Horn Player, Tech Enthusiast

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It’s been about nine months since I last went over some of my current favorite apps and services. Since then, a lot has changed, so I thought that it might be Apps Some of my favorite apps: Tonal Energy: My favorite tuner/metronome app. I have a full review here. If […]

Stuff I Like/Use: Fall 2020

October 2, 2020 in Tech tagged apple / apps / chromebook / computer / productivity / recording / security by Colin Dorman (updated 32 days ago)

Some thoughts about how to spend your quarantine time.

Quarantine Projects

April 1, 2020 in Horn tagged etudes / horn playing / horn practice / practice / recording / warmup by Colin Dorman (updated 213 days ago)

This year, pay more attention to what you listen to.

You Are What (and Who) You Listen To

January 8, 2020 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn teaching / music / orchestra music / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 297 days ago)

While practicing is necessary to improve, you can only improve what you hear!

You’re Only As Good As Your Ears

May 8, 2019 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn problems / horn teaching / horn technique / podcast / practice / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 543 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

February 27, 2019 in Horn tagged horn playing / horn practice / horn problems / horn teaching / horn technique / music / practice / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 616 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

March 28, 2018 in Horn tagged horn equipment / horn playing / horn practice / practice / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 857 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

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

gadget-deals — I’m going to be trying something new over the summer – since I have more time on my hands, and I’ve started getting lots more questions about both gadgets and musical equipment, I’m going to try and have a post once a week or so to highlight some good deals […]

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

May 31, 2017 in Tech tagged deals / gadgets / recording by Colin Dorman (updated 1242 days ago)