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Nightmare Headline For Horn Players

PUBLISHED: May 26, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Horn players and critics. In awarding a Jaded Clam award to New York Times critic Allan Kozzin, I had in the back on my head an old review remembered from childhood. I recently found it in a crate of old memorabilia. The reviewer manages to skewer both the principal horn and Bruckner in one title. [...]

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A Brain for Clam Control

PUBLISHED: September 18, 2008, Bruce Hembd

There is nothing new about clam-xiety. A great deal of attention has been flagged here recently on the issue of cracked notes on the horn – otherwise known as “clams.”History shows that there is nothing new about “clam anxiety” as this review from 1953 shows:To a sympathetic audience, a French-horn player is often the object [...]

Olympic Clams, Cornophobia and Auditions

PUBLISHED: August 13, 2008, Bruce Hembd

Missed notes in auditions are a no-no. My audition days are long over and honestly, I do not miss them. Yet, in the process of taking 30 to 40 auditions (and spending thousands of dollars) I did learn quite a bit. I won a few, came close a handful of times and I must confess, [...]

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Eight Ways to Improve Your Accuracy

PUBLISHED: September 23, 2007, John Ericson

I recently heard it said that readers love articles that are based on lists. There are many ways to work on accuracy, but these eight are all important elements to focus upon. 1. Buzz more often on the mouthpiece alone. When you miss something, buzz it on mouthpiece right away, you will quickly see why [...]

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