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Exercise for Till Eulenspiegel: Till the Cows Come Home

An exercise for Till Eulenspiegel > Download Till Exercise PDF On practically every "high horn" audition - and even on some low horn auditions - the...

Alternative Hand Positions for Beginners

Compromised right hand positions In my experience as a substitute band and orchestra teacher in the Phoenix area, I see a huge shortage of student...

Oddities: The Bass Horn

The first in a series of oddball horns This monstrosity - resembling a French horn on steroids - is a Bass Horn, built for the...

Exercise PDF: Buddha Lee

A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious flexibility exercise. > Download the PDF Years ago when I was a student at Arizona State University, Tom Bacon showed me this superb flexibility...

Transposition Tricks: Sometimes Up is Down

The oddball "up" transpositions for the French horn. In the world of Opera there is hardly a dull moment when it comes to the French...

Silver and Gold: A Full Circle to HornPlanet.com

Planets and horns. When I was a graduate music student at Arizona State University back around 1995, I became fascinated with this new thing called...

Siegfried Horn Call – The Back Story to a Famous Horn Solo

A while ago, I had the pleasure to perform the complete Ring cycle several times with Arizona Opera, with Joe Berger as principal horn....

Top Ten List: Advice for Conductors

A top-ten list for conductors from a musician's view. INTRODUCTION Having been a professional musician for around 25 years now, I have seen my share of...

Make Your Mark, Use Your Pencil Wisely

A guide to marking your music with tender loving care. One of the most important tools to have at a music rehearsal is a pencil....

Going with the Ensemble Flow

Don't fight the group karma: the job demands alertness, flexibility and a little bit of political savvy. On the job, the main responsibilities of the...