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Ask Dave: Object Lessons
Here are some cautionary tales about instruments that ended up in the repair shop because of objects that worked their way into the horns. ...
Why Did Van Gogh Cut Off His Ear?
In the paintings of Vincent van Gogh, intense color and passionate brush strokes are the key influential elements. His influence in the art world...
Conservatories and entrepreneurship
A few rays of hope shine in regards to the new realities of the classical music profession. At The Musician's Way Blog, Gerald Klickstein...
Details from the ‘Embouchure Dystonia: Mind Over Grey Matter’ Video
A few days ago I posted an hour-long lecture video by Dr. Peter Iltis that spells out some of his research and personal experience...
Dystonia — latest field research
Today's random video is devoted to one, solitary video that I highly recommend watching.
It is an hour-long video on dystonia and the latest field...
Ask Dave: The Three (or Four) Types of Lubricants You Need
I am always surprised when I ask a customer, "What kind of rotor oil do you use?" and the response I get is a...
On Playing Perfect Intervals and Horn Fifths in Tune
To a certain degree a principal horn is only as good as the second player that supports him or her. A key element in...
Tips from another Bruce
Martial artist Bruce Lee was a childhood hero of mine. While the quality of his movies has not held up well over time, his...
Ask Dave: What to do about Loose Slides
Today we are introducing a new contributing author to Horn Matters, Dave Weiner. Dave is a repair technician in Lutherville, MD, and owns Brass...
Why Write Articles and Put Them Online?
Weighing heavily on my mind recently has been my motivations for making public, thoughts on the French horn and the classical music business. About...