For High School Players
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A copy of Prof. Agrell's High School Player's Guide to Playing the Horn is available free on request. It contains much useful and effective information about improving your horn playing and expanding your knowledge of the horn.

High school players are invited to visit Prof. Agrell for a free lesson or to email or come by and talk about any aspect of horn playing, e.g. equipment, repertoire, technique, horn study, and so on.

Junior high and high school players from the area may also inquire about taking private lessons with Prof. Agrell or his students. Coming soon: A Middle School Player's Guide to Playing the Horn

All-State and Honor Band players are invited to participate in the UI Horn Choir concert each spring. Other interested players may contact Prof. Agrell.

High school players are invited to contact their band directors to arrange a visit from Prof. Agrell for a concert, clinic, horn ensemble session, lessons, or just to talk about playing horn.


UI Band Camp! June 7 - 13, 2009 Don't miss it!

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A great way for high school musicians to further their musical educations and have a lot of fun in the process is to attend the annual Iowa Summer Music Camp held in June each year at the UI School of Music. The next Band and Orchestra Camps will be June 7-13, 2009. Students will experience group instruction, master classes, classroom instruction besides rehearsals, recreation and entertainment programs, concerts, and recitals. Prof. Agrell will be there to teach daily horn masterclasses and sectionals. You can download the application form here.

Prof. Agrell also teaches the Horn Week at the Shell Lake Arts Center in scenic northern Wisconsin every other August (2008, 2010, etc.), and is on the faculty of the prestigious Kendall Betts Horn Camp in New Hampshire in June, both highly recommended for horn players looking for concentrated horn study - and a lot of fun.


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The International Horn Society - It's a really good idea to join the IHS. You join a worldwide community of over 3000 horn enthusiasts, and receive The Horn Call (the journal of the IHS) 3 times a year; it is your window on a wider world of horn playing (you also receive the Iowa Horn Review, a pdf journal emailed to you several times a year with horn news from the state). The Horn Call contains news of the horn from around the globe, announcements of concerts, recordings, competitions, sheet music, CDs, and articles on many horn-related subject. Being a member is essential for any passionate horn player of any age. Young players get a special rate. The IHS also stages a annual horn workshop bringing together horn players from all over the world. This year's 41th annual workshop will be held in nearby Macomb, IL at Western Illinois University, host by (UI alumnus!) Randall Faust.


Preparing for College - An excellent list of Frequently Asked Questions about music study from the National Association of Schools of Music

How to Practice Solos and Etudes

Daily Practice

Study Materials