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A series of articles featuring quotations from famous masters of the French horn.

Hornmasters on Performance Anxiety, Part II: Cousins

Professional horn players certainly know something about performance anxiety. Balancing of positive and negative thinking Farquharson Cousins has an extended examination of “the mental side” of...

Hornmasters on Performance Anxiety, Part I: Farkas

The final major topic touched upon in The Art of French Horn Playing is performance anxiety. A traditional view on nervousness Farkas kicks it off by noting When...

Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part IV: Hill and Beyond

One of the best know publications of Douglas Hill is Extended Techniques for the Horn: A Practical Handbook for Students, Performers and Composers. This...

Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part III: Various Tips

Stopped horn is a big topic with many angles. Where the hand is in the bell William R. Brophy in his Technical Studies for Solving Special...

Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part II: Schuller and Berv

Stopped horn is an important topic that has to be considered from multiple angles Stopped horn and half-stopped horn In Horn Technique Gunther Schuller wisely expands...

Hornmasters on Stopped Horn, Part I: Introduction and Farkas

With stopped horn we get to another interesting and important topic, and also one that is not without some controversy. Confusion is rampant As an example,...

Hornmasters on Mutes

Mutes are not a new invention, as they have been used in works since the time of Beethoven (his sixth symphony being especially notable). Don't...

Hornmasters on Trills, Part V: Wekre and Hill (and a very...

To close our look at trills we hear from two more recent publications, and I have an important note to add at the end. Facial...

Hornmasters on Trills, Part IV: Tuckwell

One book that is not that well known today is Playing the Horn by Barry Tuckwell. It was written by Tuckwell in much the...

Hornmasters on Trills, Part III: Berv and Brophy

One of the most extended chapters of A Creative Approach to the French Horn by Harry Berv is on the topic of “Lip and...