I’m looking for a French horn, I did French horn in high school, I’d like to think I was above average. I played an 8d conn, but it was the school’s. I want help finding a French horn for $1,200 or less preferably closer to 800. I’m ok with a less then stellar French horn, it also doesn’t have to be new, I’m aware of cites like Reverb. I loved the French horn and want to have one to be able to play for fun.
Hello! I played French horn for about 3–4 years before deciding to quit in 8th grade. When I got to 9th grade, I realized how much I missed it and decided to start relearning.
My issue is that I’ve been trying to get back into playing for about a year now, but I still feel like I sound awful and I can’t remember how I improved so much the first time around.
Does anyone have any good practice tips or resources I could try? Anything from buzzing exercises, free apps, online lessons, or even good YouTube channels/videos would be really helpful!
After quitting, I realized that French horn is something I’m truly passionate about, and I really want to improve during the years I have left in high school so I can hopefully pursue music in college. Any advice or tips would mean a lot. Thank you!!
when i tried out for my university, the biggest problems i had was ear training and sight reading, and the proffeser told me to work on it, i dont know how if you have any information i would love to hear it please
I'm currently facing the problem of buying a new French horn for university. I'm applying to the most prestigious university in my country (Chile), and my horn is Chinese and is causing me more problems than it solves.
I was thinking of buying a new horn, but it costs around $9,800 USD due to taxes and domestic shipping, because it's difficult to find a used horn here; there are few players.
I saw a post where a woman was criticized for asking for $11,000 USD on GoFundMe for a new horn, and I wouldn't want that to happen to me.
Also, if I were to start the campaign, it would be in January to further improve my skills. I've also created charts to make the entire campaign transparent so people can see where every dollar will go.
Has any found a good microphone to capture the Horn when recording? Need to record some auditions.
I wish this were satire.
>This week, the Trump administration declared tubas, trombones, trumpets, and French horns a national security threat.
>Yes, really. Brass instruments could soon face a 25% tariff on imports, parts, and accessories, as part of a wider push to expand tariffs on aluminium, steel, and copper.
>The six-page proposal, published this week by the Department of Commerce, uses the words “national security” nine times.
If you don't want the price of your brass instruments to rise 25%, please contact your representatives. You can input your address here and it will pull up the contact information for your federal, state, and local representatives. Just copy-pasting a quick email to all of them could go a long way!
Due for rotator cuff repair work. Orthopod says recovery involves four weeks in sling. Could make horn playing difficult.
Your thoughts on what I should do in those four weeks to maintain lips (can't looks up french word at the moment, I think you know what I mean)
Hola, ultimamente me esta pasando que todos los dias se sienten diferentes con el corno, si bien esto es algo que me ha pasado otras veces esto se siente diferente, como que cada dia las notas agudas estan en otro lugar, y llegar a los sobreagudos ( La sib do) se siente muy diferente y cada dia tengo que realizar una "maña" diferente para llegar. Ademas siento que la posicion de la boquilla tengo que variarla dia a dia, aveces ocupa mas porcion del labio superior y otros dias menos.
Nose si deberia descansar, o seguir estudiando para acostumbrar a mi musculatura a eso. Gracias.
Hi all!
I’ve been a trombone player for about 12 years now, and I’ve dabbled in all of the other brass instruments, but I’m finally committed to learning the french horn as a secondary instrument.
What are some quick tips you can give me to get going on my journey?
My comfortable range at the moment is from Eb2 to C5 (concert). That feels decent for how long I’ve been playing (maybe 3 months total over the course of 5 years). My articulation is bad, I still am not sure what fingerings to use (if anyone has a good chart for a double horn that would be much appreciated!), and my intonation is still all over the place.
Also what am I supposed to do with my right hand??
Thank you in advance!
Does this big of a dent in my horn affect it in a way that requires fixing?
I’m a horn players looking for a different mouthpiece. I’ve played on a Schilke 30 for years, and I’d like to try something with a slightly larger diameter and throat size. Any recommendations?