Horn Notes Podcast

Dec 10 2024 57 ep. 19 mins 17
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Hosted by John Ericson, this podcast looks at a variety of topics related to the French horn and music.

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

Dec 10 2024 21 mins  
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.

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

Nov 26 2024 15 mins  
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

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

Oct 03 2024 18 mins  
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.

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

Sep 17 2024 22 mins  
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.

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

Jul 05 2023 23 mins  
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.

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

Jun 28 2023 26 mins  
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.

Hornnotes 57: A look at Carl Geyer and his horns

Jan 30 2023 20 mins  
In this episode John Ericson looks at the topic of Carl Geyer and his horns, and reflects on his recent series of articles ("Geyer Dreaming") on Horn Maters, as 2023 is the 100th anniversary year of the Geyer style double horn. Length 20:09

Hornnotes 56: Updating the University of Horn Matters

Jul 31 2022 35 mins  
In this episode John Ericson looks at major updates done this summer to the University of Horn Matters, the free rep. and pedagogy courses posted in the Horn Matters website. Length 35:25

Hornnotes 55: Remembering an embouchure change and other playing challenges

Jun 15 2022 28 mins  
In this episode John Ericson looks back to a summer 40 years ago when he changed his embouchure for the first time, an embouchure injury the following year, and more. Length 27:59

Hornnotes 54 -- Stories involving Giardinelli mouthpieces and more

May 18 2022 24 mins  
In this episode John Ericson has a few stories related to vintage Giardinelli mouthpieces, a brief review of a book by Arthur Brooks, and more. Length 24:23