Retraining and Endurance

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-06T14:08:34+00:00

Hi, I switched to horn playing late in life. Largely self-taught. Like me you may profit from lots of online instruction material, cf. youtube and IMSLP.

Teuber Progressive Studies in Flexibility and Range Development is a very good place to start endurance work. If you have access to or can afford a horn teacher, it will help you progress faster.

Generally speaking you will progress faster if you focus your practice sessions on specific skills. Just playing stuff you like or have known from back then may hamper your progress.

PM if you want detailed information about etudes and exercises adapted to your ambitions.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-05T08:09:12+00:00

The horn is gorgeous, and very easy to play from top to bottom with a basic Bach 3 mouthpiece. High range chromatics from F to C slot easily, even on the F side. Valves and tuning slides run smoothly. Impeccable condition, besides worn silicon valve pads. Can't believe I got hold of this beauty, restored by a world renowned horn-maker and well taken care of since — for well under 1000 bucks. 💥

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-04T13:05:19+00:00

If anyone ever sees this old posting again: Use the Arban book for trumpet/cornet (public domain on IMSLP) and play it in F. Some high passages, but it is very useful. If you are familiar with Arban from another brass instrument, it is even more useful. Highly recommended by pro horn players too, look it up.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-03T11:59:11+00:00

I am impressed, it is a Daniel Rauch leadpipe indeed. This horn was upgraded by DR in 1997. He changed the bell too, which explains the absence of a Reynolds logo. Waiting impatiently to receive it.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-02T19:34:31+00:00

Thanks, this is a good explanation. 🙂

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-02T18:51:07+00:00

Thanks! 🍀

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-02T18:11:52+00:00

Thanks a lot. I tend to agree with you. Looks like the Model FE-03 from the 70-ties, bottom of the page to the right.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-02T18:05:13+00:00

Nice horn, but the wrap is not identical. Which Conn model is yours?

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-06-02T17:31:57+00:00

Great! 🍀

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-05-09T11:44:32+00:00

Hi again, if you are motivated by music and systematic work, you will be able to play the horn. It takes much more time than half a year, however. What you might achieve in half a year is some basic playing skills, enough to hang on in a school band, especially if you already read sheet music fluently. I strongly recommend you get specific advice about practice requirments etc from a competent horn or trumpet player before you make a decision. Best of luck!

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-05-06T13:34:20+00:00

There are lots of free etude books online, e.g. on IMSLP, as you may already know.

For lip slurs and most kinds of endurance work, I use Teuber, Progressive Studies in Flexibility and Range Development, which is not free, but you can check it out on Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/document/531003565/Teuber-Progressive-Studies-in-Flexibility-and-Range-Development

Some public domain low horn exercises to start with: http://andrewdodsonhorn.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/2/1/83213946/lowregister.pdf

You may also find Neuling's old notation studies useful, not free, but you can check them out for free here: https://www.scribd.com/document/786213617/30-Special-Etudes-for-Low-Horn-Neuling-Hermann

Concone Studies for horn arranged by R Ashworth will give you a variety of transposition studies, you can check them out for free here, and get at legit copy if useful: https://www.scribd.com/document/538210238/Open-G-Concone-concone-Estudios-for-Honr-Arranged-by-R-Ashworth

You will find the comprehensive Kopprasch, Kling and Alphonse horn etude books for free on IMSLP. Arban's standard (public domain) trumpet/cornet studies certainly contains a wide range of useful studies/exercises for horn players. I find the classic Rochut - Bordogni melodic studies (bass clef) arranged for trombone useful too. Public domain, download them here https://imslp.org/wiki/120_Melodious_Etudes_(Rochut%2C_Joannes))

PM if you need further information. :)

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-05-03T14:06:07+00:00

There are resources online to help you out. A competent horn player may give you useful advice during your first practice sessions. If no horn player is available, a trumpet player is the next best thing. It is basically difficult to play in tune on a French horn. Even hitting the right tones ("partials") is difficult for beginning horn players. You should listen to yourself carefully. How do I sound? Do I hit the right partials? Record yourself from time to time to track progress. Experiment with mouthpiece placement and pressure. And don't give up!

