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The Words to Mozart 4:3/Flanders and Swann, Ill Wind

Working on the third movement of Mozart 4 with students I often bring up the topic of “the words” to the movement. Many musical works...

Barrows Plays Wilder

This weekend I got back to my old copy of John Barrows and his French Horn: Music of Alec Wilder. It was a Golden...

Humor: The Farkas Photo

After joining the ASU faculty as horn professor in the fall of 2001 I was honored to get to know and work with one...

What is Your Body Really Doing when Playing Horn?

I have been thinking quite a bit about tonguing and how the body works lately, and had two most interesting experiences yesterday, seeing the...

What Horn would a Horn Soloist Choose?

One thing I have been thinking about lately is the topic of equipment and fingering choices in relation to orchestral and solo horn playing. Most...

I Don’t Think He Likes this Conductor

A friend posted a link (I saw it on Facebook) to a most interesting post in a new blog by David Finlayson, second trombonist...

What is a Compensating Double?

Over the years a number of times the topic of what is a compensating horn has come up for me a number of times....

What horn models do they really play in London?

Many hornists recommend the London Horn Sound CD for their students, it is a classic and full of inspiration for younger hornists. I have...

Philip Myers on Playing a Triple Horn and Accuracy

I recently noted a link to a 1998 interview with Philip Myers, Principal Horn of the New York Philharmonic. He is a very notable...

A Story — Why Play a Clean Horn

One booklet I have had for some years is the 1977 publication Super Power Embouchure by “Brass Teacher & High Range Coach” A. A....