endurance

Playing the French horn is like trying to walk the wrong way on an escalator.  You have to constantly work at it just to hold your place.  If you want to improve your playing, you have to work even harder.  If you lapse below a certain minimum level of effort, your technique and endurance will deteriorate.  There is a direct correlation between how much we practice and how well we play.

This is my response to a request for advice on improving tone quality, endurance, and range:

“Dear Jonathan,

I am a junior high school student currently on his 2nd year of horn. What would you recommend horn players on how to improve their tone quality, endurance, and range (lower and upper).

thanks,

J”

Hi J,

Thanks for your interest. Here are a few thoughts which will hopefully be useful to you: