This site was designed with … I can also see it working well for jazz, where some players have also used it. You cover the bell very completely with the hand and finger the note a half step lower on the F horn. Notice that a lot of notes on the horn have the same fingering. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. UPDATE: While mainly just a “for fun” instrument, I did purchase a few year later a horn like Dennis Brain played, see this article for more. Clarinet, Bass Clarinet. Interested in learning how to play the French horn? Tuba. Alto Sax, Bari Sax. They come in two sizes: a Bb (or B flat) or F horn. For example, let’s say that G on the second line is as flat as a pancake fingered first valve on the B-flat horn (which is a very common problem). This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Baritone B.C. Especially for me having played a triple now for several years this weight reduction is quite interesting, the instrument feels as light as a feather and notes speak very quickly. Click below to subscribe on your favorite podcast app. Monday - Thursday 9am - 6pmFriday & Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, © AMRO MUSIC 2021|Memphis Web Design by Speak. Years ago, as an undergraduate I did a few trials on single B-flat horns owned by my school. The upper register fingerings (for those who play a double) are already familiar. The hardest thing for me is my basic technique is very double horn oriented, but I am working to get better with B-flat fingerings in the lower range. There is no way to finger the notes between low B-flat and pedal F on a standard single B-flat horn with four valves. Many single B-flat horns have a thumb valve. This makes these horns excellent for French horn players. Like our blog? Trumpet, Baritone TC. Let’s say you want to play a stopped note on a double horn. If you have a double horn, remember that the top fingering corresponds to the F side, while the bottom fingering is for the Bb side (depress trigger/4th lever). These cookies do not store any personal information. It was a big controversy then that is still not totally resolved but the vast majority of pros use double horns of some sort today with triple horns coming on strong. Push the headjoint in slightly and try again. Typically horn fingering charts are somewhat confusing as they combine fingerings for F and B-flat horns without presenting clearly a preferred set for the double horn. In band, the clarinets and trumpets would play their B flat concert scale like this: The biggest advantage of the single B-flat is that the instrument is light and very responsive. Yes. I borrowed and later purchased this Holton and have found it to be quite interesting. I expect this year I will give it more of a try. The ultimate instrument for any French Horn player is a Double Horn. This also is very handy in other registers but especially to fill in the range that is missing this slide is essential. Deane is a native of Richmond, Ky., where he began his horn studies with Stanley Lawson. B. Horn Player, Tech Enthusiast. Pno. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Is there any advantage to playing a single B-flat horn? Scales - Horn Concert G (D Scale) Concert C (G Scale) Concert F (C Scale) Concert Bb (F Scale) Concert Eb (Bb Scale) Concert Ab (Eb Scale) Concert Db (Ab Scale) Concert Gb (Db Scale) Concert Bb Chromatic Scale (F Chromatic) Concert D (A Scale) Concert A (E Scale) Concert E (B Scale) Concert Cb (Gb Scale. The Concert Bb Major Scale Flute/Oboe/Mallets Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Trombone/Euphonium Trumpet Tuba French Horn . For horn players, the world is always conceived to be in F. We would think of the fingerings as being the fingerings that we would use on the B-flat side (“thumb down”) on a double horn when notated in F. They are not notated in a way that directly ties the fingerings to trumpet or mellophone fingerings and are not the same fingerings as on single F horn either. No. With the F extension on it is closer to the sound of a double horn as the weight gets close to that of a double horn.