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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...

On Switching Students from Trumpet to Horn

In 1973 I started sixth grade. That year I also started playing trumpet and this very book was the very first book I used:...

3 Key Ideas from a Master Class with Gail Williams

I was recently reminded of another classic post from my original HTML blog not yet reposted to Horn Matters. Dated 3/6/05 and originally titled...

Hornmasters on Mouthpiece Placement

I changed my embouchure twice in college, the first time right after my sophomore year and the second during my Doctoral studies. It is...

Resource: The Brass Players Cookbook

In the previous post I noted Lesley Howie was a featured endorsing artist in the Woodwind & Brasswind catalog. It caught my eye as...

Bad Audition=Quit Horn? (Updated with a short story)

A post from the archive of the original HTML Horn Notes Blog dated 9/4/06. With a 2021 UPDATE and story at the end Every fine...

What Motivates Horn Players?

The question of motivations has long been of interest to me and closely relates to topics on which Bruce has written as well. Bruce...