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Top 10 Ways to Provoke a Horn-Geek

PUBLISHED: July 22, 2009, Bruce Hembd

How to get a horn geek riled up. Horn aficionados and geeks as a general rule, are a pretty easy-going breed. But if we get riled-up, watch out! We absolutely will not stop arguing until every last point that we can think of has been exhausted — at least twice. So, what jibes can you [...]

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Top Ten TV Themes

PUBLISHED: February 13, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Favorite horn music from boob tube themes.* A few weeks ago I featured a series of “Horn-tastic” television series themes – American TV show themes where the French horn is prominent or featured. This first five in the list below come from the original series; rather than rewriting the descriptive text, links are provided to [...]

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Top Ten: Favorite French Horn and Music Related Texts

PUBLISHED: December 12, 2008, Bruce Hembd

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 with previous Horndog Blog top-ten lists, this is not a comprehensive list nor is it set in any particular order. Philip Farkas: Art of French Horn Playing, The Art of [...]

Two Recent Resources for Performance Enhancement

PUBLISHED: November 24, 2008, John Ericson

One thing I have observed especially in juries (performance exams) is that players who are perhaps not technically as strong as others in the studio can impress the other faculty more. On a week by week basis I have a pretty good idea of how students play. There are a few that can really walk [...]

Seven Keys to Winning a Concerto Competition for Mixed Instruments

PUBLISHED: November 21, 2008, John Ericson

Concerto competitions for a variety of instruments are common and have special problems to overcome. I just judged one here at Arizona State. To win a competition of this type there are several things you need to keep in mind, presented below in no particular order. 1. Play a great piece. This can be a [...]

Top Ten: Cross Training Methods

PUBLISHED: November 21, 2008, Bruce Hembd

Why limit yourself to horn-specific methods and etudes? Getting tired of your etude books? Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse, and Gallay are among the staples of the French horn diet; sometimes though it is a good thing to venture out and try other “foods” to stretch your palette. Some of my favorite palette cleansers include: Rochut: Melodious Etudes [...]

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Five Notes from an Orchestra Rehearsal

PUBLISHED: November 13, 2008, John Ericson

I played two rehearsals recently as a sub with the ASU Sinfonietta, our second orchestra; they are working on a concert that includes a movement of Holst The Planets and more. I enjoyed especially getting out on the Gammage stage yesterday and playing in the hall, what a great venue. A few random notes: 1. [...]

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