Bruce Hembd
Practice Records: A Reflective Learning Method, I
The benefits of a practice journal.
One stand-out detail I remember from Nancy Fako's book about Philip Farkas - Philip Farkas & His Horn: A...
Humor: Oscar, Meet the Hubie
Last night the 80th Annual Academy Awards was broadcast on live television. Millions of viewers worldwide watched to see who would walk away with...
Homemade Mouthpiece Buzzing Tool
The French Horn Articulation Resistance Tool.
Buzzing on the mouthpiece is something that I would call a "concentrated" method. Even a small amount done daily...
Off Topic: The Price of Facebook
The hidden cost of social networking?
While Facebook's Mark Zuckerman has posted a blog claiming that I own and control my own information that I...
Trombone Suicide
The wonders of YouTube never cease.
I had never heard of this but apparently this has been around a while:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxx2tU_VlfQ
Yikes! A cool effect but I...
Picasso’s Three Musicians, with a French horn
Another tweaked classic.
The recent sweep of modern music at the Grammy awards in the classical music category inspired this "twisted classic."
Three Musicians (1921) features...
Top Eight TV Themes with Featured Horns
Favorite horn music from boob tube themes.*
A few weeks ago I featured a series of "Horn-tastic" television series themes - American TV show themes...
Rethinking Creativity and Thoughts on Trying Softer
Where does it come from?
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love gives an inspirational talk about creativity in this embedded video from TED.
I particularly...
Allen Valves: A Rotary Club of Its Own
Square peg meets round hole.
In a visit to the web site of the National Music Museum I discovered a rather unusual valve configuration that...
Another Meaning to Concentration
Like an apple a day.
Some of the best practices techniques involve thinking (and playing) outside of the box. The well-known teacher, pedagogue and performer...