It feels like calling a young player "a natural" is a compliment, but it actually can delay long-term growth.
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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.
New Year, New (and Better) Posture
A look at one of the first and most influential jazz horn players - Julius Watkins.
Julius Watkins and the French Horn in Jazz
Break out of your practice rut with this video of 8 great practice tips in 3 minutes!
Practice Hacks From Canadian Brass Trumpeter
An update on Jason Sulliman's 1,000-Day Practice Challenge, and what it takes to be good.
A Successful 1,000-Day Practice Challenge
David Cooper, recently-appointed principal horn of the Chicago Symphony, on auditions and warm-ups.
David Cooper On Auditions and Warming Up.
In a previous blog entry I talked about some projects that I and others are using to fill up the time due to the cancellation of all upcoming performances and most teaching. In that blog entry (which you can find here), I talked about going through several technique books that […]
Warm-up (and learn to practice) with Solo Training
For most brass players (and musicians) there are two different types of playing techniques.