Holiday Gift Ideas for the Horn Player
Miscellaneous trinkets and baubles.
Looking for cool gifts for yourself or that horn player in your life?
Here are a few ideas:
Put Your Face on a...
Top Ten: Favorite French Horn and Music Related Texts
Some of my favorite texts.
Still in time for the holidays, here is a top-ten list of with some of my favorite horn-related texts. As...
Seven Tips for Cadenzas
A long orchestral tutti builds and builds, leading towards an inevitable resolution and long fermata. The conductor signals a cut-off and after a few...
7 Tactics to Develop Sight-Reading
One skill we all know we need is the ability to sight-read music well. Some people are better than others at this. Traditionally part...
Ultrasonic Cleaning FAQ
Recently I made some decisions about what pieces I will perform at the Southeast Horn Workshop this year. Part of that decision making process...
Anatomy of a Gadget Collection: An Overview of 21 Geeky Items...
Thinking outside the box is an expression that I take to heart when striving for improvement on the French horn.
While this pursuit does have...
The Tenor Horn/Alto Horn FAQ
Over the years many times I have been asked to explain a few details about E-flat tenor and alto horns to others.
In response to...
5 Tips on Creativity and Being Creative, from John Cleese
Within last week's Random Wednesday article a video was included of actor John Cleese speaking on the topic of creativity.
Mr. Cleese is a very good...
5 Tips for Staying Motivated in Music While Working a Day...
A performance major at a large American university recently asked:
When I return home for winter and summer breaks, I find it incredibly difficult to...
Top Ten: Tips for Survival in College
Top Ten List for Students
When choosing a school for undergraduate or graduate studies, when making choices while in college and after graduation, a young...