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Nerves and Bananas?

Nerves can be a big problem! Sometimes it is something you can't work yourself past no matter what you try with a good mindset...

Podcast on the B-flat Marching French Horn

While I have post some info about this topic in Horn Articles Online, one topic I have not yet posted on in this site specifically is...

A Fingering Chart for Single F, Double, and Single B-flat Horns

I know from the blog stats that people are looking for fingering charts for the horn. Typically horn fingering charts are somewhat confusing as they...

A Blind Test of Horns at IHS Denver, the Results

A post on the Pope Instrument Repair site/blog points to the results of the blind test of horns done at the 2008 IHS Denver...

Fingerings and Notations for the Single B-flat Horn

Exactly how to think of fingerings and notations for the single B-flat horn is a point of confusion for many music educators. I believe...

Thoughts on Choosing a School for Advanced Horn Study

The topic of choosing a school for horn study is a large topic. Any talented horn player will find themselves with several good choices...

110% accuracy is the goal?

The horn is, among standard orchestral instruments, perhaps the easiest to miss notes on. I recall Verne Reynolds requesting in lessons 110% accuracy. Reynolds...

A Single B-flat Horn FAQ

Are you trying horns again? Yes. I always tell people they need to keep their eyes open, a better horn is probably out there, keep...

Horn 101: The Harmonic (or Overtone) Series

This summer I taught several younger students and I had to explain to all of them about the harmonic series. The harmonic series are...

Don’t Miss! Two Practical Tips to Improve Accuracy of Entrances

This is another post from the archive, dated 7/12/2004, when I was performing Principal Horn and teaching at the Brevard Music Center in North...