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French Horn
The French horn is a brass instrument made of 12 coiled feet of tubing. Sometimes called simply a horn, it is most commonly called a French horn.
342 Questions
What color is the french horn usually?
Usually they are either Gold or Silver, but but I have seen them in other colors. Usually the colored ones don't play as well and they are just made to look good.
What do the slides on the french horn do?
The slides on a french horn help carry the sound from the mouthpiece to the bell. I know this because i happen to play the french horn.
i played trumpit i sucked but if you play in a band your playing with like 30 other kids on the stage so you might not get as scared because if you mess up (whitch i constintly did on my trumpet) no one will hear you. if your playing solo then idk what to tell you
Can you find out the history of your french horn from the serial number?
The serial number of a horn tells you when it was made and where. Just look up a list online from the company that the horn was made by
Is a Holton french horn serial number 593118 considered a professional series and what model is it?
The serial number by itself doesn't identify a specific model.
What key would soprano sax be in if French horn is in the key if F?
The soprano saxophone is in B-flat, one octave above the tenor.
What is the embouchure for french horn?
bring the mouthpiece to the lips as if you were drinking from it like you were drinking from a cup and pucker just a little bit, hardly any, just enough that you'd be able to buzz the lips. keep 2/3 of the mouthpiece on the top lip and 1/3 on the bottom lip
Why is a french horn so curly?
There are two factors. One is that the length of the tubing required for the horn would, if straightened out, make a very long and unwieldy horn (you know that horn they use in the Ricola commercials?), so they curl it up instead. The other is just to give it a decorative shape.
What is the difference between a farkas french horn model 178 179 180?
They're all essentially the same instrument, with minor differences. The H178 is lacquered yellow brass, the 179 is nickel-silver with a wider bell taper, and the 180 is a yellow brass version of the 179. (Then the 181 is a rose brass version of the 180, and the 177 has a smaller bell).
What colleges are best known for french horn studies?
CCM (Randy Gardner) Northwestern University (Gail Williams) Rice University (Bill VerMeulen) Juilliard (Julie Landsman) SMU (Greg Hustis) Eastman (Peter Karau) Manhattan School of Music (Michelle Baker) Indiana University (Jeff Nelson) Roosevelt University (Dale Clevenger) Boston University (Eric Ruske) Oberlin (Roland Pandolfi)
These are just a few of the many good schools to study horn at. Be sure to have lessons with them to see which teaching styles you prefer, as some of the horn teachers listed are polar opposites from each other.
How do you fix a frozen a tuning side on a French horn?
If it's literally frozen, you'll need to wait till the metal comes to room temperature before you can move it.
If it's metaphorically frozen (meaning that it simply won't move), you can try wiggling it. Pull from side to side instead of just out. Most of the time, a slide gets jammed from being forced into a crooked position, so the goal is to get it un-crooked.
If it's chronically stuck and there's nothing you can do to fix it, don't try anything drastic. Send it into a music repair shop and they'll get it done fairly quickly.
