Horn Thoughts

One of my passions is music, I play the french horn in a number of amateur ensembles. I've been contributing to a couple of horn mailing lists for several years. In that time, I've written reams of advice and comment, and I think it is about time I tried to put it all together. So starting from today I'm going to put together some of my better pieces on this blog so that I can more easily refer to them and so you can comment on them.

Monday, 13 December 2010

Different kinds of tone

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One aspect of horn playing which I feel is inadequately stressed is control over tone colour and how this can contribute to the effect of th...
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Sunday, 7 November 2010

About "bumping"

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In the UK, the assistant 1st horn is colloquially called the "bumper". The origin of this usage is a mystery to me, but that is wh...
Tuesday, 2 November 2010

An all Russian concert

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In October, I played the first concert of the season with Hillingdon Philharmonic. Obviously a brass player has got at the committee, becaus...
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Sunday, 29 August 2010

Summer concerts completed

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Well, the summer concerts have gone pretty well. I was a bit under-practiced for the St Barnabas Last Night of the Proms. I'd had a drea...
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Monday, 26 July 2010

Summer concerts

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Summer brings a change of pace from the usual round of orchestra concerts. I find myself taking part in more chamber music. This summer is n...
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Friday, 23 July 2010

Brent Symphony Orchestra

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Next season sees the centenary of the Brent Symphony Orchestra . In past times it used to be called the Willesden Symphony Orchestra, and be...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Parallels

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I've just seen the obituary for the former BBC commentator Robert Hudson . I have no memory of hearing him on the radio - he retired ove...
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