Q: i really want to take up playing french horn again but i live in a cruddy little basement apartment with a snooty upstairs neighbour and zero sound isolation and i can't afford to rent a practice space. do you have any ideas?
A: for any musician living in modern populated society, in the age of the internet and computers, whether or not this is your first choice, i strongly recommend you get into keyboard playing and midi recording. even if this is not your first choice, i think any musician can thrive in this environment, regardless of what your preferred instrument may be. i am not even suggesting that you try to immitate the french horn, because that may be dicey. i'm sure you would find many other things that excite you