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

Hosted by French horn performer, educator, and entrepreneur Mars Gelfo, The Holistic Horn podcast features incredible personalities from the horn & music world. We aim to provide actionable insights, inspiration, and thought-provoking ideas to help you live your best life as a musician & whole human.

The Holistic Horn - A New Paradigm of Brass Playing & Musical Mastery is a arts podcast hosted by Mars Gelfo, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mars Gelfo hosts The Holistic Horn - A New Paradigm of Brass Playing & Musical Mastery, a arts show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #19

  ☯️📯 Ep. 19 - This Will Completely Change How You Perform (Nervous System Truths) w/ Ruby Rose Rox

  Apr 17, 20261h 7mS1

  <p>You’re not on stage to be liked.<br>You’re there to create an experience.</p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Ruby Rose Fox, vocalist and founder of Muscle Music, a nervous system school for artists.</p><p>We explore a completely different way of understanding performance, presence, and connection.</p><p>Traditional advice like “just relax” or “be confident” doesn’t truly work… discover in this episode what to do instead.</p><p>This conversation reshaped how I think about performing, not as “trying to sound good,” but as leading energy.</p><p>If you’ve ever felt ner...

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  Episode #18

  ☯️📯 Holistic Horn Ep. 18 - Dr. Natalie Grana: A Singing Approach to Accuracy & Mastery

  Feb 19, 202654 minS1

  <p> This episode is sponsored by  @HighRangeMagic , a comprehensive & innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 18 - Dr. Natalie Grana: A Singing Approach to Accuracy & MasteryNatalie Grana is the author of A Singing Approach to Horn Playing, horn faculty at Loyola University, and a professional hornist in the Gaudete Brass. In this episode we explore Natalie's transformational experience with solfege, and how singing has impacted her horn playing. We compare & contrast "fixed do" versus "movable do" systems and their pros & cons for use in horn playing.Main themes:- How a clea...

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  Episode #17

  ☯️📯 Ep. 17 - Brian KM: The Electronic Hornist

  Dec 12, 20251h 1mS1

  <p>This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/</p><p>---</p><p>☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 17 - Brian KM: The Electronic Hornist</p><p>Innovative electronic horn player Brian KM joins us for a wildly inspiring episode about creativity, self-presentation, persistence, and carving your own path in the brass world.</p><p>Brian has performed across Australia, Canada, and the U.S., directed the Melbourne Rainbow Band, toured internationally with his multimedia shows, and previously served as principal horn of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band (150–200 gigs a...

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  Episode #16

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

  Nov 8, 20251h 7mS1

  <p>This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/</p><p>---</p><p>☯️ 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.</p><p><br></p><p>In this follow-along podcast, we cover:</p><p>- Oren’s three-realm breathing practice: health, expansion, and resistance</p><p>- How...

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  Episode #15

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

  Oct 4, 20251h 4mS1

  <p>This episode is sponsored by @HighRangeMagic an innovative online program for horn players. Find out more at https://www.highrangemagic.com/</p><p>---</p><p>☯️ Holistic Horn Ep. 15 - Elizabeth Freimuth: Mentorship & Freedom</p><p>Elizabeth 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.</p><p>In our conversation, we cover:</p><p>- How fundamentals become freedom when you know why you're practicing</p><p>- Channeling your full emotional range into music</p><p>- The va...

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