John Ericson

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As noted in prior posts, I have been reading A Devil to Play by Jasper Rees. I went back to it last night and...

My first IHS event was the symposium in 1983 in Charleston, Illinois. That was a while ago, but really in many ways it does...

Several works call for muted Wagner tuba, particularly by Strauss and Schoenberg. A horn mute will not work and really mutes for any other...

On the hornlist recently a most interesting video has been noted, the recording session for the Beatles song “For No One” as depicted in...

For some years I have used a version of a strap or flipper or duck’s foot on my horn. While the other straps I...

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...

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