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Hornmasters on Double and Triple Tonguing. Part III: Brophy, Tuckwell, and Reynolds

PUBLISHED: December 20, 2011, John Ericson

To conclude this series on double and triple tonguing, we turn to William R. Brophy, who suggests in his Technical Studies for Solving Special Problems on the Horn to focus on cutting off the ends of the syllables with the tongue as an aid to double tonguing. The first step is to focus on the [...]

Hornmasters on Setting the Lips and Breath Attacks

PUBLISHED: November 27, 2011, John Ericson

This is a topic that is really central to tonguing but not necessarily well taught or understood. To begin, for all articulations more gentle than the sforzando Farkas notes in The Art of French Horn Playing that the “air seal is broken more or less gently” depending on the exact musical context. But what of [...]

Hornmasters on Rapid Tonguing, Part I: Quotes and a Video

PUBLISHED: November 8, 2011, John Ericson

We all need speed! To begin this survey on the topic of rapid single tonguing, Farkas in The Art of French Horn Playing advocated a soft “too” or “doo” to make a “much lighter seal that allows very rapid, light tonguing.” Farkas returned to the topic in The Art of Brass Playing with four aids [...]

Hornmasters on Average Tonguing, Part IV: Tuckwell and Cousins

PUBLISHED: November 1, 2011, John Ericson

Barry Tuckwell in Playing the Horn is open to the idea that there is no one placement for the tongue in the mouth in articulations. The exact position of the tongue will vary from player to player. Most people will find that putting it against the hard palate for a ‘D’ sound is best, while [...]

Hornmasters: Tips on How to Practice

PUBLISHED: July 2, 2011, John Ericson

An initial suggestion made by Farkas in The Art of French Horn Playing is to make a chart and plan your practice day. But the bigger picture is to practice what you need to practice to extremes. Get in the habit of practicing “extremes”…. Practice that which is just beyond your ability and progress will [...]

Hornmasters on Intonation

PUBLISHED: July 31, 2010, John Ericson

In this series I have generally been starting with a quote from The Art of French Horn Playing. The discussion there of tuning is pretty familiar and I would recommend it for the purposes of setting up the slides on your horn. Rather than quote the whole thing (a good version of it may be [...]

IHS Brisbane 2010, Part III: Tuckwell’s Favorite Recording and More

PUBLISHED: July 20, 2010, John Ericson

Tuesday morning I had to hear the 9:00 recital. Why? Because I was on the 11:30 recital in the same venue and I wanted to hear a few more players in the hall first! Part of being a smart artist is to hear other artists and if you can check out how they sounded in [...]

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