Recommendations · By Instrument

Recommended Gear & Instruments

What I actually recommend to my own students — practice gear, method books, and a starting point for every instrument The Whole Horn supports.

Picked by Thomas Hornig — Henri Selmer Paris artist and Professor of Saxophone at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music (32 years). These are search links to Amazon, not specific product endorsements of one exact listing — they point you to the right category so you can compare current models and sellers yourself.

As an Amazon Associate, Thomas Hornig earns from qualifying purchases.

Practice Gear

What's on my own stand

Metronome + tuner, one unit

Manhasset Music Stand

The standard — won't tip, won't fold mid-practice

Snark Clip-On Tuner

Fast, accurate, clips right to the bell or headstock

Books

Method books I actually assign

Top-Tones for the Saxophone

Sigurd Rascher — the overtone & altissimo standard

Hanon — The Virtuoso Pianist

Piano technique, all 12 keys

A starter set — instrument-specific books are being added as the site grows.

Shop by Instrument

Every instrument The Whole Horn plays scales in — find a starting point

Saxophone

Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Soprano Saxophone

Flute & Piccolo

Clarinet

B♭ Clarinet E♭ Clarinet Bass Clarinet

Oboe & Bassoon

Brass

Trumpet French Horn Trombone Euphonium Tuba

Strings

Violin Viola Cello Double Bass

Guitar & Bass

Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Electric Bass

Mallets

Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Glockenspiel

World

Oud Buzuq Qanun

Voice & Keyboard

Voice — warm-up & method books Piano / Digital Piano

Practice in every key.

The Whole Horn plays the twelve major scales in your instrument's own written pitch, with a metronome to practice against — free.

Open the scale trainer →