MUED

3361
Brass Techniques
Professor: Dr. Charles R. Jackson
www.DrCRJackson.com
Agenda Day 17
HORN
10-13-16
I. Collect online fingering chart assignment. Due today for full credit.
II. Mouthpiece Warm-up
a. Buzz 2 octave descending chromatic scale
b. Buzz descending arpeggio pattern
c. Buzz ascending arpeggio pattern

III. General Info
a. Single Bb horns were used in the past for the high 1st & 3rd parts
b. Double horns were used for the lower 2nd & 4th parts
c. Now, double horns are used for all parts

IV. Crossover point between the two sides is G#, second line on the treble clef staff. Starting at the
G# begin using the thumb key.
a. No Thumb key: uses the F Horn side, or top set of slides
b. Using the Thumb key: uses the Bb side, or the lower set of slides
c. Fingering chart interpretation using 4th space E-natural as an example:

F Horn Side (NO THUMB)

Bb Side (USE THUMB)

V.

Brief Discussion of Stopped Horn
a. Stopping the horn requires transposing the fingering down one half step.
b. Usually most effective from E above middle C to the top of the staff
c. Requires player use a louder volume.






French Horn
KSU
Horn in F
MUED 3361 Professor:
VI. Material for 1st Performance Assessment: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2016
Dr. Charles R. Jackson
Must perform from a clean copy without fingerings marked.

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 VII. Review tuning with the right hand- Push in to go flat, pull out to go sharp. This is opposite of how the
tuning slides work.

F Horn Chromatic Scale
Horn in FVIII. Chromatic Scale Fingerings
[Subtitle] [Composer]
[Arranger]
DOUBLE HORN
F Horn Chromatic Scale
& 44
Horn in F
[Subtitle]
# [Arranger]
#
[Composer]
#

# # #
#
4
1 2 0 23 12 1 2 0 12 1 2 0 1 2 0 T23 -

& 4 # b # b # b #
& # # # # # # b
9

1 2 0 23 12 1 2 0 12 1 2 0 1 2 0 T23 -

# b b
& # #
T12 T1 T2 T0 T23 T12 T1 T2 T0 T2 T1 T12 T23 T0 T2 T1 T12 T23

b b
9
18

& b b b
T1
T12 T2 T0 T23 T12 T1 T2 T0 T2
b
T1 T12 b
T23 T0 T2 b T1 T12 w T23
18 0 2 1 0 2 1 12 0 2 1 12 23 0 2 01

& b b bb b
# # # # b b b b w w
26

& SINGLE HORN- for notes above G b

0 2 1 0 2 1 12 0 2 1 12 23 0 2 0
0

# # b b
0 23 - 12 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 12 23

# b b
26

& # w
0
0 23 - 12 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 12 23