“Horn playing is easy – you just take a big breath and
pucker your lips
and put your whole life through the horn.” – Lili Agrell
(age 6)
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Welcome
to
The University of Iowa Horn Studio Web
Site!
NEW: Bulletin Board
for
current
students: latest
news,
events of the day and week, special announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The
Teaching Assistantship position
for the UI Horn Studio
is open for the school year beginning August, 2009. The TA
is ten hours
a week. The TA stipend is ca. $8000; tuition is at the
in-state rate. The TA
also receives a ca. $3000 scholarship to apply against
in-state tuition.
The position is for a two-year period, i.e. 2009-2011.
For
information on the Graduate College requirements and
deadlines, click here.
For School of Music information on program/degrees,
admissions,
and the UI online admissions requirements and application,
click here.
Applicants for the TA must have completed the applications
process and audition
by no later than March 10, 2009.
This site was
established
•to provide information for prospective
and
current students
•to further connection and information exchange with
high school players
and
band
directors
•to list current events in the studio and in
world of the horn playing (below)
•to bring quick access a plethora of interesting, amazing,
and useful resources
for the horn student, amateur or professional player,
band director, music educator, trivia buff, or music
researcher.
The set of links is one of
most comprehensive on the web. Topics include
horn accessories,auditioning,
playing basics,
horn camps &
workshops,
care &
maintenance,
competitions,
cool stuff,
horn
ensembles,
horn history,
horn players,
instruments,
publications,
horn
reference,
repair shops,
sheet music sources,
technique, and many
more.
NEW!
See the UI Horn Studio Group page on
Facebook
Get in on the action! Meet horn players around the country
and the world!
Find out what's going on: people, places, events,
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Join
the International Horn
Society!
IHS 41th annual International
Symposium
June 2-7, 2009 at Western Illinois University! Don't miss
it!
Highlights of the week will include, but not be limited to:
1.
Opportunities for participants to study the various aspects
of horn playing with Guest Artists and Distinguished Horn
Teachers.
2. Opportunities for directed playing experiences.
3. Opportunities for exhibitors to discuss horn study and
playing.
4. Competitions in the categories of Solo Playing (Farkas,
Hawkins and other Scholarships), Orchestral Playing
(Frizelle Competition), Horn Ensembles, and Jazz Solo
playing.
5. Clinics on specialized topics of technique, literature,
and performance.
6. Presentations by new and rediscovered hornists!
7. Outstanding performances and presentations by Guest
Artists and Contributing Artists of Solo and Chamber Music
for the Horn.
•
Congratulations to junior horn major Natalie Adams for
winning the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award (one
of four in the University) for her project "Constructing a
Modern Performing Edition of an Original Work by François
René Gebauer (1799)"!
Mark your calendar: the next edition of UI High School Horn
Day will be held
on Saturday, January 17, 2008
For
further information or to be put on an email list of event
updates,
contact Jeffrey
Agrell
•World of
Horn News•
Click here for a link
to extensive
listings of horn events at the IHS Web Site
A horn by any other
name...
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