Our Hunting Forefathers
While it always continued its vital contribution on the hunting field, outside this environment the horn gradually learned to wipe its boots carefully, and come…
Thinking About Communication
To begin with – a few disclaimers; I speak as a teacher who, try as he might, has not himself always adhered to all the…
The “Creative Horn Player” – now available for purchase
Dear Friends, at long last, I am delighted to announce the publication of my Studies and Technical Exercises for the horn. The Creative Horn Player…
Ways of thinking about how we learn
It is an understandable trait of human nature that our priorities do not always allow us to show much more than a cursory interest in…
A Winchester Pilgrimage
It was almost exactly thirty-five years ago, on a Thursday early in June, that the events I am going to relate occurred. Yesterday, I found…
On the Idle Hill of Summer
I am a musician, and more than in most professions, it is essential that musicians have a hobby. Fishing is mine. My ‘chosen’ profession was…
Memories of 1968 Hallé Orchestra Tour of South America
A few nights ago, I watched a wonderful music documentary about Jacqueline du Pré on BBC Four. It is an inspired film that I can…
Intuition and Counter-Intuition when Playing the Horn
‘Follow your instincts’ we are often told when looking to the immediate future and seeking reassurance. It is often good advice. Life is for living,…
About My Dad
These days, in the world of education and in corners where therapeutic solutions of one sort or another are discussed, there is much talk about…
Roosevelt in Hampshire and Sundry Memories
This June 9 will mark the 111th anniversary of the meeting, in England in 1910, between former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and British Foreign Secretary…
