Articles - Houghton Horns

Mark Houghton and Dr. Derek Wright talk about avoiding burnout and repetitive stress injuries as a musician.

When I was growing up, both of my parents maintained private studios for teaching French horn. I can scarcely remember a week passing without students visiting our house for regular...

Join Mark Houghton and Dr. Derek J. Wright as they discuss the qualities they value in French horns.

The Tools We Use to Maximize Our Practice Sessions with Mark Houghton and Dr. Derek J. Wright

Those of us who perform live music professionally are (hopefully) seeing the first glimmers of a return to work in the near future. With that in mind, I thought it...

Join Mark Houghton & Dr. Derek Wright for a livestream discussion about practice habits. Learn tips on how to step up your practice game!  

Here’s a quick guide to some retail terms that might allow you to snag a great deal on a basically-new instrument. A Stock If an instrument (or any retail product,...

I recently compiled some thoughts on achieving effective practice sessions. These concepts are universally applicable for all instrumentalists, not just horn players like myself! Planning. Plan regular times for your...

Dr. Derek Wright has successfully helped thousands of people to pick their French horns over the past 10 years. Tune in as he shares what to do and what not...

I have been a private horn teacher for over forty-five years. In fact, my husband Dennis was my first pupil! He was a sophomore and I was a junior at...

After teaching private horn lessons for over forty years (and living to tell about it!) I would like to share some ideas and routines that have helped my young students to...