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...
The Community College Alternative
At The Business of Music, Rose French makes a strong argument for instrumentalists to consider a music education degree over a performance degree.
What most...
Mental Health and Horn Playing: The Impact of Private Lessons
For many years, I struggled with performance anxiety. When exposed passages came up in ensemble rehearsals and performances, I would get noticeably nervous. It...
Flexible Career Goals
Flexibility is key.
Jason Heath at Arts Addict does some belly-button gazing on the topic of "how did I get here?" in "The Puzzle of...
Music-Making and Personal Identity
In a previous article, I told the story of how I came to study with my mentor, Milan Yancich.
At the time I felt broken,...
Grad auditions, part I. As they say, the times, they are...
University horn auditions are over for 2022. I believe Horn Matters readers will find a number of interesting notes and tips in this short...
Grad auditions, part IV. You do need to transpose, and other...
For the final component of my auditions for some years now I have settled into a fairly simple and short sight-reading passage. For grad...
3 Main Aspects of Playing Improvement
I have heard it said that we are standing on the shoulders of those that have gone before us. In terms of horn playing,...
Commentary: The missing articulations
A topic I think about every year when I hear college auditions is that of the “missing articulations.” Often it is a function of...
Tuckwell Master Class, 1982: Part I, F. Strauss, Gliere, Strauss 2:3
Recently I stumbled across my notes from the first big horn master class I ever attended, on October 18, 1982 with Barry Tuckwell at...