Horn Players Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins

Today in the Arizona Republic one of the front page articles is on professors who blog, “Professors braving frontiers of Web to expand class reach.” I was actually contacted by the reporter as a part of her research. I believe this blog was not quite what she was looking for as an example as it [...]

Today I posted an article on the IHS website, an “online exclusive,” “Median and Ulnar Neuropathies in University Brass Players.” The article is somewhat medical reading but in short relates to carpal tunnel syndrome and other related stresses. The observation I would add is as a horn teacher I have seen quite a few students [...]

You have been trying mouthpieces lately? Yes, the post last week is correct, I am trying mouthpieces, and over the years I have tried lots and lots of mouthpieces. I have noticed there are two categories of players, those that won’t even try a new mouthpiece unless they have a couple months off to try [...]

This afternoon I was on the Internet and found a link to the new University of Iowa Horn Studio website. It is a big website–check out the horn resources area, it would be easy to get lost in there for a while. In the site Jeffrey Agrell has included a section of “Quotations for Thoughtful [...]

Recently I have heard several comment that the Arts are in decline, that the audience for Classical music is shrinking, etc. I would counter by saying that there is plenty of reason to remain optimistic, that there is and will always be a market for great Classical music in particular. There is something special about [...]

Several students are taking auditions now in the studio. Part of playing an audition well is knowing who you are playing for. For an entrance audition for a school the audience is the horn teacher. For an orchestral job, eventually you are playing for the conductor. One of the things I keep on my desk [...]