John Ericson

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7 Keys to Winning a Concerto Competition for Mixed Instruments

Concerto competitions for a variety of instruments are common and have special problems to overcome. I just judged one here at Arizona State. To...

Sometimes You Need to Change Your Embouchure

A new blog I am following is at Julia Rose's Horn Page, the site of Julia Rose, third hornist of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra....

Tip: Making a Bad Piece Sound Like Something

This is an important skill to develop for any musician because, honestly, you will play a lot of bad music over the course of...

The Most Difficult Piece Ever Written for the Horn

This coming Sunday at 2:30 I will be playing on my faculty recital at ASU the most difficult piece ever written for the...

The Alto Horn — The Ultimate Off Beat Playing Machine

Last week I subbed twice in a brass band on E-flat tenor (alto) horn, for a project underway with the ASU bands. I have...

On the Singer “Heavy Routine”

This week in the pedagogy class we focused on warm-up routines. One old standard discussed was the “Heavy Routine” found in Embouchure Building for...

A Little Lady on an Old Conn Tenor Horn

I recently had the chance to try this old Conn alto (tenor) horn in E-flat that was borrowed by ASU from the U of...

The $50,000 Alexander Uberhorn

One of my DMA students sent me the link to this eBay auction tonight, for a rare Alexander that can be yours for only...

A Tunable Horn Mute FAQ

While this topic came up in a sectional last week, it is actually a topic I have meant to post on for quite some...

Gail Williams on Free Buzzing and Right Hand Position

A topic in a number of lessons this week has been right hand position. Something I referenced in these lessons was the quote in the following post,...

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