn Matters and other creative activity
Part III, interview by Komsun Dilokkunanant.
8. As a horn student from Thailand where information is still quite limited, your articles and resources on hornmatters.com...
The Buzzword
Greg Sandow makes a really good argument for music programs at institutions of higher learning to start teaching more classes on entrepreneurship in his...
The Lorenzo Sansone Fan Page
A hornist who was much better known 50 years ago than today is Lorenzo Sansone. I saw on the IHS Facebook page that a...
Smokin’ Graas
With thanks to Valerie Wells - here is more information about hornist John Graas. A very active musician in the 1940-1950's, Graas carved his own path...