Mouthpieces

I had heard trombone players speak of this, their upper lip does enter the cup a bit and touches the cup when they vibrate....

Some horn players are very averse to change, but changes have to be made! One exciting type of change is getting a new horn...

Until pretty recently virtually all French horn mouthpieces were made of brass (plated with a layer of silver or gold -- with a very...

Equipment is a topic that has come up quite a few times in Horn Matters. Still though, I can be as excited as the next...

I have seen the following meme go around Facebook several times: As a horn teacher I have to say this meme, while it sounds like...

Many years ago, at the home of Philip Farkas, I held in my hands a copy of the mouthpiece of Dennis Brain. Farkas was...

As noted in the recent article on mouthpieces and metal allergies, my current working theory is that may I have developed a sensitivity to...

Of all the horn playing topics out there perhaps the most under reported and significant could well be the topic of metal allergies and...

Two short items from ASU horn life last week are the focus today. Brahms will conclude, but first up, I was reminded this week...

When I regularly taught beginning horn students, a portion of the very first lessons were usually devoted to maintenance of the instrument. This included mouthpiece...