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Big News from 1897: The Invention of the Double Horn, the...
For generations of horn players now the double horn has always been there, has always been the standard instrument we play. It's interesting, however,...
Reverse tuning slides and the horn
I had a vague idea that there was such a thing as a "reverse leadpipe" on the trumpet, but had never really given it...
On the Brahms Horn Trio
This article was for many years posted as part of a longer article on Horn Articles Online. A version of these materials was also...
The Heinrich Domnich Methode and the Natural Horn
This article is based on materials published in The Horn Call Annual 8 (1996) with additional materials from my 1995 dissertation. It's a bit...
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Horn Etudes by Women Composers
Many Horn Matters readers will be familiar with the Works with Horn by Women Composers website by Dr. Lin Foulk. If not, this is...
Julius Watkins, jazz French horn pioneer
Talking with colleagues recently, a topic that came up was how some great players of the recent past are unjustly neglected today. In terms...
Overview of Trusted Brands in French Horns
A survey titled "What Brand Names Do You Trust?" collected the opinions of 392 participants. The results are in and while it may take...
Choosing a French Horn Mouthpiece (I): The Basic Parts
Part I: The Rim and Preliminary Thoughts
Part II: Cup, Throat and Bore
Part III: Weight, Plating and Shopping Tips
For the past decade...
French Horn Transposition Chart
A complete reference.
Transposition Chart (PDF) (updated 2012)
Over the past few months, I have been posting various transposition tricks, including how to transpose:
A and...
Farkas on Stagefright (and more)
In the world of horn there have been few that made as much impact as Philip Farkas (1914-1992). The Art of French Horn Playing...
Random Articles
Hornmasters on Performance Anxiety, Part IV: Kaslow
David Kaslow has as arguably the central chapter of Living Dangerously with the Horn a chapter on “Fearlessness.” His discussion is substantial and should...
Son of Clam; A Twist on René Magritte
Artist René Magritte has been quoted on his work Son of Man, saying:
Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what...
Fun With Scales; The Building Blocks of All Western Music
The Art of Practice, Part III.
Not much is known about the ancient philosopher, mathematician and cult leader Pythagoras but we do have him...
Ask Dave: Long-term Storage for a Brass Instrument
It's the summer and you might be putting your horn away for a few months. Or, perhaps you have more than one horn and...
Yet Another “Deadly Sin” of Horn Playing
Another post from the archive, originally posted to the Horn Notes Blog on 1/9/06.
A year ago I wrote of how I had enjoyed a...
A new video podcast, and a look at MRI Horn resources...
Regular readers will know already that I am very interested in the recent (and still ongoing) MRI horn studies led by Dr. Peter Iltis...
