The Holistic Horn - A New Paradigm of Brass Playing & Musical Mastery

• ☯️📯 Ep. 16 - Oren Marshall: Powerful Breathing for Brass

  This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/---☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 16 - Oren Marshall: Powerful Breathing for BrassOren has performed with nearly every major London orchestra, recorded on soundtracks like Mission Impossible, and teaches at the Royal College of Music. He’s known for his groundbreaking work that blends classical performance, improvisation, and his own invented instruments.In this follow-along podcast, we cover:- Oren’s three-realm breathing practice: health, expansion, and resistance- How breathing shapes your nervous system and stage confidence- How yoga, Tai Chi, and Qigong inform Oren's approach to music- Why conditioning your breath might be the most important part of your practice routineWe go hands-on with breathing drills you can try along with us.This episode is for every musician who’s ever wanted to sound (and feel) more free!RESOURCES:https://www.orenmarshall.comhttps://www.highrangemagic.com**About the podcast**Hosted by hornist, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world, providing actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician and whole human.If you like this episode, show some love by hitting the like & subscribe buttons! #frenchhorn #podcast #brassinstrument #brasspedagogy #highrange @HighRangeMagic ​

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• ☯️📯 Ep. 15 - Elizabeth Freimuth: Mentorship + Meaning in Music

  This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/---☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 15 - Elizabeth Freimuth: Mentorship & FreedomElizabeth Freimuth, new professor of horn at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and principal horn of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 19 years, joins us for this month's episode.In our conversation, we cover:- How fundamentals become freedom when you know why you're practicing- Channeling your full emotional range into music- The value of real mentorship- What inclusion means in music todayElizabeth brings wisdom to this conversation as we talk about the many paths horn players can take:[spoiler alert!] you don't need to be an excerpt jockey to have a horn career these days!Hope you enjoy.RESOURCES:https://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/about/the-orchestra/elizabeth-freimuth/https://www.highrangemagic.com**About the podcast**Hosted by hornist, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world, providing actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician and whole human.If you like this episode, show some love by hitting the like & subscribe buttons! #frenchhorn #podcast #brassinstrument #brasspedagogy #highrange @HighRangeMagic ​

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• ☯️📯 Ep. 14 - Austin Pancner: The Functional Musician

  This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/---☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 14 - Austin Pancner: The Functional MusicianAustin Pancner, The Functional Musician, is a trombonist and movement coach. In this episode, we explore this phrase that reshaped his life and teaching: "Breathing is expansion in all directions at the same time."What to expect in this episode:- How breathing can restore motion and reduce pain in surprising ways for musicians- Case studies of real musicians Austin has worked with (including healing insomnia and injury)- A guided breathing exercise for you to tryWe breathe about 25,000 times per day. How we do it directly affects our nervous system, joints, fascia - and you bet it affects the way we perform on stage. Hope you enjoy.RESOURCES:https://www.instagram.com/thefunctionalmusician/https://www.thefunctionalmusician.comhttps://www.highrangemagic.com**About the podcast**Hosted by hornist, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world, providing actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician and whole human.If you like this episode, show some love by hitting the like & subscribe buttons! #frenchhorn #podcast #brassinstrument #brasspedagogy #highrange @HighRangeMagic ​

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• ☯️📯 Ep. 13 - Kathleen Nagy: Healing With Your Horn

  This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/---☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 13 - Kathleen Nagy: Healing With Your HornKathleen Nagy, The Sound Lady, who wrote "Horn Harmonics for Health", is a horn player, author, and educator.In this episode we cover:- why the horn is a self-healing instrument- how the brain works as a frequency monitor- moving from music for entertainment to music for healing- using multiphonics for calming nerves- Kathy walks us through finding your own "chakra scale" which you can apply to your routine.Whether you've been down the "woo-woo" road for years, or this is the first you've heard of chakras, you'll walk away with new ideas after listening to this episode.RESOURCES:https://www.instagram.com/selfhealingsoundenergy/https://www.thesoundlady.comhttps://www.highrangemagic.com**About the podcast**Hosted by hornist, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world, providing actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician and whole human.If you like this episode, show some love by hitting the like & subscribe buttons! #frenchhorn #podcast #brassinstrument #brasspedagogy #highrange @HighRangeMagic ​

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• ☯️📯 Ep. 12 - Alex Strachan: Mouthpiece Magic

  This episode is sponsored by  @HighRangeMagic  an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/---☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 12 - Alex Strachan: Mouthpiece MagicThis episode is all about mouthpieces, with guest Alex Strachan of Strachan Brass.Alex is a horn player and custom mouthpiece maker with a deep knowledge of how gear impacts performance. In this episode we cover:• The different parts of a mouthpiece• How to effectively try out a mouthpiece• How specific mouthpieces match specific horns• The history and evolution of mouthpiecesAlex breaks down the technical aspects in a clear and approachable way.Whether you've played on the same mouthpiece since you started, or you're always experimenting, this episode will give you tools to better understand the importance in choosing a mouthpiece.This episode is perfect for any horn player who's curious about gear - especially those looking to refine their setup.RESOURCES:https://www.instagram.com/strachanbrass/https://www.strachan-brass.comhttps://www.highrangemagic.com**About the podcast**Hosted by hornist, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world, providing actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician and whole human.If you like this episode, show some love by hitting the like & subscribe buttons! #frenchhorn #podcast #brassinstrument #brasspedagogy #highrange  @HighRangeMagic ​

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