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- Hornnotes 57: A look at Carl Geyer and his horns
In this episode John Ericson looks at the topic of Carl Geyer and his horns, and reflects on his recent series of articles ("Geyer Dreaming") on Horn Maters, as 2023 is the 100th anniversary year of the Geyer style double horn. Length 20:09
21 min - Hornnotes 56: Updating the University of Horn Matters
In this episode John Ericson looks at major updates done this summer to the University of Horn Matters, the free rep. and pedagogy courses posted in the Horn Matters website. Length 35:25
36 min - Hornnotes 55: Remembering an embouchure change and other playing challenges
In this episode John Ericson looks back to a summer 40 years ago when he changed his embouchure for the first time, an embouchure injury the following year, and more. Length 27:59
28 min - Hornnotes 54 -- Stories involving Giardinelli mouthpieces and more
In this episode John Ericson has a few stories related to vintage Giardinelli mouthpieces, a brief review of a book by Arthur Brooks, and more. Length 24:23
25 min - Hornnotes 53 -- Better Mouthpiece = Better AccuracyThere are probably 1,000 ways to miss a note on the French horn, but one of the key items that will help improve your accuracy is proper selection of a better mouthpiece. In this episode John Ericson focuses on the topics of note connections, how those are impacted by mouthpiece choice, how to find better mouthpiece, and more. Lenght 25:2226 min
- Hornnotes 52 -- Pushing horn practice too farIn this episode John Ericson looks at the topic of practice and playing the French horn. Some teachers, in an effort to encourage progress, push duration and intensity of practice too far -- to the point of failure -- which is not a productive way to improve on the horn. Rest days, atheletic training, and tactics for good chops are discussed. Length 25:3126 min
- Hornnotes 51 -- Is it time to retire Kopprasch?
In this episode John Ericson examines the topic of moving on from Kopprasch in lesson teaching. These venerable etudes are dated music with many alternatives that may be used today. The episode concludes with further notes looking back at grad auditions for this year and more. Length 29:37
30 min - Hornnotes 50: Let's Talk about Till and Farkas
In this episode we look at the topic of a correct interpretation of the Till Eulenspiegel opening solo, with a focus on how Farkas taught the excerpt. Farkas learned the solo working with the conductor Frederick Stock, who had studied the work with Strauss, as he explains in an audio clip from a presentation at the 1989 Southwest Horn Workshop. Length 17:59
18 min - Hornnotes 49: Kruspe, Geyer, etc., Part II
In this episode John Ericson returns to the overall topic of horn designs, and more specifically can the Kruspe type horn come back? Length 27:07
28 min - Hornnotes 48: Pro tips on getting back into ensemble rehearsals
In this episode John Ericson looks at some of the issues related to getting going again with ensemble rehearsals and performances. Length 24:08
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Hosted by John Ericson, this podcast looks at a variety of topics related to the French horn and music.
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