For a while now I’ve had a Vienna horn borrowed locally. I have wanted to enjoy playing it, but the fact was it was kind … Read More ›
After the spring semester I was finally able to finish the last planned elements of the horn I’ve been building using parts obtained from Rick … Read More ›
25 years ago this month. I played my last session in Nashville, not long before moving to Potsdam to start a new career teaching full … Read More ›
I’ve had a couple people ask how this build is going. I started working in earnest on this after the semester was over and got … Read More ›
With school out I’ve been working on another horn building project. Elements of it are done, and others are getting close. This morning was … Read More ›
My original horn conversion project was turning a vintage concert mellophone into a rather nice natural horn, a Doctoral project done under the guidance of … Read More ›
Working on taxes I also looked at the sales statistics of my 21 publications that are sold on Amazon. What would you guess generated the … Read More ›
The fall semester of 2021 marks the beginning of my 21st year at Arizona State, my 25th year of full-time teaching, and my 30th year … Read More ›
One consequence of the pandemic has been practice has not been great, for a while. A consequence of that is our breathing has certainly become … Read More ›
This summer (2021) I had a long mental list of website updates and upgrades to do, and as of now have completed most of them. … Read More ›