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Recently I posted two new episodes of the Horn Notes Podcast, looking at topics of our time, getting back in shape after the pandemic and also at how F horn practice might fit into that practice.
The first episode went online in March, Hornnotes 43: Toward Healthy Chops and Getting Your Chops Going Again, and new for May is Hornnotes 44: Warming up on F horn and more. If you are a podcast listener, check them out anywhere you get your podcasts, or listen at the links.
The F horn has been a big part of my practice this past year, only enhanced by the projects for my sabbatical. This horn was just made playable, it is a Yamaha single F converted to take crooks. In the photo it is using a crook from my Gumpert horn, the next project is making a very similar crook. In terms of playing, I’m very happy with how it came out.
That being said, as I state in the second podcast, I’m really thinking a lot about topics like audition preparation and my teaching in general. Especially with the positive (and exciting) news from the CDC, the coming months could be some of our most important months of renewed practice and new goals and visions in our horn playing and teaching. I’m excited about the coming year and all it could bring. Be watching this space and on Instagram (@ericsonhorn) for more.
