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Horn Notes Podcast

Hosted by John Ericson, this podcast looks at a variety of topics related to the French horn and music.

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Hornnotes 67: All Things Assistant Horn

In this episode John Ericson looks at the why and how of Assistant First Horn -- why your chops need it as first horn, and how to mark things like a pro. With other stories and additional notes on stiff chops. Length 33:54

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Horn Notes 66: Fundamentals -- Vibrato and Various Extended Techniques

In this episode John Ericson continues his series on fundamentals with stories and a look at vibrato and various extended techniques. In addition, the final segment looks at how to speed up your slow valves. Length 18:57

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Horn Notes 65: Fundamentals -- Transpositions, Bass Clef, Key Signatures, Sight Reading

In this episode John Ericson continues the series on fundamentals, this time the somewhat more essential ones of transpositions, bass clef, key signatures, and sight reading. With a concluding segment on earplugs and a horn seating question. Length 23:31.

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Horn Notes 64: Fundamentals -- Lip Trills, Stopped, and Muted Horn

In this episode the Fundamentals series continues with a look at lip trills, stopped horn, and muted horn. Legnth 16:57

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Hornnotes 63: Fundamentals -- Accuracy, Endurance, and Concentration

In Episode 63 of the Horn Notes Podcast host John Ericson continues his look at the Fundamentals of French horn playing, this time on the topics of accuracy, endurance, and concentration.

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Hornnotes 62: Fundamentals -- Slurring, Tone Quality, Ranges, and Dynamics

In this episode of the Horn Notes Podcast John Ericson continues his series on fundamentals, looking at the topics of slurring, tone quality, ranges, and dynamics. Length: 15:20

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Hornnotes 61. Fundamentals: Breathing, Embouchure, and Articulation, and a Unified Theory of Everything

In this episode John Ericson, horn professor at Arizona State, continutes his look at a fundamentals, based on three recent articles in the series on fundamentals in Horn Matters. As a part of that look he proposes a unified theory that relates the topics of breathing, embouchure, and articulation, with various personal asides.

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Hornnotes 60: Fundamentals -- Posture, Fingerings, Intonation, and More

In this episode John Ericson begins a series looking at the fundamentals of horn playing. Following a list that may be found in the Douglas Hill book, the series begins with topics including playing postion/posture, fingering choices, intonation, and much more -- including key ideas towards playing in tune in ensembles.

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Hornnotes 59: Your horn and the Music it Wants to Play, Transposition, and Intuitive Musicianship

In this episode John Ericson tackles questions related to how different horns work better on different music in a variety of ways, the topic of how we think of transpostion, and how intuitive musicianship can help you scope out if something is wrong in your music.

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Hornnotes 58: Bad Horns, Bad Ears, and Bad Loud Dynamics

In this episode Dr. Ericson tackles questions relating to what makes a bad horn a bad horn, earplugs (and bad ears), and improving loud dynamic playing.

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