PSA: C-sharp (fourth space) Should be One of your Best Notes
Intonation is always a topic among hornists. One note I listen for carefully is C-sharp, third space. This should be a great note; often...
Tip: Keep a Mute in Your Car
Since the time I played in The Nashville Symphony I have kept a mute in the back of the car.
The idea is that if...
Tip of the Week: Improving Transposition Skills with ‘I-IV-V-I’ Practice
One of the most popular PDF downloads from the Horn Matters site is a transposition chart, located within our Resources area. Roughly defined, music transposition in performance requires a player...
Tips for Educators, and an Evolving Pedagogy
Recently, as part of a session with brass colleagues at our AMEA all-state, I presented a session for music educators, "Tips to Improve your...
Tip of the Week: Think About the Ends of Notes
I had a teacher long ago tell me that when it came to producing quality notes on a musical instrument, there were four parts...
Tip: Making a Bad Piece Sound Like Something
This is an important skill to develop for any musician because, honestly, you will play a lot of bad music over the course of...
Tips on Auditioning Horns, Part II: Mouthpieces, Leadpipes, Hybrids and the...
At the Southwest Horn Conference (SWHC) a variety of Kruspe and Geyer type horns were available to try out. I currently play on a hybrid...
An Interview on Orchestral Horn Auditions. Part IV, the Future and...
This article concludes an interview conducted 2/13/13 with Ashley Cumming, a Doctoral student at Indiana University. Part I starts here.
With increased numbers of people...
Book Excerpt: Tips Toward Playing More Musically
Every so often I get a big idea. A recent one was to update the best of my publications into new editions and sell...