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Mozart Horn Concertos: Fragments and Good Intentions

Working on a Mozart horn concerto for the first time is practically a rite of passage. Mozart is a ticket to getting into college...

Mozart Rondo Smoothies

This post is a prologue to an upcoming series on the Mozart Horn Concertos, starting in earnest next Tuesday Monday. Topics will include: some...

From the Mailbag: My Water Key is Worthless

QUESTION: I must be a total idiot, but I cannot get my spit valves to work on any horn I have tried. It seems that...

From the Mailbag: Why Do I Sound So Good On a New Mouthpiece For...

QUESTION: Twice now I've switched to a different mouthpiece after using another for a long time. On both occasions my tone has been better than ever...

From the Mailbag: What Kind of Horn Should I Buy For My Kid?

QUESTION: I am trying to make sense of everyone's opinion when it comes to buying a french horn for my son, who is 16 and...

From the Mailbag: Horns in the Boot

QUESTION: Horns in a hot car? Or cold for that matter? What could possibly go wrong? ANSWER: In short, many things. When I lived in the Midwest, I...

A New Resource: A Dissertation on the Brahms Trio

Joshua Garrett has kindly offered Horn Matters a copy of his dissertation "The Brahms Horn Trio: Background and Analysis for Performers." It is a comprehensive...

Food for Thought, A Recipe For Success

Imagination + motivation = CREATIVITY. A recipe for success. Get fired up and get those creative juices going!

Please Don’t Poo Poo the Pops

Playing pops for fun and profit. Some orchestral musicians dislike playing Pops concerts... ...really dislike Pops. These types of orchestra musicians are prone to complain about anything...

Embouchure Focal Dystonia

When the nerve connection breaks down. When I recently visited John Ericson to discuss launching this website, he was ending a lesson with a student...