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Hornmasters: Schuller on Horns

On instruments for beginners Gunther Schuller in Horn Technique keeps his advice simple, not taking a stand for any particular type of horn, noting...

The Big Three Horn Concertos, according to Verne Reynolds

One discussion horn teachers have over and over with students is that of trying to select works for recitals. Years ago in a lesson...

Hornmasters: Farkas on Horns

For the next topic in the Hornmasters series we turn to horns and begin again with Philip Farkas. For the average reader today, this...

Vienna Horns Jurassic Park

Fans of the Vienna Horn should love this new video. I do! The topic is the Vienna Horn on Mellocast episode 105. For more check...

Numbered Drills and Horn Mouthpiece Bores

One question that came in today is one asked fairly often, about the numbers on horn mouthpieces. As in, what is 12, 8, etc. Basically...

Hornmasters: Cousins on Mouthpieces

Farquharson Cousins in On Playing the Horn opens his discussion of mouthpieces with this most interesting statement. A box of mouthpieces is a fascinating possession...

Hornmasters: Berv on Mouthpieces

Famed New York freelancer Harry Berv was clearly an experienced teacher, and has a number of thoughts on mouthpieces in A Creative Approach to...

Hornmasters: Yancich on Mouthpieces

In A Practical Guide to French Horn Playing Milan Yancich notes with regard to mouthpieces that Special care should be taken in the selection of...

Hornmasters: Schuller on Mouthpieces

Gunther Schuller was certainly aware of The Art of French Horn Playing, and also chose to start his 1962 publication Horn Technique with the...

Hornmasters: Farkas on Mouthpieces

Philip Farkas chose to begin The Art of French Horn Playing with a discussion of mouthpieces and horns. As this was his starting point,...