How To Play French Horn

Taught By:[NightTheOwl]


What A Is French Horn
A French Horn Is A Brass Instrument With Four Trigger Slots That Make It Have Different Pitches. The French Horn Is A Soft Sound Instrument And Uses The Treble Cleff.


How To Set Up A French Horn
It's Very Easy To Set Up A French Hor. You Just Put The Mouth Piece into The Air Pipe At The Begining.Remember That To Not Put IN Very Hard Or It Will Get Stuck. You Just Need To Twist It Slowly Inside.


Materials Needed For French Horn
Their Are Needed Material For The French Horn They Are:
-Rotor Oil
-Tuning Slide Grease
-Snake
-Mouthpiece Cleaner
-A Non Used Towel


What The Materials Are
Rotor Oil-This Is For Your Valve Slides And Valve.You Need This For The Valves Not To Get Stuck. You Need To Put Rotor Oil Every Month.
Tuning Slide Grease</b-This Is For Your Tuning Slides Which Are Called Valve Slide Too. You Need This To Rub On The Slides For It Not To Be Hard To Take Out.
<b>Snake-The Snake Is A Long Flexible Brush That Goes Inside The Horn To Clean It From Junk That Clogs The Horn Up.
Mouthpiece Cleaner-This is A Little Brush That Cleans The Mouth Piece From Stuff You Can't See.
A Non Used Towel-This Is For When You Over Flow Oil And To Clean Your Instrument.


The Note Fingerings
The Order Will Be By The Lowest To The Highest.
Bass Cleff:
C -Open
C# or Db -T23
D -T12
D# or Eb -T1
E -T2
F -T Open
F# or Gb -123
G -13
G# or Ab -23
A -12
A# or Bb -1
B -2
C -Open
C# or Db -T23
D -T12
D# or Eb -T1
E -T2
F -T Open
F# or Gb -2
G -Open
G# or Ab -23
A -12
A# or Bb -1
B -2
Treble Cleff:
C -open
C# or Db -12
D -1
D# or Eb -2
E -Open
F-1
F# or Gb -2
G -Open
G# or Ab -T23
A -T12
A# or Bb -T1
B -T2
C -T Open
C# or Db -T23
D -T12
D# or Eb -T1
E -T2
F -T
F# or Gb -T2
G -T Open
G# or Ab -T23
A -T12
A# or Bb -T1
B -T2
C -T Open


Buzzing Into The Mouthpiece
To Play You Need To Close You Lips Into The Mouth Piece And Try To Buzz As If YOu Were Trying To Make A Kiddy Fart Noise But Do Not Puff Your Cheeks.


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