Articles - Houghton Horns

For Kendall Betts Horn Camp this year, Karen Houghton, Dr. Derek J. Wright, and Dennis Houghton were invited to lead informative video presentations! Karen shares her thoughts and experience on private teaching beginning...

ITF 2021, the 50th anniversary of the ITF/ITW will be held July 14-17 at the Schwob School of Music of Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. Dr. Bradley Palmer will...

Though many professional horn players utilize slightly different right-hand positions, all of us can agree that the hand should be inserted far enough into the bell to control tone and...

Ellen Dinwiddie Smith has been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra since 1993 and currently serves as third horn. Smith is Adjunct Professor of Horn at the University of Minnesota...

Anatomy of a Trombone Hand Slide Valve Tuning Slide F-Attachment Slide Bell Leadpipe Types of Trombone Tenor Trombone Most beginners start on a tenor trombone, and that’s what most people...

BIAS (the Brass Instrument Analysis System) is a piece of software/hardware and can analyse different aspects of a brass instrument. But is there anything it can tell us that can...

Quick disassembly of a Yamaha Double French Horn

Reassembling a Yamaha Double French Horn

Houghton Horns is proud to support the 2021 Festival of Trombones! Join world-class artists Zachary Bond of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Brian Hecht of the Dallas Symphony...

Watch long-time Houghton Horns repair technician Benjamin Allen talk about and disassemble the very popular Hans Hoyer G10 Double French Horn.

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