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Fun Music for Horn Students Who Are Sick of Their TMEA Etudes
Are you starting to feel like you might do something drastic to your horn if you have to play the same etude one more time? We hear you. Take a...
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What Are the Different Parts of a French Horn?
You might hear a French horn being described in terms of “bore size” or “lever action”. But what do these terms mean? Here’s an introduction to some of the terminology...
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Horn Spa Day!
Learn more about the horn survival kit here.
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Horn Survival Kit Unboxing
Learn more about the horn survival kit here.
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The Balanced Diet: a sample lesson from “Recipe for Success”
Learn more about “Recipe for Success” here.
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Three Things You Can Start Doing Now to Up Your Chances of Making All-State
For many high school musicians, making the All-State Band, Orchestra, or Choir is a big dream. Beyond the obvious tactic of “practicing a lot,” what else can you do to...
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Recipe for Success Video Series – Duets
Learn more about Recipe for Success.
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“Why Should I Practice?” Motivating students during this time of a global pandemic and online learning
These are difficult times. The world as we know it has significantly changed in the past six months and people are learning to adjust in order to navigate through these...
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Pythagoras and the Harmonic Series
If you’ve heard of Pythagoras at all, it’s probably because of his most famous contribution to basic geometry: a2+ b2= c2. But did you know that Pythagoras did more than just write a cool...
