For French Horn players......?

Question:I used to be a trumpet and since our school was short of people to play horn, i played mellophone for marching band......well the time for concert band is here and i have no idea how to play french horn. Could some one help me by posting something, cuz right now im completely lost and mosly just confused

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I used to be a trumpet and since our school was short of people to play horn, i played mellophone for marching band......well the time for concert band is here and i have no idea how to play french horn. Could some one help me by posting something, cuz right now im completely lost and mosly just confused

French Horn is a whole nother animal.

If you played mellophone it is really the same fingerings as a trumpet and that's why whoever put you on it, or you volunteered.

A French Horn itself is way more difficult and has different fingerings than a Trumpet.

First thin you need to do, is get yourself a beginning book, check out the fingerings.

If you have a Bb (Double French Horn) then that would be even better for you than a regular F Horn (Single Horn). Because the notes are easier to find on a Bb.

Get used to finding where F is, and then play a short scale.

I started with F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F.

If you have a better lower range than a high range, you might only want to go to Bb at first.

If you want to get used to how the notes sound then play this:

FGF FAF FBbF FCF FDF FEF FfF

You get the point. The goal is to keep finding the F.

:)

Good Luck.

private lessons are what you need if you want to do well. Most colleges give scholarships to recruit horn players

The French Horn plays in a higher range of the instrument than the trumpet and there are very subtle differences between notes. This is what makes playing the French Horn more challenging. Mellophone is no comparison to the Horn! The mouthpiece is so different.
My suggestion is to just focus on your F scale (Concert Bb Major) and get used to how each note feels and go slow. Give it a week or two, you'll come around.

Don't worry! It won't be as hard as it seems!

You play the French Horn with your LEFT hand. All the finngerings are the same as the trumpet, except for low E and low D. I reccomend getting a fingering chart!

Becuase you have played the trumpet and mellophone, it will be relatively easy for you to learn, because your lips are already strong. A mellophone mouthpiece is very similar to a french horn mouthpiece, only it is "softer". Practice scales, soon you'll get the hang of where the notes are. Good luck!