french horn
"It is said that love makes the world go 'round - me to, it's the French Horn: -Anon.
The French horn ( known simply as the "horn" ) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B♭ is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands. A musician who plays any kind of horn is generally referred to as a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist).
Pitch is controlled through the combination of the following factors: speed of air through the instrument; diameter and tension of lip aperture in the mouthpiece; the operation of valves by the left hand, which route the air into extra sections of tubing.
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History
Parts of the French Horn
Instrument Care
Finger Charts
Posture and Embouchure
Tips
The French horn ( known simply as the "horn" ) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B♭ is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands. A musician who plays any kind of horn is generally referred to as a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist).
Pitch is controlled through the combination of the following factors: speed of air through the instrument; diameter and tension of lip aperture in the mouthpiece; the operation of valves by the left hand, which route the air into extra sections of tubing.
Links
History
Parts of the French Horn
Instrument Care
Finger Charts
Posture and Embouchure
Tips