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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,...

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...