Online Horn Resources

Horn Matters (https://hornmatters.com) — John Ericson and Bruce Hembd's free archive of 1,500+ articles across 38 topics, widely considered the leading online horn resource.

Audition Mode — https://www.auditionmode.com — 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 — https://www.hornsociety.org — The official IHS site, with The Horn Call archives, audition listings, and a deep member resource library.

Sarah's Horn Hangouts — https://sarah-willis.com/horn-hangouts — Dozens of free long-form interviews with major horn players and teachers, recorded live with viewer questions.

Houghton Horns Educational Resources — https://houghtonhorns.com/pages/educational-resources-for-french-horn — 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 — https://horn.studio.uiowa.edu/orchestral-excerpts — A curated hub linking the major horn excerpt collections, audition repertoire lists, and video excerpt lessons.

James Boldin's Horn World — https://jamesboldin.com — A university horn professor's long-running blog covering pedagogy, reviews, conference reports, and repertoire by underrepresented composers.

Colin Dorman — Horn Resources — https://colindorman.com/horn/ — Practical blog posts from a freelancer and teacher, including a curated collection of free horn masterclass videos.

Last Row Music — Horn (https://www.lastrowmusic.com/category/french-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.