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10 Things I Learned From Verne Reynolds

Those that follow Horn Matters on Facebook already know that Verne Reynolds, Professor Emeritus at the Eastman School of Music, passed away last week....

From the Mailbag: What is the Full Range of a Descant Horn?

A question came in that wondered if the descant horn can play an octave higher than a standard double horn, with the implication that...

Hornmasters: Tips on How to Practice

Several sources have some specific tips on how to practice the horn. Practice the extremes An initial suggestion made by Farkas in The Art of French...

PSA: On the Ewald Quintets and that Ewald/King “Symphony for Brass”

The Ewald Quintet No. 1 for brass has to be among the most widely performed of all brass quintets in our repertoire and certainly...

Aubrey Brain (1893-1955), Master of his Instrument

In recent correspondence I was pointed toward a great online resource on Aubrey Brain, father of the virtuoso hornist Dennis Brain. It is by...

A session with Seraphinoff, and the “missing link” natural horn

This is part of what was originally a report on the 2011 International Horn Symposium in San Francisco, focusing on one of the significant...

From the Mailbag: Single B-flat, F Extension — Why?

This one has a pretty quick answer but is a great question as it relates to my IHS presentation next week and is something...

Hornmasters Extra: Clevenger on Tonguing

I recently (2011) became aware of a new resource that has some very interesting pedagogical notes from Dale Clevenger, longtime Principal Horn of the...

“Horns are a Quarter-Beat Late”–A Response

This article came to mind in answering a recent question that came in, and a bit of searching told me that it was not...

Brief Review: The Dämpfer Mitt

Recently we had coverage on Horn Matters of a video of a presentation by Dr. Peter Iltis on embouchure dystonia. Iltis it turns out...