Bruce Hembd, 01/06/2010
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I had the chance to visit his shop years ago. All the word-of-mouth I had heard about his store was true. I was very impressed with the high quality services, products [...]
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Bruce Hembd, 01/06/2010
Musicians as Actors
A former teacher long ago used to regularly remind me that musicians are like actors. Music is full of character and a good musician worth merit can change styles at the drop of a hat.
In order to be understood from the audience perspective, French horn players are very much like stage actors. They need to speak with clear diction [...]
Bruce Hembd, 01/05/2010
Looking Back at September 2009
Tooting our own horn. Although it has only been around since September 1, 2009, HORNMATTERS has a unique and long history behind it.
John and I have known each other since college, and we had worked together on the International Horn Society site for several years.
Add to this the fact that we both live and [...]
John Ericson, 01/04/2010
Ichabod Helps Students Take Pleasure in the Single F Horn
It had been about a year since I last heard from Professor Ichabod F. van Horn IV, acclaimed Professor of F horn in the preparatory division of the East Coast Institute for Highly Advanced Horn Studies and Assistant Principal Utility Horn of the Freeway Philharmonic Symphonic Society Orchestra and Chorus. With the mention of the [...]
Bruce Hembd, 01/04/2010
Random Monday: Smokin’ Graas, Character Study and College Standards
John Graas biography
Thanks to Valerie Wells – here is more information about hornist John Graas. A very active musician in the 1940-1950’s, Graas carved his own path in the music business, primarily in jazz and commercial music.After reading his biography, I thought, ‘what a great example of a creative, entrepreneurial musician taking charge of his [...]
John Ericson, 01/03/2010
Linking the Ear and the Fingers
A post from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog from 1/1/05.
One way to start the year right is to have the goal of really linking up the ear and the fingers, that is, that the notes you hear can be mentally conceptualized and translated onto the horn quickly and accurately.
This connection is something that we [...]
John Ericson, 01/03/2010
The Ability to Progress
Columbus Symphony Principal Clarinet David Thomas has a number of great one-liners in an interesting recent post, Tweets Dec 16-21, 2009. Of the group, the first in his list hits at several important points. The quote is:
If you think you are a great musician, or think you suck, both ways mess up your ability to [...]
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