Choosing the Right School
It is that time of year again; people are looking for schools for horn study. Last spring I had a specific question come in...
Bad Conventional Wisdom, part 1: Background, and a breathing story
As I shared in a workshop presentation back in 2010, I became a better teacher in 2008. I generated an article for Horn Matters...
Considering the “Backup” Career while Studying Music
A second career.
For over a dozen years now, I have been a freelance web developer. It has had its up and downs, but in...
Are Highly-Rated Horn Professors Overrated?
A few days ago I saw a link to an interesting article with the title "Study: highly-rated professors are. . . overrated." The article...
One argument for playing off-the-leg
While getting back in shape from summer chops, I am playing the horn with the bell-off-the-leg (or even standing up, as my conservatory teaching...
Bad Conventional Wisdom, part 2: Tonguing misconceptions
Returning to the story of 2008 and my teaching and playing, I faced a reality that I did not do what I thought I...
Dreams and Goals; Music Performance and Music Education
Note: this article is a follow-up to "The Community College Alternative" which stimulated quite a few comments. My own follow-up comment became a bit...
Cruel Teacher, or Demanding Teacher?
Following up on the recent posts from Bruce Hembd, the topic of the CT (Cruel Teacher) is one that has resonated with many horn...
Dream Big, Think Small
In regard to a previous post - "Dreams and Goals; Music Performance and Music Education" - I have gotten some feedback though private emails,...
Response to “Clevenger Enigma”
In response to posting on Reddit my most recent article on Dale Clevenger, an anonymous Reddit user gave this response. Food for thought.
People are...