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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow – The Importance of Hearing Protection (II)

Sound-induced hearing loss is something to take seriously - from Part I. I have a vivid memory of a sitzprobe rehearsal where a Wagnerian duo...

Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow – The Importance of Hearing Protection (I)

Sound-induced hearing loss is painless and permanent. Years ago I bought "Noise & Your Health," a small booklet, out of curiosity. At the time I...

Why Go to Live Concerts? (I)

An introduction. A valuable part of any student's musical training is attending live concerts and, if possible, rehearsals of professional ensembles. Many of my teachers emphasized...

Late Night Visitor; A Variation on Nighthawks

Another classic revisited and revamped.* Nighthawks (1942) by Edward Hopper is among the most famous of American artworks. Four people are depicted in an...

A Thanks to Farkas for Giving

The gift that keeps on giving. Philip Farkas' Art of French Horn Playingis often referred to as the "bible" for horn players. These three books...

Answers to Search Terms (II)

Continued from Part I. More comments on Google search terms that hit on this blog: how to play Iron Man (or XXX) on french horn The best...

Top Ten: Cross Training Methods

Why limit yourself to horn-specific methods and etudes? Getting tired of your etude books? Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse, and Gallay are among the staples of the French...

Exercise: Scale/Flow Studies (II)

Continued from Part I. Here is the second half of a post made last week. Enjoy... Scale/Flow Studies Part II

Followup to Systems View of Music Education

More on preparing for the real world. Since posting a blog on applying an electronics education model to music performance education, I have found several...

The KISS Approach

"Keep it simple stupid." When it comes to practicing the horn, making web sites or even blogging I have a tendency to overdo things at...