John Ericson

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Hornmasters on Intonation

In this series I have generally been starting with a quote from The Art of French Horn Playing. The discussion there on tuning is...

The Deadliest Horn Part

I was recently given a copy of volume 1, number 1 (February, 1971) of The Horn Call and in it there is a most...

The Secret to the High Range: Teeth

One topic I mention to people in conversation periodically is that of trumpet players and dental modifications. I know to a horn player that...

Tuckwell’s Favorite Recordings

This article was originally part of a review of events at IHS Brisbane 2010. The final afternoon session was Jonathan Stoneman interviewing Barry Tuckwell on...

Review: Meir Rimon, Horn of Plenty

Early in the summer we took a road trip and among the CDs I took one of the family favorites was Meir Rimon, Horn...

Technical Materials IV: Materials I am Still Looking For

First a question, did you notice any general category of technical material missing from the materials in the previous posts in this series? In the...

Technical Materials III: Uncommon Materials I Teach From

First, to add one big point in the previous post in this series, I don’t teach with a one-size-fits-all routine that is the same...

Technical Materials II: Standard Materials I Teach From

As mentioned in my previous post, in terms of materials I started out as I was taught but over the years began to experiment...

Technical Materials I: What I Studied From

Horn teachers tend to teach out of materials that they used as students with their own students up to the point that they find...

A Blast from the Past: The Altonium

Depending on your age and background the Altonium could be seen as odd, rare, cool, cute, or as an old friend from back in...

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