John Ericson

Fundamentals: Introducing an Important Topic

This article introduces a new series looking at fundamentals. At the end of the spring semester this topic really came to weigh on my heart...

Hobbies and the Horn Player

In a recent article there is a section talking about hobbies, which I know generated at least one comment out there, wondering why I...

Brandenburg 2 sounds better on French Horn

A recent thrift store find was a Phillips recording of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 performed with a horn instead of a trumpet. The...

On the topic of a Horn Guru

Unless you don’t follow much social media, you have already heard that a certain hornist recently has seen major “negative change” in their career....

Accuracy Encyclopedia: F is for Fundamentals

As we continue with the letter F, a third elephant in the room is the whole topic of fundamentals, or the study of fundamentals...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: F is for First Note Accuracy

Continuing with this series on the letter F and accuracy on the horn, the second elephant in the room is first note accuracy. I don’t...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: F is for F Horn

There are so many topics that fall under the letter F that this is the first of four articles relating to “F” topics, with...

Mailbag: The Top 3 Horn Concertos

A question came in earlier this year asking generally what are the top 3 horn concertos. With the end of the semester for my...

Ultrasonic Cleaning and your Horn [UPDATED]

You know that you need to keep your horn clean. If you are proactive about maintenance you will hardly ever need to have your...

Geyer Update: Engravings, Serial Numbers, and More

I could also have titled this article “Things I got wrong” in the Geyer Dreaming series (which starts here), or the related article published...