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Playing the Wagner Tuba, second edition

A very steady seller in the Horn Notes Edition line of publications for many years now has been Playing the Wagner Tuba, a Handbook...

Available now: Playing Natural Horn Today, second edition

The third of six new editions of books by John Ericson is now out, the second edition of Playing Natural Horn Today. Updated for...

New editions of Introducing the Horn and Playing Descant and Triple Horns

In December I looked back at a year of sales and decided it was time for some updated editions and a change in marketing...

Horn Matters People of the Year: Horn People

The Horn Matters People of the Year award goes to Horn People, a group that has hugely impacted the horn world in recent years. If you...

On teaching styles of horn teachers, and creativity

Not too long ago a colleague made an offhand comment about another teacher, saying they were a “method” teacher. That observation, and looking at...

Creativity, Gallay, and the natural horn

When I was working on the review of the new Jeff Agrell book on creativity I was struck by the idea that a lot...

Brief review: The Creative Hornist by Jeffrey Agrell

Creativity. One observation I have had is that people outside of music, often they are looking for creativity, that special spark, tying that idea...

Footnotes on the First Triple Horn

I was pleased to see my article, “Memories of the First Paxman Triple Horn,” in the October, 2017 issue of The Horn Call. It...

The question of water keys and horns

Here is a question you know you have wondered at some point: why are some horns constructed without water keys? It is a puzzle for...

Introducing the Horn Notes Podcast

Those following Horn Matters for a few years know that there are a group of videos on YouTube related to posts in Horn Matters....