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Episode 110 - Sandra Clark and the Ascending Horn
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Episode 99 - Coping with the Tenor Horn as a French Hornist
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Episode 96 - Patterson Hornworks Mellophone Leadpipe
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Episode 95 - Humboldt Brass Chamber Music Workshop
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Episode 90 - DCI 2009 with Kevin Gamin from Drum Corps Planet
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Episode 89 - Mark Taylor and French Horn Nation, 2009
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Episode 88 - 2009 International Horn Society Symposium Recap
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Episode 84 - A Complete Guide to Brass ... Almost
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Episode 82 - Identifying Old Horns with Kenton Scott
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Episode 81 - Mellophone History Revisited with Kenton Scott
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Episode 78 - Interview with John Meehan, Brass Caption Head for the Concord Blue Devils
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Episode 77 - The History of the Mellophone with Greg Monks
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Episode 76 - Getting It Back - week of February 22, 2009
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Episode 75 - Chris goes to N.A.M.M. - week of February 15, 2009
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Episode 74 - Must-Have CD's - week of January 25, 2009
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Episode 73 - Nirschl and Monette - week of January 18, 2009
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Episode 72 - Pimp My Horn - week of January 11, 2009
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Episode 71 - Top 5 for 2008 - week of December 28, 2008
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Episode 70 - Fingering Your Instrument - week of December 21, 2008
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Episode 69 - 4 Christmas Listening Assignments - week of December 14, 2008
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Episode 68 - Gifts for the Discriminating Mellophonist '08 - week of December 7, 2008
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Episode 67 - What We're Playing Now - week of November 30, 2008
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Episode 66 - Interview with Rich Sterner from St. Paul's Brass Quintet - week of November 23, 2008
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Episode 65 - Chris Nalls's Adventures with the Tenor Horn - week of November 16, 2008
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Episode 64 - Interview with Mellophone Legend Bonnie Ott Thompson - week of November 9, 2008
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Episode 63 - Mark Taylor discusses Improv for Dummies; improvisation basics for the non-jazz player - week of November 2, 2008
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Episode 62 - Jennifer Bliman, Mellophonist with the 2008 All-American College Band at Disneyland - week of October 26, 2008
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Episode 61 - Mellophones on Facebook - week of October 5, 2008
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Episode 60 - Mark Taylor's new ensemble, "See the Girls Dance" - week of September 28, 2008
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Episode 59 - Marching F French Horns - week of September 21, 2008
Foregoing catalog descriptions, there are technically Bb and F Marching French Horns. This is about F Marching French Horns.
- F Marching French Horns have a French Horn mouthpiece and receiver.
- The instrument does have its roots in Drum Corps.
- The instrument is basically either a bellfront Descant horn, or a Mellophone with a French Horn receiver and mouthpiece with a slightly different taper off the leadpipe. It has a Mellophone-sized bell.
- Kanstul still makes these. Blessing made them, too.
- These are good alternatives for French Horn players.
- There's really no reason why one can't march with a French Horn mouthpiece.
- Sound-wise, they don't cut as much as a Mellophone, but the tone is decent with good intonation. Chris says it has a "naked" French Horn quality.
- Possibly the reason they are not popular as it's more difficult for Trumpet players to move to them. John likes the idea of new players using the horn mouthpiece as it will be easier to convert them.
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Chris feels it's the "perfect" instrument for marching. The Bb Marching Horn tends to crack more.
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Listening Assignment: "The Piper o' Dundee" by Kenneth Downie, performed by the Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band.
- Soloist is Sheona White.
- The recording appears on the CD's The Voice of the Tenor Horn and Windows of the World.
- It's harder than it sounds, and it's a real crowd-pleaser. It's fast and loud!
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Episode 58 - Piston/Rotor Horns - week of September 14, 2008
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Episode 57 - Bb Marching Horns - week of September 7, 2008
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Episode 56 - Getting Back in Shape - week of August 31, 2008.
So, you've taken some time off during the summer, but now band has started and you need to get in shape fast. Al and John discuss some tips to help get your chops back in a week.
