Welcome to the ISU Horn Studio! We are a community of bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students who love to play the horn! Our studio includes all music majors and minors who play the horn regardless of concentration: if you are a future horn performer, music educator, music therapist, or music administrator, you belong here!

As a member of the ISU Horn Studio, you will receive a weekly lesson with Dr. Hockenberry (or the current Graduate Assistant if you are a music minor). Additionally, all students participate in studio class, horn choir, and twice-weekly warmup class. That’s five hours of horn-specific instruction per week! Undergraduate and graduate music performance and music education students are in the horn studio for the duration of your degree. Undergraduates in music therapy and music business are only required to be in the horn studio for four semesters, though you may stay with us as long as you’d like!

Want to join the studio? Below are the audition requirements and links to apply!

Bachelor of Music Auditions: Apply Here

• Two contrasting pieces (solos or solo movements, etudes, etc.)

• Students may be asked to perform major scales and/or sight read

• Performance majors should also prepare three contrasting orchestral excerpts

Master of Music Auditions: Apply Here

• One solo or solo movement for horn and piano (or piano reduction)

• One unaccompanied solo or etude

• Five contrasting orchestral excerpts

• Possible sight reading and/or major and minor scales

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