Horn Heuristics

Let’s face it: we’re all adrenaline junkies. We do too much, can’t sit still, check our email/Facebook too much, have forgotten how to de-stress, relax, shut down even momentarily the shrill blah blah radio in our heads (this becomes especially important when we’re trying to perform on the horn). This web site shows a lovely photo of the ocean at sunset and challenges you to simply listen to the sound of waves and watch the sunset for 2 minutes without interruption. If you can’t (even moving the cursor), you “fail.” But you can try again. It’s harder to do than it looks. Give it a try.

Udemy.com is an online tutorial services offering courses in many, many areas, from software development to business to how-to’s with popular software programs to various things in the arts, including…. music. There are tutorials in many instruments, but also music theory, audio production, composition, songwriting, and more. There is a range of prices, but in general, the tutorials seem to be a bargain.

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