John Ericson
Appel Interstellaire [Interstellar Call] for Solo Horn by Messiaen
Recently I heard the Appel Interstellaire of Olivier Messiaen performed by Patrick Hughes at the Northwest Horn Symposium. This is a work that...
Hornmasters: Berv on Holding the Horn and Left Hand Position
Harry Berv has a number of thoughts on proper playing position in his classic book A Creative Approach to the French Horn.
Some words...
Hornmasters: Schuller, Yancich, Robinson, and Fox on Holding the Horn and Left Hand Position
Today we have a four-pack of quotes from classic horn texts on holding the horn and left hand position.
Curve those fingers
Gunther Schuller in Horn...
Hornmasters: Farkas on Holding the Horn and the Left Hand
Continuing in our series of quotes from classic publications on the the horn, now that we have our horn selected and in working order...
The Natural Horn and the Beethoven 9 “Controversy”
In our horn repertoire class at ASU we arrived recently at the topic of Beethoven 9. The fourth horn solo has been the subject...
Hornmasters: Merewether, Tuckwell, and Bushhouse on Care and Maintenance
This brief series on care and maintenance concludes today with notes from three more classic horn publications.
Merewether: Don't ignore noisy, clicking valves
Richard Merewether in...
Video: Lips Vibrating a Low C on the French Horn
A video that Bruce Hembd recently pointed me toward I was very interested to see, a video of how the lips actually move playing a...
Review: New Book on Accuracy, Don’t Miss!
Don't Miss! Ideas, concepts, and exercises designed to increase accuracy on an inaccurate instrument by Nicholas Smith is a brand new publication on the...
Hornmasters: Farkas, Schuller, and Berv on Care and Maintenance
Next the Hornmasters turn the topic of care and maintenance of the horn.
Farkas: A bit dated
Farkas offers in The Art of French Horn Playing a...
Mailbag: “Pure” Horn Quartets for Amateurs
Among recent E-mail was a request from a member of an amateur horn quartet. They have a good library of transcriptions for quartet but...