French horn made simple pdf
3 really important things you need to understand to play the French horn: 1. Harmonics 2. Valves 3. Air pressure
Engaging with the natural notes of the (French) horn.
Currently there are educational videos as well as videos for playing along with. Duets, trios etc minus a part so that the experience of playing just intonation intervals can be somewhat 'live'. The first in the series invites you to join me in a duet. Use the harmonics of the horn to achieve simple just intonation in a few standard chords in C major (concert F). Fingerings are suggested and the notation shows the major 3rds that should be narrower than standard 12-tone equal tempered intervals. Notation uses the Extended Helmholts-Ellis Just Intonation system devised by Marc Sabat & Wolfgang von Schweinitz (see their detailed explanation at https://marsbat.space/pdfs/notation.pdf). The video is embedded below for easy access.
There will be a book published at some time in the future. There's a sample below this section, called French horn Made Simple.
Some of the videos below have been renamed and are in the playlist Tuning the Horn https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj-3CaGOcPF0PYFll2X_gd7T8Yjb80v1p . They are for advanced players wishing to expand their knowledge, experience and skills.
Overview - embedded below
3rd harmonic - https://youtu.be/Ur-WWNJARL0
5th harmonic - https://youtu.be/Yz9anwRH_1M
7th harmonic - https://youtu.be/YDjYnxAs6Ck
11th harmonic - https://youtu.be/Jp1qaHl5b0g
13th harmonic - https://youtu.be/PLnf0lW3XOs.
Practical exercises:
7th harmonic - https://youtu.be/TPmVYGvXJ2s
11th harmonic - https://youtu.be/0KHtVSxlXI0
13th harmonic - https://youtu.be/Yb1ugIlY6v0
3 really important things you need to understand to play the French horn: 1. Harmonics 2. Valves 3. Air pressure
New items:
Trio in Free Time Nr. 2 using harmonics 4, 6, 7, 9