Getting It Together Step 1 Hold the hom in your left hand, and place the bell of the instrument on your right thigh. meuthpoce recotyer The bell should point backwards, slightly spouthplece. angled to the right. plc Step 2 Use your right hand to gently twist the valve slide mouthpiece into the mouthpiece receiver. Step 3 Place your left thumb inside the thumb ring. Your fingertips should rest on the valves. Place your little finger in the hook. ‘Step 4 Cup your right hand slightly. Keep your ee : TaN fingers together and put your thumb against your index finger as shown below. Place your hand inside the bell. The back of your fingers Step 5 Always sit up straight when playing, should touch the far side of the bell Hold the horn as shown: thumb key. Single Horn /Double Horn Fingerings ‘The fingerings used throughout the exercises in this book are intended for students who are playing 2 Single F Horn or a Double F/8b Horn. Single F Horn players should always use the fingerings that are indicated for F Horn. For Double Horn players, notes commonly played on the‘ side" of the horn are shown only with F Horn fingerings. For notes that are preferably played on the “B side” of the hom, the Bs Horn fingering is shown in addition to the F Horn fingering, Students with Double Horns should add the thumb key and use the Bs fingering where indicated, students who may be playing a Single Bb Horn will need to refer to the fingering chart in the back of this book for the proper fingerings for Single Be Horn. READING MUSIC Identify and draw each of these symbols: Music Staff Ledger Lines Measures & Bar Lines Masse Measure il | a a 4 arte Borne Boline ‘The music staff has 5 lines and Ledger lines extend the music Bar lines divide the music staff 4 spaces where notes and rests, staff. Notes on ledger lines can into measures. are written, be above or below the staff.CEI) ‘To begin, we'll use a special’Long Tone” note. Hold the tone until your — op Long Tone teacher tells you to rest, Practice long tones each day to develop your sound 1, THE FIRST NOTE Your teacher will tell you which line to play frst, and how long to hold each tone, Cc —$<$—— REST —$s | Even OOO] tagh-Cispijeropen ste yur fiers igh onthe vais SremtSOO| Ozbleton Payers adéthetnumbeyanuse the Hm geting, REST REST. 5 ——— carer tem O90 Qi Ttpqedapen saree ingestighivon eros The Beat Notes And Rests ‘The beat is the pulse of music, and like your heartbeat it Notes tell us how high or low to play by their placement on should remain very steady. Counting aloud and foot-tepping ane o space ofthe muse staff and how long to play by help us maintain a steady beat. Tap you foot down on each ther shape. Rests tll us to count silent beats, number and up'on each"8.* J Siakee cts Quarter Note = 1 beat vt 2 QuarterRest = 1 silent beat 2. COUNT AND PLAY REST Fre @OO | theblackacestellyou which volves topush down. “B (@Mat bs played wih fat valve BiomT BOO | Dovblenem Aaye-edathe thumb key anduse the Hon ingen, Bb aT << fe 600 55—$<> 4, TWO’S A TEAM comm: 18 243845 Ta2esadse Terzes ese Teresane 5. HEADING DOWN Practice long tones on each new note. corer: TO 2 OF RSE Te2ES HSE TH2 eS HSH THPER ETEEee indicates the end 5‘ Without stopina, lay once ‘of apiece of music. Repeat Sign HI again tom the beginning Double Bar 7. THE LONG HAUL one G esr Frm OOO G = Fem OOO i 8. FOUR BY FOUR Repeat Sign Courses TA 2 a3 a4 8 Lerezaga 9, TOUCHDOWN F From @OO From @OO 100 Oh Double Hor Players ad thettumb ley anduse the Hom frgeing 10. THE FAB FIVE Te2esehe Terezece oe b Dares eee Tereseas Ta2esede terasage Treble Clef Time Signature Note Names (6 Gef) Indicates how many beats per measure __ Each note is on a line or space ofthe staf. These indicates the ‘and what kind of note gets one beat. note names are indicated by the Treble Cf. position of note names on a music beats per measure staff: Second line Quarter note gets one beat 6. ‘RUOTHL Sharp ff raises the note and remains in effect for the entire measure. Flat blowers the note and remains in effect for the entire measure. Natural). cancetsa fat) or sharp () and remains in effect for the entire measure. 11, READING THE NOTES compare this toexercise 10, THE FAB FIVE {Flat apples to alls in measure. = Tete Fade 1eracsage 12. FIRST FLIGHT feces ef a 13. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ‘Fill in the remaining note names before playing. a ; Ba sCe rise 900 oth OOO Notes In Review = """"" Memorize the fingerings == i for the hates you've learhed: ce A= = GE (Double Hom Players should - = ved Oe Bn ges 2 2 ‘where indicated) From OOO 000: @00 ‘whom: TOOO 14, ROLLING ALONG Gototheneetine Double Bar Half Rest = 2 Silent Beats == - Tere 15. RHYTHM RAP cop the rhythm while counting and tapping. Repeat Signy ptt j4—_j1_11 41 _ 1111s —-—4 Le2zesese 14283848 14243e4e TE2eZAHE TE2EREAE THZETSE 16. THE HALF COUNTS s De 1e2edede Ta2eTRSS Te2ESHse Tazesade THeDEsAdE Tarese 17. HOT CROSS BUNS Try:hissong on your mouthpiece only. Then play ton your instrument. Zz ae Breath Mark 9 Take a deep breath through your mouth after you play a full-length note. 18. GO TELL AUNT RHODIE American Folk Song ze 2 19. