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Post by ninjahornplayer95 on Dec 26, 2012 15:46:31 GMT -5
Hey fellow French horn players! How do you do  ;D |
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Post by br0f on Dec 26, 2012 16:12:08 GMT -5
It's not french. Refer to it as the horn.
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Post by thegoldenhorncall on Dec 26, 2012 16:49:50 GMT -5
as decreed by IHS
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Post by sousaphonepatrick on Dec 26, 2012 17:32:21 GMT -5
I have played around with both a trumpet and a horn, and for some reason it is easier to play the horn. Any idea's why? I know the mouthpieces are different, but it was a lot easier to change pitches on the horn.
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Post by br0f on Dec 26, 2012 20:50:49 GMT -5
The range is closer to low brass, which I'm assuming you play. Those unfamiliar with trumpet have some habits such as using too much mouthpiece pressure that make changing partials really difficult. Horn is a power of 2 harder than a normal brass instrument for pitch accuracy, however. Its fundamental is a full octave lower than what the notation would suggest. This also creates the problem of missed partials sounding more terrible, as when the overtone series gets into the high range, some unfamiliar intervals are introduced (around overtone 7 and 11 in particular).
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Post by sousaphonepatrick on Dec 26, 2012 23:48:01 GMT -5
Oh. I guess that makes sense. Thanks.
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Post by fhorn21 on Dec 27, 2012 13:40:27 GMT -5
hey horn players! Any ideas on how to improve my range I can barely make it to a B above the staff but need to be able to make it to a high C. any tips?
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Post by brennenmichael on Dec 28, 2012 17:00:46 GMT -5
Fhorn21: I had the same problem, and what helped me was I started at the C on the 3rd space, went up to C# and back down to C. Then C to C# to D then chromatically back down to C. Not only will this improve range it also builds stamina in the higher register. Hope this helps!
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