Horn Notes Podcast

In this episode John Ericson looks at using drones to improve your warmup and your practice of French horn etudes and excerpts. The etude example is from Rangesongs by Rose French, and the excerpt is the opening of the Brahms second piano concerto. Length 14:43

In this episode with John Ericson the focus is on horn excerpts, with tips on performing Till, Brahms 2, and the Janacek Sinfonietta. Length 16:26

In this episode John Ericson reflects on a recent project, that of laying out his teaching method, and more. Length 20:10

In this episode John Ericson talks about warming-up on the F horn, his sabbatical project of building single F horns, and looking forward to more horn playing in the near future. Length 16:32

In this episode John Ericson examines the large topic of getting your chops back in shape after the long year of Zoom lessons and no ensembles. Length 21:16

In this episode John Ericson presents a "workshop session" on materials and techniques to use to improve your low horn performance. Length 22:54

Continuing the series of "workshop presentations," the topic for this episode is playing the Wagner tuba. Performed by horn players, these instruments are called for in works of Wagner, Bruckner, Strauss, and more. Length 13:19

Continuing the series of "workshop presentations," in this episode John Ericson presents a session introducing the performing techniques of the natural horn. Length 14:30

In this episode John Ericson looks at the topic of the two popular horn types, the Geyer and the Kruspe, getting beyond the buzzwords into their history, design, and more. Length 25:12

In this episode John Ericson looks at warmup publications in general, his new warmup publication, setting up the embouchure as you start the day, and more. Length 13:13.