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Using the note names and rhythms below, draw your notes onthe staff before playing.Poe ed Whole Note Whole Rest Whole Rest Halfest [A Whole Measure ——+- =i 2 Abe of Silent Beats Te2asage Te2esaae hangs from: sitson'a astaffline. staffline 20. RHYTHM RAP clapthe rhythm while counting and tapping. fo jotted fe [424 4 Dezesase Ta2esaGe TA2eTEAE THIHTEAE THESE GH TAPES AEE 21, THE WHOLE THING - A2e3648 TH42e5 eae Te2eS eae Teresede Ve2e3eae 1e2aseae Duet ‘A composition with two different parts, played together. 22. SPLIT DECISION - Duet Ke ‘The Key Signature tells us which notes to play with sharps (B) orats(b) throughout. Scrat the musi: Your Key Signatur indicates the Keyof Fone fat). When youseethiskey ignature signature, play all B’s as B-flats (B»). 8 23. MARCH STEPS 3 Pray Bs 24, LISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS Persson Woodwinds — Bras Percussion Woodwinds ass Poe Wwe Bass A 25. LIGHTLY ROW 2 oll 26. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ. Drow in the barlines before you play. ‘ 44} iG = a= ee Seat =k sa At Py eee eee SG reePage 8B - Fullband Fermata an Hold the note (or rest longer than normal. (27. REACHING HIGHER - New Note Practice fong tones on each new note. De — Fem OOO #00 30 Shon TOO Double Hom Plead the thumb andthe Bs Horn ering rte upper. 28, AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE French Folk Song = 29, REMIX Harmony {woof more nots played gether. Each combination forms chord Z| 30. LONDON BRIDGE - Duet English Folk Song A ‘Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a child prodigy who started playing professionally at = age six and lived during the time ofthe American Revolution, Mozarts musics melodic and imaginative. He wrote rore 2 than 690 compostions during hs shor if, including a plano piece based onthe famous song, "Twinkle, Twinkle Uitte Star” & 31. A MOZART MELODY Adaptation 3s writen the note names before you play: 92, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ Drow these symbols where they befong and 6 il 4 weEEE 33. DEEP POCKETS - New Note ESS Fier OOO a ae 34, DOODLE ALL DAY 35. JUMP ROPE cle: ‘One or more nstes that corte before the first fu measure, The beats of Pick Up Notes are Pick-Up Notes ibcacied rom helost measure 36. A-TISKET, A-TASKET 1, Pick-up note e 4a Teresa tazade Dynamics F. -forte (play loudly) mf’ - mezzo forte (play moderately loud) __p — piano (play softy) Remember to use full breath support to control your tone at all dynamic levels. 37. LOUD AND SOFT gittdjla ite ly 38, JINGLE BELLS iso proctice new music on your mouthpiece only [Link] 2 i ? aEee Eighth Notes 2 25 B Each Eighth Note = 12 Beat Je) ie, ‘Two ormore Eighth _y Beam 2Eighth Notes = 1 Beat Noteshave abso 7) 7) = Jone 1 @ — [Link] tops. 428 across the stems. e 40. RHYTHM RAP clap the rhythm while counting and tapping £ W140, a nL yo. Peres ese Peres aee tezezase Terzesaae 41. EIGHTH NOTE JAM. fede seas Pe PeT HHH THEPET HHA TEPAT EAE 42. SKIP TO MY LOU ‘American Folk Song 43. LONG, LONG AGO. Good posture improves your sound. Always sit straight and tll 2 P 44. OH, SUSANNA Stephen Collins Foster tf Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) began composing as a teenager and was very proficient on the plano, 5 viola and horn, He wrote "Wiliam Tell’ at age 37 as the last of his forty operas, and its familiar theme is stil heard today on a radio and television & 45. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ — WILLIAM TELL Gioacchino Rossini B aFull band Z Time Signature Conducting | sg ae ee = Quarter note gets one beat ‘wo-beat pattern. 2 46. RHYTHM RAP cp peze dare tere tere tera tere taza rere 47. TWO BY TWO TePe 1e2e 1824 1828 Tera Tere raze Tare ‘Tempois the speed of music. Tempo markings are usually written above the staff in Italian. Allegro -Fast tempo Moderato —Medium tempo Andante - Slower walking tempo Tempe Markings 48. HIGH SCHOOL CADETS - March John Philip Sousa Allegro f 49, HEY, HO! NOBODY’S HOME Moderato i Dynamics recando (sly oie) Derseunde 0] Dinivene grey sh 50. CLAP THE DYNAMICS 51. PLAY THE DYNAMICSHORN RANGE BUILDERS 57D. HIGH SEAS - New Note Q bir: TOSS DoubleHomPlayersetthe thumb eyand use the B Hem geri. 58D. MARIANNE Allegro Jamaican Folk Song of P of 59D. BILL GROGAN’S GOAT Moderato ‘American Folk Song of Sf 60D. HI-DEE-HO - New Note 1D. = Boute Hom Payette hum key and use thes Homn ogesng 61D. THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV - Duet Modeste Moussorgsky Allegro