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Tenure and the Hornist

Julia Rose posted to her site recently a very interesting article on "Audition Fads." In it she touched on several topics but I would...

Review: Finger Pads for your Valve Levers

I have been playing some on a vintage Hoyer (East German era) that is owned by ASU. The ergonomics of this double horn are...

PSA: Another Big Reason You Should Clean Your Horn

In the first paragraph of an NPR article we learn "One musician in Connecticut learned the hard way about the dangers of not cleaning...

Breaking the embouchure, and looking closer at how the low range really works

A topic I recently promised to return to and expand upon was that of breaking the embouchure. It is another of those hot topics...

A Summer to Remember—1983; An Interview with Bruce Richards

Bruce Richards recently wrote in his site Living the Dream of “Four Summers That Changed My Life.” I was particularly interested to read this...

From the Mailbag: A Horn Curriculum

A question came in from a reader who is enrolled in a horn pedagogy class, and I asked if I could answer it...

Hornmasters on Lip Moisture

Another topic that was actually groundbreaking to discuss in The Art of French Horn Playing was that of lip moisture, that is, playing with...

Getting Serious about Upcoming Performances and Mouthpiece Choices

There are some things in horn playing that truly are mysterious. One is the interaction between lip and mouthpiece and horn. As I mentioned in...

What is an Authentic Sound?

In late September I will be playing a recital on several different period horns. I will be posting on those in the coming weeks...

On Embouchure Changes

One of those “hot button” topics is that of mouthpiece placement. Last week I certainly pushed that button. With that post I also had...