Colin Dorman

PSA: Check Your Connection Speed (and Cables)

Colin Dorman — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:11:39 +0000

This past weekend I made one one of the biggest upgrades to our home internet capability ever, so consider this article a brief PSA about regularly auditing your home (or business) Internet speed and a possible quick (and inexpensive) fix if you find it lacking. Brief ISP Backstory The poor state of Internet connectivity in […]

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Changing the Weekly Lesson Schedule

Colin Dorman — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:41:52 +0000

An interesting article in a recent issue of the American Music Teacher magazine titled “The Problems of Once-A-Week Lessons” has gotten me thinking about the disadvantages of the “traditional” once-per-week lesson schedule. In particular, this article highlighted two learning concepts that have gotten more attention recently, the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve and Spaced Repetition. The Forgetting […]

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Solution: Incorrect CAPTCHA. Please Try Again

Colin Dorman — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:38:32 +0000

I just spent several hours chasing down an issue with GoDaddy and Google’s reCAPTCHA, and I wanted to post the solution just in case anyone else is having a similar issue and can’t find the solution. This issue was a client who uses GoDaddy Managed Hosting, I don’t know if a similar issue may happen […]

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Time Tracking Using Shortcuts

Colin Dorman — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:54:06 +0000

The Shortcuts app (on iPhone, iPad, and Mac) might be one of the most powerful apps that most users never touch. Shortcuts allows users to either automate or streamline quite a few actions in iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS, as well as 3rd-party apps that support Shortcut actions. To get a feel for what actions the […]

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AI in 2025 – Facts, Not Hype

Colin Dorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:15:28 +0000

According to the AI industry in 2024, AI in 2025 would unlock trillions of dollars. Now, in 2026, we can look back and see if it did.

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A New Way to Clean Your Horn (GREAT for Triples)

Colin Dorman — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:48:27 +0000

A new year means it's a great time to give your horn(s) a clean start! I recently found a new horn cleaning tool that worked wonders on my horns!

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Strachan Adds 2 New Mouthpiece Cups

Colin Dorman — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:51:04 +0000

Strachan mouthpieces haven’t been around for very long, but they already seem to be making waves in the horn-playing community. Initially designed to work well for Geyer (the G-series) and Alexander (the M-series) instruments, his current range of mouthpieces has something for just about every type of French horn, including Kruspe horns, historic instruments, Wagner […]

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2025-26 KMEA KY All-State Horn Etudes

Colin Dorman — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:28:33 +0000

This year, the two KMEA etudes for French horn are: As in previous years, I’ve put together a page with both etude excerpts on a single page, if you don’t have these etude books. However, both the Kopprasch and Shoemaker etude books are quite good – you should have them both! As in years past, I’ve also put together […]

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Digital Music Readers (August 2025 Update)

Colin Dorman — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:00:55 +0000

It’s been few years since I last wrote up my thoughts about the best tablet device if you’re interested in moving away from paper music, so I thought I would update my recommendations for digital music tablets. Important Features to Consider Reading sheet music on a tablet is a relatively small niche for tablets, so […]

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Meta Caught in the Cookie Jar

Colin Dorman — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:42:22 +0000

While it’s not a surprise when Meta/Facebook is found to be a little “loose” with users’ privacy and data, a discovery early last month represented a new low for violating users expectations and their explicit attempts to preserve their privacy.Meta is in “good” company with this clever trick, though. Another website that was discovered using […]

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