PDF Documents & Research

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Lists and Charts

A Fingering Chart for single F, single Bb, and Double Horns extracted from Introducing the Horn.

Horns for Beginners and Converts

Horn Study Lists
Suggested works for basic and intermediate college level horn study, based on a survey of audition lists for undergraduate and graduate horn study at top level music schools.

The Horn Excerpt Checklist
A longer list of orchestral excerpts based on a survey of ICSOM orchestra audition lists. These are also works that every horn enthusiast should be familiar with.

Transposition Chart: PDF; JPEG.

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Research and Studies

Brahms Horn Trio: Background and Analysis for Performers
A dissertation by Joshua Garrett

Is it the ‘French horn’ or just a ‘Horn?’: 2 Questions for Players of the (French) Horn

Mouthpiece Buzzing and Multitasking: 3 Questions for Players of the (French) Horn

Name Recognition and Perception of Quality in Brand Names of (French) Horns

Name Recognition, Influence and Age Groups in the Online (French) Horn Community and the Appendices I-V

Recommended:

Sex Prevalence of Focal Dystonia (1996)

The Effect of Focal Task-Specific Embouchure Dystonia upon Brass Musicians (2008)

The effect of hand and mute on the impedance spectra of the horn (2010)

The IMSLP List of Horn Compositions
Royalty-free PDF downloads of public domain music for horn.

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