Do you have any tips on playing the french horn?

If you can hear it, you can play it. Expose yourself to great music and music making. Listen to great horn players. Experience live professional music making. Listen to recordings of world- class ensembles. Experience various mediums and styles of music. Become a musical sponge and take everything in. read more

If you practice by doing the following, high notes will come out infinitely easier, as you have learned to do so without pressure. Putting your mouthpiece on the back of your hand; Raising your hand to your lips; Play the mouthpiece on the back of your hand, try not to use pressure or you’ll push it! Audiate each note before you play it. read more

The French horn is among the most sophisticated and refined of the band instruments. It has a beautiful mellow tone that blends well with other instruments. The French horn is held with the right hand inside the bell and is one of the few instruments that has keys played with the left hand. read more

Brass is one of the worst instruments to play if you get braces unfortunatley. All I can suggest is practice; you will have to, in theory, re-learn how to play the french horn as the braces now interfere with your technique. read more