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Playing it Smart: Three Phone Apps for Metering Success

PUBLISHED: September 14, 2011, Bruce Hembd

This morning my car needed some repairs and so while at home waiting for it to get fixed, I decided to get some practicing done before writing this post. I pulled out my handy little smart-phone, turned on the apps and got to work. Years ago when I was a back-packing student in the big [...]

Putting the Slides Right

PUBLISHED: September 13, 2011, John Ericson

Another article from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, dated 2/3/05, on a timeless topic. One of the advantages of studying with a competent horn teacher is that they know how to put the slides right on a double horn. Myself, I have tried many models of horn and while I try to not hold [...]

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Professor Corno: The Dreaded C on the Third Space

PUBLISHED: August 27, 2011, Professor Ichabod Corno

There is a note that really never ever should be out of tune: third space C. It is one of the best notes on your horn. Some of you reading this however have a different idea on this statement, that it is in fact a bad note that you fear. But the fact is that [...]

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On Playing Perfect Intervals and Horn Fifths in Tune

PUBLISHED: April 22, 2011, Bruce Hembd

To a certain degree a principal horn is only as good as the second player that supports him or her. A key element in this relationship is intonation. It is not enough to play notes with a good sound and with good rhythm without making some adjustments with pitch. Over the past few weeks I [...]

Horn 101: Does My Horn have a Bb Tuning Slide?

PUBLISHED: January 20, 2011, John Ericson

This topic has come up for me at this point in many horn lessons over the years. The short answer is that your horn may not have one even though you may honestly believe that it does. Among horns I see most commonly standard model Holton horns have a small slide that is a separate [...]

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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 [...]

Random Monday: ABCs, PBS and USA

PUBLISHED: March 29, 2010, Bruce Hembd

Using a tuner A nice article at ET’s Clarinet Studio on playing with an electronic tuner spells out the ABCs of intonation. Affirmation for basics Gerald Klickstein reminds us too of why we should love basics. Hard times in Motor City ‘Who will save the arts in Detroit?’ asks Mark Stryker. It almost seems like [...]

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