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Bruce and John FAQ

So, you have started a huge new horn website! How did you meet? We met in real life in 1984. That year Bruce was a...

Farkas and the Art of Marketing II

In the comments to my recent post on the Reynolds Pottag Model horn (seen below) I quoted what Farkas said was his goal in...

Farkas and the Art of Marketing I

I have recently been re-reading Philip Farkas & His Horn: A Happy and Worthwhile Life by Nancy Jordan Fako. One thing in this book...

Review: The Reynolds Pottag Model Horn

It took me several years on the faculty at ASU to even notice this horn, a Reynolds Pottag Model horn. When I noticed it...

Before Farkas: Anton Horner on Tonguing

Kendall Betts in a recent post to the “Ask the Pros” section of the IHS website pointed out a great quotation on tonguing from...

Horns Seen at the International Horn Competition of America

While family commitments have made it so that I have not been able to attend recent editions of the International Horn Competition of America, I was...

The Single F Horn Dare, a challenge to horn teachers

We need more horn players in the schools. I would offer readers a challenge in two parts. The first part is a general challenge to...

Frøydis on Breaking the Rules of Horn Playing

I recently noted an interesting online article from Frøydis Ree Wekre on the rules of horn playing. Basically she says in “Never Say Never...

Review: The Buzzing Book, and What Does a Warm-up Look Like?

For a lot of horn players it looks something like the Farkas warm-up. But it is interesting; you can see that some writers of...

Before Farkas: Birchard Coar

I recently updated my list of horn pedagogy resources in my studio site. It is not a comprehensive list but reflects what I think...