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The physical side of playing the horn ... beyond the embouchure

Epstein on the Horn and Summer Vacation

Eli Epstein, besides publishing a new book on horn playing, also has started answering reader questions on his Facebook page. His first post was...

A Complete Reference for French Horn Transposition (2012)

In a few weeks John will be covering the topic of transposition in Week 12 of the University of Horn Matters pedagogy course. In the...

3 horn right hand position topics

Today we have three short topics, all related to right hand position. The Beauty Queen and the Puppet  In the summers at the Interlochen Arts Camp...

Horn Secrets: Putting Conventional Wisdom to the Test

A week from today I will present a session at the 2012 Southwest Horn Conference with the title “Horn Secrets: Putting Conventional Wisdom to...

An Inside Look at Double and Triple Tonguing

Over a year ago the focus of an article on breaking the embouchure was an X-ray video of a horn player which showed the...

On Holding the Horn and Tendinitis

Bruce Richards posted an article very recently to Living the Dream on the topic of horn player tendinitis. Richards and I go way back...

Secrets to setting your French horn slides correctly

An article from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, dated 2/3/05, on a timeless topic. One of the advantages of studying with a competent horn...

From the Mailbag: What is the Full Range of a Descant...

A question came in that wondered if the descant horn can play an octave higher than a standard double horn, with the implication that...

Taking Time Off from the Horn

As suggested by the pictorial piece last Friday of a horn case going into a closet, I am taking some time off from the...

On Playing Perfect Intervals and Horn Fifths in Tune

To a certain degree a principal horn is only as good as the second player that supports him or her. A key element in...