John Ericson

Vienna Horns, part II: Playing this Vienna Horn

In Part I (here) I mentioned that I only recently have had the opportunity to play a Vienna horn that, to my feeling of...

Vienna Horns, part I: What is (and isn’t) a Vienna Horn

Astute readers of Horn Matters might have noticed that I have rarely written about Vienna horns. Not that there is no content, but relative...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: Centering and More

We now come to the letter C. There are several entries under the letter C in the book draft, thoughts to consider that will...

More Memes for Horn Players and Teachers

Some more memes from my fall meme project. Brief comments after each one. My story with Kopprasch 1. You? This is a quote from the Farquarson...

Memes: Updated Verne Reynolds Memes

Back in 2014 I posted an article (here) comprised of "Hornist Hamster" memes that were all Verne Reynolds quotes. It is kind of a...

Looking back: How did I learn to play short notes and single tongue quickly?

The related topics of playing short notes and tonguing quickly come up in lessons all the time. At some point every horn player must learn...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: Breath Attacks and Buzzing

There are two entries under “B,” the topics of breath attacks and buzzing. Both have positive and negative points to consider. Breath attacks, a risky...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: Audiation and Autopilot

Finishing up the “A” topics, we have audiation and autopilot Audiation, or, hearing what you plan to play before you play it It is harder to...

Navigating Performance Anxiety

For our second Brass Area of the semester the ASU brass faculty had a panel discussion, part of our Career Forward series, on the...

Accuracy Encyclopedia: Air and Alternate Fingerings

Today as we continue our tour the subject of accuracy we have two unrelated topics, air (the use of) and also alternate fingerings (pro...