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Commentary and Parody: The Louisville Orchestra Inc. Calls for Applicants

PUBLISHED: December 16, 2011, Bruce Hembd

In addition to searching for orchestra musicians via the online service Craigslist, the Louisville Orchestra Inc. (LOI) has created and is distributing an advertisement calling for replacement musicians. The line in the sand, according to an LO press release, was drawn last month when the LOI management unilaterally declared that the protracted contract dispute and [...]

Mouthpiece Multitasking and ‘French’ Horn Poll Results; Introducing the Park Effect

PUBLISHED: October 27, 2011, Bruce Hembd

It has been an active week in terms of collecting and presenting survey data. Now that some time has passed, the time seems right to close previous polls and also to put forth an opinion on the Name Recognition, Influence and Age Groups in the Online (French) Horn Community Report. Specifically I would like to address [...]

A Look at the U.S. Army Band Manual

PUBLISHED: March 25, 2011, Bruce Hembd

The U.S. Army remains one of the largest and oldest employers for musicians in America, and last summer I was happy to find a document that spells out some of the operational details behind-the-scenes. The document bears the very simple title of  “U.S. Army Bands,” but contained inside is a wealth of information and ideas [...]

The Four Books 2.5 Years Later, and an Excerpt from Playing the Wagner Tuba

PUBLISHED: July 3, 2010, John Ericson

2007 was a busy year for me as I put together four book projects and launched a publishing venture. Of the four, the one that has been the best, steady seller is the Wagner tuba book. I know for sure it has been seen on the stages of major orchestras in the United States. I [...]

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Review: New Book on Accuracy, Don’t Miss!

PUBLISHED: April 4, 2010, John Ericson

Don’t Miss! Ideas, concepts, and exercises designed to increase accuracy on an inaccurate instrument by Nicholas Smith is a brand new publication on the development of accuracy. As he notes in the first paragraph of the introduction, This publication is the product of close to forty years of teaching the horn to students of all [...]

Bad Page Turns: A Thing of the Past

PUBLISHED: January 19, 2010, John Ericson

Or at least they should be. Over the long weekend I spent quite a bit of time working on Finale files for a new publication project. An element of this editing is layout and making sure the music has no bad page turns and reads easily. First, please do not comment that I should use [...]

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Review/NHR: Chegg.com

PUBLISHED: December 29, 2009, Bruce Hembd

For a student in college, one of the most costly, incidental expenses can be textbooks. If enrolled in a music history and theory course, along with a few general humanities or required math or science courses, one could easily spend $500 or more on textbooks alone. Without a doubt, owning music-related textbooks can have great [...]

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John Ericson & Bruce Hembd
on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.