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The best French horn fingerings in the low range

A topic that comes up pretty often teaching is that of what fingerings to use in the low range, specifically in the range from...

Telemann Wrote a Lot of Music for the Horn

A few weeks ago a question came up on "the hornlist" about Telemann and his works for horn. Someone asked what else there...

Finding a Correct Mouthpiece Placement on the Upper Lip for French Horn

Working with a variety of horn students inevitably the embouchure comes up as a topic. An important aspect is placement on the upper lip....

Two Baroque Horn Concertos that Should be Performed More Often

If a Baroque concerto is heard, it is most often the Telemann or maybe the Forster. These are fine works but there are alternates...

Don’t Put off Learning to Double Tongue

This weekend I got busy working on the five newly composed etudes by Douglas Akey that comprise the AMEA Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors...