The Brass Junkies Horn Page

The Brass Junkies Horn Page
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Masterclass Quotes

Notes from classes I attended.

Marty Hackleman

Former Principal Horn of the National Symphony Orchestra and a former member of the Empire Brass and the Canadian Brass.

2011, George Mason University

Before leaving the NSO and moving to Kansas City to join the faculty of UMKC, Marty was my colleague at George Mason. These are from two sets of classes he did there for the entire school.

2010, George Mason University

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Horn Resources from Around the Web

Players, teachers, organizations, podcasts and excerpt libraries worth following.

  • Horn Matters

    John Ericson and Bruce Hembd's free archive of 1,500+ articles across 38 topics, widely considered the leading online horn resource.

  • Audition Mode

    Denise Tryon and Karl Pituch's audition-prep program built around mock auditions, masterclasses, and lessons, with Tryon a leading low-horn authority.

  • International Horn Society

    The official IHS site, with The Horn Call archives, audition listings, and a deep member resource library.

  • Sarah's Horn Hangouts

    Dozens of free long-form interviews with major horn players and teachers, recorded live with viewer questions.

  • Houghton Horns Educational Resources

    Free materials on hand technique, mutes, mouthpieces, recommended solos, and first-year lesson plans, useful to band directors as well as horn specialists.

  • University of Iowa Horn Studio: Orchestral Excerpts

    A curated hub linking the major horn excerpt collections, audition repertoire lists, and video excerpt lessons.

  • James Boldin's Horn World

    A university horn professor's long-running blog covering pedagogy, reviews, conference reports, and repertoire by underrepresented composers.

  • Colin Dorman: Horn Resources

    Practical blog posts from a freelancer and teacher, including a curated collection of free horn masterclass videos.

  • Last Row Music: Horn

    An actively updated news feed of horn album releases, faculty appointments, auditions, and festival deadlines, with linked directories of horn artists and university studios.