Bachelor of Arts in Music - Horn

DePaul University

The horn studio at DePaul is a complete experience for the aspiring horn player, offering top flight symphonic and wind programs, chamber music, private lessons and a weekly studio class. Horn faculty members Neil Kimel, James Smelser and Oto Carrillo, with nearly 35 years combined performing experience in symphonic, operatic, solo and chamber literature, provide students with enormous resources. Our goal is to bring each career-minded horn player to a nationally competitive level in all areas of musicianship, with the ultimate achievement of performing at the level of a professional player. The weekly horn studio master class is overseen by all the horn faculty. The class provides an opportunity for students to practice performing in front of their peers, receive feedback from the horn faculty and apply skills that are being developed in private lessons. In addition to individual presentation, students learn how to function in an ensemble, addressing the issues of tone production, balance, blend, intonation and rhythm. Studio class also includes orchestral and operatic audition preparation with mock auditions.