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Pandemic Practice: Push Your Limits

With gigs and rehearsals being cancelled left and right, make sure you’re getting enough playing at your thresholds. Here are some ideas.
Julie Landsman: Conn, Caruso, and Confidence

Julie Landsman is one of the most influential horn players and teachers today.
Music, College, and COVID

If you’re a college music student (or will be soon), I hope you’ve read this article: An Impossible Choice: Music Majors, COVID-19, and an Uncertain Future. I’m a bit late to it (it was originally published on August 17), but the authors do a great job of distilling the mental and monetary calculations that have likely…
All State: Plan Your Practice

Getting your Kentucky 2020 All-State music ready is a simple process. But like all processes, it starts off with a good plan!
Julius Watkins and the French Horn in Jazz

A look at one of the first and most influential jazz horn players – Julius Watkins.
Practice Hacks From Canadian Brass Trumpeter

Break out of your practice rut with this video of 8 great practice tips in 3 minutes!
Quarantine Recital

A quarantine recital was a welcome (and rare) chance to perform for a “live” audience!
Can Too Much Analysis Lead To Paralysis?

The idea that knowing “too much” can actually make you worse is not new for musicians. But is it true?
Farkas Mouthpieces: Troubles and Alternates

The Holton-Farkas line of mouthpieces and the idea of “horn lips”.
Finding the Hours

Being good is simple, but it’s not easy. Here’s the best way to make the time to be good.