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Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:37:19 +0000

Hi , i have been playing for the third year , now i have juniors coming in but they keep buffing their cheeks .. What can i do to help them no to buff their cheeks ?

Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Anna

Anna — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:56:32 +0000

No, I don’t think you should be worried. When I first started playing the French Horn i had similar problems. I just kept practicing and now I an hear the difference in my tone. Of course I am not fully satisfied, I am sure that I have gotten better. All the best!

Comment on Want to improve your playing? Practice more. by hannah

hannah — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:47:52 +0000

i like this blog. learned something. thank you.

Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:53:01 +0000

Hi im in my 3rd year of french horn and my last year in middle school. I recently went on a trip over the summer and I lost the gret tone quality that i practiced hours a day for. Are there any tips on speeding alone the process and also to get higher notes? Thanks!!

Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Madi

Madi — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:16:21 +0000

Thanks! These were really helpful. I am a horn player and I have been playing a double horn for 2 years and my tone quality was pretty good, but I recently had to switch to a single horn and I sound pretty horrible on it, compared to how I sounded on my double.

Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Chuck Guerrero

Chuck Guerrero — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:57:33 +0000

I have resumed playing horn after having set it aside for several years. This is the result of having become involved with a community band. I am in the process of rebuilding my tone, technique and endurance and have just read your blog. Is there anything that you might add that would be applicable to my particular situation? I realize that it will be a long slow rebuilding process and that I will need to exercise patience.

Comment on Want to improve your playing? Practice more. by Jon

Jon — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:50:25 +0000

Well, practising more can certainly help. So can the phrase “work smarter, not harder”

Comment on How to play fast sixteenth notes on the French horn by Neal C. Clarke

Neal C. Clarke — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:17:12 +0000

Thanks for the info Johnathan. Often the Horn gets lyrical parts but it’s good to know they can do fast tonguing with the rest of the Brass. Writing a work right now for Full Orchestra and this is very apropos. Thanks again.

Comment on Improving tone quality, endurance, and range by Helena

Helena — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:29:49 +0000

I have a question for you, what level of improvement should I be at in playing my french horn? I’m a freshman in high school and transfered from alto saxophone to french horn at the beginnning of the year. I’m still having a lot of trouble playing the french horn. My tone quality is pretty terrible and my endurance isn’t very good either. I know I need private lessons and I’m working on getting them but should I be a lot better than I am regardless?

Comment on Want to improve your playing? Practice more. by Kristen Bennett

Kristen Bennett — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:22:52 +0000

How long is a good practice session for a serious high school senior player looking to major in horn performance?