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Episode 54 - Listener Question 3 - week of August 10, 2008
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Episode 53 - Power Playing, Part 4: Blazing Technique - week of July 13, 2008
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Episode 52 - Power Playing Part 3: Range - week of July 6, 2008
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Episode 51 - Power Playing Part 2: Tonguing and Articulation - week of June 29, 2008
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Episode 50 - Power Playing Part 1: Flexibility - week of June 22, 2008
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Episode 49 - Forrest Christenot, owner of Drum Corps Miniatures - week of June 1, 2009
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Episode 48 - Holly Marino, Director of Fusion Core - week of May 25, 2008
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Episode 47 - Chris Nalls: A Lifetime of Teaching Mellophone - week of March 18, 2008
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Episode 46 - The Brass Gym - week of May 11, 2008
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Episode 45 - Mike Pote and the Carmel Kenton Project - week of May 5, 2008
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Episode 44 - First Year Anniversary - week of April 13, 2008
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Episode 42 - 3 Listening Assignments - week of March 30, 2008
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Episode 42 - Interview with Film Music Librarian, Karen M. Smith - week of March 23, 2008
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Episode 41 - Interview with Kevin Gamin - week of March 16, 2008
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Episode 40 - Intonation - week of March 9, 2008
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Episode 39 - Scooter Scoops the Jupiter Quantum 5050 - week of February 24, 2008
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Episode 38 - Churches and Pits - week of February 17, 2008
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Episode 37 - Interview with Karl Hammond - week of February 10, 2008
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Episode 36 - Griffin Gunter from the 2007 Cadets - week of February 3, 2008
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Episode 35 - A Mello Catechism - week of January 27, 2008
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Episode 34 - Mellos on YouTube 2 - week of January 20, 2008
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Episode 33 - Listener Questions 2 (or "Can Al Read?") - week of January 13, 2008
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Episode 32 - Top 5 Events and Advancements for the Mellophone in 2007 - week of December 30, 2007
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Episode 31 - Corps Auditions - week of December 23, 2007
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Episode 30 - Gifts for the Discriminating Mellophonist - week of December 9, 2007
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Episode 29 - Kelly Smith, the Reluctant Mellophonist - week of December 2, 2007
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Episode 28 - Doug Lantz, Director of "From the 50 Yard Line" - week of November 25, 2007
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Episode 27 - Coping with the Mellophone as a Trumpet Player - week of November 18, 2007
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Episode 26 - Paula Hyman's Summer with Teal Sound - week of November 11, 2007
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Episode 25 - What's In Your Case - week of October 28, 2007
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Episode 24 - G Mellophones - week of October 14, 2007
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Episode 23 - Learning the Mellophone for Woodwind Players - w/o October 7, 2007
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Episode 22 - Listener Questions 1 - w/o September 30, 2007
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Episode 21 - Mini Corps Recap 2007 - w/o September 23, 2007
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Episode 19 - Interview with Tony Vaccaro and the IYM Mellophone Mouthpiece - week of September 2, 2007
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Episode 18 - Interview with J.D. Shaw - week of August 26, 2007
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Episode 17 - DCI Finals 2007 Recap - week of August 19, 2007
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Episode 16 - Descant Horns and Triple Horns - week of 8/12/07
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Episode 15 - Coping with the Mellophone as a French Hornist - week of 7/23/07
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Episode 14 - Music in Motion - week of July 16, 2007
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Episode 13 - Buying Mellos on eBay - week of July 9, 2007
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Episode 12 - Mellos on the Web - week of July 2, 2007
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Episode 10 - The Great Mouthpiece Debate - week of June 18, 2007
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Episode 9 - Yamaha Mellophones - week of June 11, 2007
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Episode 8 - New Horns at the Woodwind and Brasswind - week of June 4, 2007
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Episode 7 - Interview with Jazz Horn and Mellophone Legend Mark Taylor - week of May 28, 2007
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Episode 6 - The Mellophonium - week of May 21, 2007
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Episode 5 - Mellos on YouTube - week of May 14, 2007
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Episode 4 - Paula Hyman from the 2002-2006 Cadets - week of May 7, 2007
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Episode 3 - French Horns and Tenor Horns - April 23, 2007
