Articles - Houghton Horns

Is your brass instrument conical or cylindrical? Read below to find out and why it matters! A conical bore instrument is one in which the bore diameter gradually increases throughout...

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...

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Ms. Garrop is a full-time freelance composer living in the Chicago area. She served as the first Emerging Opera Composer of Chicago Opera Theater’s Vanguard Program (2018-2020). She also held a 3-year...

Charlotte Houghton plays Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3, movement 2 (with cuts).

This article covers five important considerations that will help ensure that you make the best decision. Purchasing an instrument for your child is at once an investment into their continued...

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...