Reviews
Reviews of horn-related items.
Brief review: Horn Technique by Jeffrey Agrell
Those familiar with older horn publications will recall a classic 1962 book by Gunther Schuller titled Horn Technique. It is so compact that you can practically...
Review update: Horn Playing from the Inside Out, Third Edition
Back in 2013 Horn Matters reviewed the first edition of Horn Playing from the Inside Out by Eli Epstein. In three parts, that review...
A quick look at Horn Playing: A New Approach
Recently Alex Manners completed a Doctoral project looking at published horn warmup routines, described in this recent article and accompanied with two podcast episodes...
Brief review: Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire
Just out is a wonderful publication that will be of much interest to the horn community, Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire by Linda...
Tired of missing first notes? There’s an app for that
When I was first contacted by the developer of the Quality Tones app I was honestly a bit unsure what it was. Quality tones?...
Brief reviews: Recent recordings by Anneke Scott, natural and piston horns
Today the final of this series of brief reviews is of not one but two new CDs featuring Anneke Scott performing a wide variety of...
Brief reviews: Recent CDs by Iowa horn professors
Up today we have two great CDs from Iowa horn professors, both of them showing clearly that they are excellent models for their students.
Professors put together...
Review: Saxophone palm key risers as finger pads for horn
Back almost five years ago I posted a brief review of a product called "finger pads." These are sold as an alternate to soldering...
Brief review: Blow Your Own Horn! Horn Heresies
Originally published in 2011, Blow Your Own Horn! Horn Heresies by Berlin Philharmonic hornist Fergus McWilliam (website here) has been out in a second...
Brief review: Monster valve oil
Another item that arrived for review not long ago was Monster valve oil.
Backing up, horn players typically use three or four types/grades of oil...
