John Ericson

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This past week a new horn arrived in the mail which has been most interesting to play. Last summer was the first time I...

Having heard a few good things about the recent book A Devil to Play by Jasper Rees I ordered it from Amazon.com and it...

NOTE: SEE UPDATE AT END OF POST. Over the weekend I saw a link to an article on a performance of the Brahms trio...

One classic publication I have come back to recently is Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work for French Horn edited by Max P. Pottag. This...

Following up on my post from yesterday on avoiding chop problems, there are a number of things that combined will help keep your embouchure...

This past year I have been in contact with several players who have had embouchure problems, including focal dystonia. These can be very serious...

The topic of fingerings above high C for standard double horn came up for me last week in one of the master classes in...

Many brass players are familiar with The Breathing Gym book and DVD. Following on the success of the original Breathing Gym tuba virtuosi Sam...

A conversation I end up having fairly often is on the topic of what makes a horn a professional quality horn. Many horns are...

One discussion I have often with students is how much to warm-up, in particular before a major performance or recital. Over in my horn...

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