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While this almost certainly belongs on the tech part of my website, rather than the music portion, I just really love the phrase, probability-based drummer. I can think of a few probability-based musicians I’ve known in my life, and I think I’m going to start using that phrase instead of […]

It’s not just a punchline – the “Probability-Based Drummer” is ...

7 Aug, 2019 in Horn tagged amusing / digital music / funny / music by Colin Dorman (updated 21 days ago)

classical musician performance anxiety — It’s no secret that the increasing development and research into sports psychology has trickled down into the performing arts fields. Books from authors like Don Greene, Timothy Gallwey and Barry Green have brought many aspects of the mental preparation done by elite athletes (and others in high-stress jobs) into the […]

Self-Talk: Criticism vs. Compassion

26 Jun, 2019 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / music / practice by Colin Dorman (updated 57 days ago)

A bit of musical humor, courtesy of the Youtube channel 2SetViolin.

Some Humor For Your Next Practice Break: 2SetViolin

29 May, 2019 in Horn tagged funny / horn playing / horn problems / horn teaching / horn video / music / orchestra / orchestra music / practice by Colin Dorman (updated 84 days ago)

mouse-sheet-music — I recently found another great online resource for every brass player - Check it out!

Great Web Resource for Brass Players

15 May, 2019 in Horn tagged brass info / horn playing / horn practice / horn technique / music / orchestra by Colin Dorman (updated 112 days ago)

I don’t think that it comes as any surprise that knowledge of scales and arpeggios is one of the keys to being a well-rounded musician. Knowing scales and arpeggios inside and out will improve almost every aspect of your playing. Intonation, technical facility, interval training, and sightreading are all improved […]

New Page: Extended Scale Exercises

24 Apr, 2019 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / horn technique / internet / media devices / music / practice by Colin Dorman (updated 124 days ago)

As I write this, it’s just after the yearly Solo and Ensemble festival for my students, and so, of course, I just stumbled across an excellent resource for next year! The Kumamoto Horn Ensemble (KHE) The Kumamoto Horn Ensemble has been an active horn ensemble for almost 20 years, and […]

Top-Notch Resource for Any Horn Ensemble

27 Mar, 2019 in Horn tagged horn ensemble / horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / music by Colin Dorman (updated 149 days ago)

In years of working with students on the horn, one of the most difficult concepts to teach (at least for me), has been the idea of musical phrasing. I imagine that this is (at least in part) because getting a strong set of fundamentals took me so long. I don’t […]

Teaching Musical Interpretation: Learn, Listen, Count

27 Feb, 2019 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn problems / horn teaching / horn technique / music / practice / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 186 days ago)

So I’ve really been enjoying using my tablet as a digital music reader. It’s certainly been an adjustment (I’ve written about some of those here), but overall I really have been enjoying it. One recent upgrade that I made was for a relatively small and compact stand/tablet holder setup to […]

Upgrade to Digital Music Reading: New Stand!

13 Feb, 2019 in Horn tagged android / apple / chromebook / horn equipment / horn playing / horn practice / music / practice by Colin Dorman (updated 190 days ago)