Articles - Houghton Horns

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...

Dueling Fundamentals for Two Horns by Dr. Matthew C. Haislip presents familiar and original advanced fundamental exercises in a duet format. The book explores long tones, interval studies, flexibility exercises,...

Jeff Scott is the Associate Professor of Horn at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, hornist of the Imani Winds, a former member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and...

Mr. Amis took up the tuba in high school in his home country of Bermuda. A Suite for Bass Tuba, composed when he was only fifteen, marked his first published...

Yes, this is a Google Search topic that comes up frequently and I’d like to take an opportunity to share some insight and provide answers to this curious question. Of...

The French horn is widely considered to be the most difficult brass instrument to play. Proficiency on any musical instrument is a challenging endeavor, as each one presents its own...

In a video geared toward educators, Dr. Derek Wright of Houghton Horns explains the tremendous qualities of the Verus model V/VG French Horn.  

When making this list, I considered primarily original works written for the solo trombone and not arrangements made for the trombone. Unlike a number of the other “standard” instruments, the...

The reason the French horn is played with the bell facing backwards lies in the rich history and development of the instrument.  The horn was originally used as a signaling...