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A[n Updated] Guide to Horn Oils and Greases

When it comes to brass lubricants, there are a lot of options. This PDF by Hetman is a great resource to find the right lubricant for any horn!
Practice Priorities: Quality or Quantity?

Many students don’t want to sound bad. But sounding bad is what leads to sounding good.
Horn Nerd: Meticulous Terms Edition

After years of teaching, there are a select few words that really get under my skin. But I found a new one recently!
New Year, New (and Better) Posture

2020 beat up on everyone. Long hours of sitting and not being able to go out as much as normal gave me new awareness into the importance of posture.
Yearly [Transposition] Rant

It’s that time of the year for my yearly rant on why you should know how to transpose!
Farkas Mouthpieces: Troubles and Alternates

The Holton-Farkas line of mouthpieces and the idea of “horn lips”.
A Successful 1,000-Day Practice Challenge

An update on Jason Sulliman’s 1,000-Day Practice Challenge, and what it takes to be good.
Sketchy UK Horn Site Shut Down, Horns Still Missing

If you’ve been playing horn and active in the online horn community over the past 10 years, you probably remember (or have heard of) HornsAPlenty.com. I remember browsing through the pages of horn listings in the early 2000s. It looked like the business had a great stock of used horns, but I remember always being…
Transposition: Useful or Waste of Time?

Is transposition a necessary skill for all horn players?
The Two Types of Technique

For most brass players (and musicians) there are two different types of playing techniques.