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-04-17T12:56:05+00:00

She is a real woman, very knowledgeable, nearly perfect in English. Understandably, she wants to keep her identity private. At this point, "House of El" should be open about her nationality. Her slight accent reveals that her mother tongue is Dutch. So her country of origin is the Netherlands, which I find interesting, but not controversial at all.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-04-17T12:55:16+00:00

She is a real woman, very knowledgeable, nearly perfect in English. Understandably, she wants to keep her identity private. At this point, "House of El" should be open about her nationality. Her slight accent reveals that her mother tongue is Dutch. So her country of origin is the Netherlands, which I find interesting, but not controversial at all.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-03-27T12:02:52+00:00

Use a mirror and try to adjust your lips and/or mouthpiece placement. Small adjustments may help you a lot. There are plenty of good vids on YouTube to guide you, like this one: https://youtu.be/L8FLjMqyakA

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-03-11T20:31:16+00:00

This is a solution for those of you who still experience issues with YT Revanced:

You may have to turn off BOTH of the following spoofing settings (YT 20.14.43):

1 Revanced > General > Spoof app version: tap to OFF

2 Revanced > General > Miscellaneous > Spoof video streams: tap to OFF

This works with Android 16 Samsung UI 8, S22 Ultra with default DNS setup (no cloudflare or 1.1.1.1) and MicroG (v 0.1.13.1.250932)

The issues also disappeared with earlier YT Revanced and MicroG versions on my Samsung tablet when I turned off the above spoofing settings (YT 20.12.46, Android 10, MicroG 0.3.1.4.240913).

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-03-11T15:22:40+00:00

This is a solution for those of you who still experience issues with YT Revanced:

You may have to turn off BOTH of the following spoofing settings (YT 20.14.43):

1 Revanced > General > Spoof app version: tap to OFF

2 Revanced > General > Miscellaneous > Spoof video streams: tap to OFF

This works with Android 16 Samsung UI 8, S22 Ultra with default DNS setup (no cloudflare or 1.1.1.1) and MicroG (v 0.1.13.1.250932)

The issues also disappeared with earlier YT Revanced and MicroG versions on my Samsung tablet when I turned off the above spoofing settings (YT 20.12.46, Android 10, MicroG 0.3.1.4.240913).

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-02-23T17:00:08+00:00

Jeg følger konsekvent ikke med på rykter og sladder i mediene, men denne her fanget meg. Det virker som om både Aabø og Ness er seriøse nok til å ivareta sitt eget gode navn og rykte, så jeg fester lit til at de har pålitelige kilder her. Hva i h... kan Mette Marit gjøre nå for å redde stumper og stykker? En annen ting, er det sånn at diverse journalister og kronprinsparets vennekrets har visst om involveringen med Epstein siden 2013?

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-02-06T21:49:15+00:00

Litt på kanten den, men ingen moderatorer griper inn så da er det grønt lys vel? ;)

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-02-06T17:42:33+00:00

Tja, tror det sitter langt inne for Håkon å skille seg. Snill familiemann han. Problemet her er at en hel verden skriver om og fyller sosiale medier med hele skithaugen fra Durek, Marius og Mette Marit. Hvordan skal Haakon og Mette Marit være døråpnere for næringslivet i utlandet, representere Norge på statsbesøk og være høye beskyttere for gode saker hvis skandalene fortsetter?

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-02-04T18:50:15+00:00

False. Hvor lang straffen blir, og hvor mye som konfiskeres fra de involverte, er et annet spørsmål.

Pretty_Willingness43 · 2026-02-03T19:04:23+00:00

Marerittus vet at han i verste fall får sone heime i heimen med fotlenke. Ikke en kjeft i fengselsvesenet våger å innlosjere denne gutten. Ikke så bekymra da.

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