Thursday, January 25, 2007

French Horn
1. The French Horn is in the brass family.
2. There are six French Horn players in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. There names are Elizabeth Freimuth, Thomas Sherwood, Gene Berger, Duane Dugger, Robert Schauer, and Charles Bell.
3. The player holds his mouth tightly against the mouthpiece of the instrument; their lips then vibrate when air is forced through them.
4. The tubing of the French Horn is about 12 feet, 4.5 inches long.
5. The player changed the amount of tubing used for each note by pressing down the valves on the French Horn. (refer to link in muber four.)
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7. A French Horn player would pyut their hand in side the bell while playing because it allows them to one uspport the instruemtn and also change the pitches of each note. (refer to link number four.)
8. For the French Horn, you use the base clef.
9. The Fench Horn was not invented in France but in England. (refer to link in number 8.)
10. It sounds soft. Almost a horn that would be heard in The Little Mermaid.(refer to link in number 8.)