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Random thoughts on ‘natural’ technique, embouchure study and sports analogies

PUBLISHED: December 6, 2010, Bruce Hembd

Over the weekend I wrote a fairly lengthy response to comments posted on “‘Radical’ Embouchure Experiments, IV – Using a Visualizer” and thought that it was worth reiterating as an article. Most of the text in this article comes from that response and to see the full context, please go to the comments section of [...]

More on Student Evaluations

PUBLISHED: June 24, 2010, John Ericson

In a recent post I explored the topic of highly rated professors being overrated. The topic is hot as another related post recently came up in the Opinionator blog at the New York Times. The article is “Deep in the Heart of Texas” by Stanley Fish, and he takes on the topic of how good [...]

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Size Matters; Big Horns, Little Hands

PUBLISHED: August 20, 2009, Bruce Hembd

From the family archive. A sister-in-law of mine once played French horn as a child. We like to swap stories now and then about her adventures in music. This old photo of her illustrates the dichotomy between the size of most children and the size of a standard French horn. Fortunately for my sister-in-law, she [...]

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Beginners, Single horns, Stories, Teachers

Lowell Greer on Natural Horn

PUBLISHED: August 7, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Beautiful photography of a period instrument master. Back in April 2009, Lowell Greer held a master class and played a concert at the University of Virginia with the University of Virginia Baroque Orchestra. Photographer John Edwin Mason was present and took some pictures in a morning rehearsal in Old Cabell Hall. The photographs, posted on [...]

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Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (III): Weight, Plating and Shopping Tips

PUBLISHED: July 31, 2009, Bruce Hembd

Other choices, a general checklist and a few related links. In addition to rim and underparts, other mouthpiece options include plating, weight, and shank seating. » Plating The most commonly used brass instrument mouthpieces are created on a lathe from a block of brass alloy. An extra layer of plating is needed in order to [...]

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Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (II): Cup, Throat and Bore

PUBLISHED: July 30, 2009, Bruce Hembd
French Horn Mouthpiece Cutaway Diagram

In Part I, the main focus was on the mouthpiece parts closest to the embouchure. For this reason alone, it seems entirely logical that the rim, bite and mouthpiece diameter are a good place to start in choosing a mouthpiece. Worth mentioning too is that these parts are clearly in view. They are easily discerned [...]

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Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (I): The Basic Parts

PUBLISHED: July 29, 2009, Bruce Hembd
French Horn Mouthpiece Cutaway Diagram

Part I: The Rim and Preliminary Thoughts Part II: Cup, Throat and Bore Part III: Weight, Plating and Shopping Tips For the past decade I have stayed with one type of mouthpiece, but over the years I have gone through a number of different makes and models. The picture above shows a few that I [...]

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