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Conductors Say the Darndest Things II
The great American horn teacher Philip Farkas had a story about water in the horn that he loved to tell. Nancy Fako relates the...
Nocturne from Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thoughts on a orchestral solo.
The Nocturne from Felix Mendelssohn's Incidental Music to Midsummer Night's Dream is a standard excerpt that is commonly asked at...
Using Too Much Pressure? There’s a Device for That
Anyone who has read Farkas knows he was quite concerned with pressure and not using too much pressure into the high range. As a...
Mindfulness
Play with reckless abandon. Like you haven't a care in the world.
This is a mindset learned from more than one teacher and is one...
Nudge Theory
A method for guiding students on their learning path.
In When Humans Need a Nudge Toward Rationality author Jeff Sommer reports on an interesting principal...
Practice Records: A Reflective Learning Method, II
On practice records - continued from Part I.
One common type of reflective learning method used in educational settings is journaling -- the process of...
A Shortage of Young Horn Players
Some things never change.
John Ericson has made it a mission to promote and encourage more young horn students in Arizona. As a private (and...
Parody: Horns of Different Flavors and American Gothic
At some point, everyone believes that their instrument brand of choice is good and therefore perhaps good for others - this is perfectly natural...
Those That Can't Do, Teach
Debunking a misguided popular phrase.
Those that can't do, teach.
Occasionally this saying (or a close variation) pops up in casual conversation. It is a saying...
Olympic Clams, Cornophobia and Auditions
Missed notes in auditions are a no-no.
My audition days are long over and honestly, I do not miss them.
Yet, in the process of taking...