On Plagiarism: Copy, Paste and Steal (I)

On the hornlist recently a most interesting video has been noted, the recording session for the Beatles song “For No One” as depicted in the 1984 movie Give My Regards to Broad Street. First, the video: I am not certain of the identity of the hornist in this clip [UPDATE: It is Jeffrey Bryant, see [...]

Rummaging through old files, I found a handy list of German terms from Gustav Mahler’s 6th Symphony with English translations. I cannot account for the complete accuracy of these translations, so use this list at your own risk.A glossary of terms.(This post was scheduled last week and as a complete coincidence, Charles Noble posted some [...]

For some years I have used a version of a strap or flipper or duck’s foot on my horn. While the other straps I have used have had a button that soldered onto the horn to hold it in place, there is a version that just straps on the horn with Velcro. I finally purchased [...]

Play with reckless abandon. Like you haven’t a care in the world. This is a mindset learned from more than one teacher and is one that I teach to students myself. In the right circumstance it can provide the spark to inspire better playing. It can help a student to break out of their shell [...]

Or at least he gives it a noble effort. A tip of the hat to Charles Noble at Daily Observations for finding this these. In the first video, a character from the cartoon Family Guy gives the French horn a try with comical results. In a related video, the show pokes some fun at the [...]

Reflections from the past week. WSO strike over It is very nice to see that the 7-month Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra strike has been resolved. It is a bit odd however that neither side is revealing details. Long strikes tend to have a lasting impact — let’s all hope that there are only minor repercussions in [...]