recording

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 63 days ago)

recording equipment for horn — If you’re looking for a way to get into recording the horn, Dr. James Boldin has a nice article on his current recording setup on his website. According to his post, he was looking for something a bit more advanced and flexible than a handheld Minidisc or digital recorder (like […]

Basic Gear for Recording

28 Mar, 2018 in Horn tagged horn equipment / horn playing / horn practice / practice / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 304 days ago)

It’s getting pretty close to All-District and All-State auditions here in Kentucky. That means that lots of students are starting to feel the pressure to get their audition music finalized. Of course, these students that are stressing most about the audition are the same students that have been practicing in […]

Practice Strategy: Use Ship Dates to Optimize Practice Time

31 Oct, 2017 in Horn tagged all state / horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / practice / recording by Colin Dorman

Gadget Deals – Record Yourself, Inexpensive Alexa, Upgrade Your Car

31 May, 2017 in Tech tagged deals / gadgets / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 689 days ago)

New John Williams/Steven Spielberg Album Out

18 Mar, 2017 in Horn tagged deals / horn playing / orchestra music / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 719 days ago)

One questions that comes up a fair amount in lessons – especially lessons with younger students faced with new or difficult repertoire – is “can you play this so I can hear how it goes”? Most of the time, my answer is something along the lines of “yes, but everything […]

Can A Model Performance Improve Your Practice?

24 Jan, 2016 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / music / practice / recording by Colin Dorman

I’ve added a new page – a collection of some of the most well-known recordings that all horn players should have on their shelves! This page not only includes some of the greatest horn soloists, but I’ve also added some horn ensembles and a few orchestras that have particular significance […]