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John Ericson, 01/15/2013

Auditions 101

For some years in Horn Articles Online I had a substantial article posted under the title “Audition Central.” My original idea was to present for my students (and anyone else who cared to read it) my own best set of general tips toward preparing and taking professional orchestral auditions. As I moved on toward other [...]
Random Monday: Horns for Sale, That’s Entertainment and What’s Popular
Bruce Hembd, 01/14/2013
More evidence on the benefits of musical training Recent research from a study in Germany indicates that musical training can help children use words. The results of an 18-month study suggest “a positive transfer effect from musical expertise onto speech and language processing,” writes a research team led by Ingo Roden of Carl von Ossietzky [...]
Read moreA Session at AMEA: “Why the Horn?”
John Ericson, 01/13/2013Dated 1/14/05, this article from the HTML archive of the old Horn Notes Blog is a brief report on a session presented jointly with three other Arizona hornists, including both of the other full time professors and a name Horn Matters readers will recognize, Bruce Hembd. The three professors subsequently did several sessions at AMEA [...]
Read moreFried Horns, by William Melton
John Ericson, 01/11/2013Today we welcome an article by hornist and scholar William Melton, with a link to a fascinating recording of Mahler 2 (the first complete recording!) and the story of an important horn player and conductor that is little known today. We live in a great time to be an orchestral music fan, with ensembles worldwide [...]
Read moreHorn Repertoire Week 1: The Resume, What to Prepare for Professional Auditions, and Your Audience
John Ericson, 01/10/2013
One of the projects this semester is to develop a great, professional resume. To prepare this document there is an excellent guide put out by the American Federation of Musicians (available to members only) and I would also point to this reading in the great Douglas Yeo trombone website as our first assigned reading of [...]
Read moreTip of the Week: Play to the End of Time
Bruce Hembd, 01/09/2013
Many years ago (in a location I cannot remember) I attended a concert of the Munich Philharmonic while they were on an American tour. The legendary Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache was on the podium, and I was curious to see the man behind the reputation. What I had mainly heard was that the Romanian Maestro [...]
Read moreHornmasters: Cousins and Reynolds on Conductors
John Ericson, 01/08/2013
Farquharson Cousins has quite a lot to say about orchestral playing and about conductors specifically in On Playing the Horn. He notes for example that A really fine conductor is a joy and a godsend; he will be much loved by all; music will take on a new and undiscovered dimension; St. Cecilia will smile [...]
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