Practice Records: A Reflective Learning Method, II
On practice records - continued from Part I.
One common type of reflective learning method used in educational settings is journaling -- the process of...
The Pencil Exercise – Trick or Treat?
One thing that I like about trumpet forums is their open-mindedness when it comes to trying out new things. Whereas some in the French...
Technique builder: Take the Clarke 120 Challenge
Back last year I posted a technique packet PDF, and among the exercises it contains a version of the Clarke second study, a Classic...
Exercise: Expansion Flow Study
A long tone in disguise.
This download is a PDF version of a long tone exercise which expands on a concept illustrated in a previous...
Horn 101: The Harmonic (or Overtone) Series
This summer I taught several younger students and I had to explain to all of them about the harmonic series. The harmonic series are...
On the Singer “Heavy Routine”
This week in the pedagogy class we focused on warm-up routines. One old standard discussed was the “Heavy Routine” found in Embouchure Building for...
Exercise PDF: Harmonics (I)
Up and down the overtone series.
With many beginning and intermediate players, they start playing a piece of music beginning on the wrong note, and...
An Interpretive Approach to Siegfried’s Horn Call
A good place to start when studying the horn calls from Siegfried or the Rhine Journey is within the character of Siegfried himself....
On Practicing ‘Away from the Horn’
In last Wednesday's article I presented a few tips on balancing horn practice with a full-time job. For myself, keeping my chops in good...
Warm-Up with Drone > Tuner
Which is better, warming up with drone pitches from a pitch generator or watching a tuner? If you have the time and location to...