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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 How Much to Practice

PUBLISHED: July 19, 2011, John Ericson

There are a variety of approaches to the question of how much to practice on a French horn. Farkas in The Art of French Horn Playing was a strong advocate of three hours of practice a day. He does allow that rehearsals and concerts are a portion of what playing can be done in one [...]

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: More Recent Thoughts on the Warm-Up

PUBLISHED: April 28, 2011, John Ericson

After a bit of a hiatus we now continue the series of Hornmasters articles with more on the warm-up. This series has focused on older published sources on the horn but this time we will be looking at three more recent publications, all of which are in print and I recommend serious students of the [...]

Breaking the Embouchure

PUBLISHED: September 7, 2010, John Ericson

A topic I recently promised to return to and expand upon was that of breaking the embouchure. It is another of those hot topics of horn playing. There are two overall trains of thought on this in the horn playing community. I am not going to quote it all out today but Frøydis Ree Wekre [...]

Hornmasters on Mouthpiece Placement

PUBLISHED: August 17, 2010, John Ericson

I changed my embouchure twice in college, the first time right after my sophomore year and the second during my Doctoral studies. It is never easy to make a big change and I have done more than my fair share. This photo is my placement today. Note that it is somewhat more than 2/3 upper [...]

Hornmasters on Opening the Corners to Breathe

PUBLISHED: August 8, 2010, John Ericson

Another brief topic in the embouchure chapter for Farkas in The Art of French Horn Playing was that of breathing in relation to the corners. It is something that he realized that some students would have to practice to make completely comfortable. He notes “When we breathe while playing we properly keep the lips on [...]

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