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 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:43 pm
any one know which is more fun to learn??? cuz i need to pick for symphonic band.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:47 pm
I would choose french horn. It's a fun instrument, not as many fingers to deal with, and it's called for a lot more. You can always use more french horn.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:49 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:30 pm
Bassoons are sweet, I'm in the process of learning ^^
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:26 pm
go with the french horn its going to be hard at the beginning but it will pay off in the end
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:22 pm
you can always use an x tra bassoonist PS IT IS FRIGIN FUN
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:00 pm
French horn, just cuz. ninja dont have to worry about new reeds all the time.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:00 pm
Depends on what you've played before. If you've played a reed instrument, go with bassoon. You have the basics down and you'll merely have to tweak your playing. Flute can go either way, I believe, as I think the fingering is the same on flute and oboe, but the way you blow is closer to brass. If you've played brass, Horn should be an easy accomplishment.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:35 pm
Chiru013 Depends on what you've played before. If you've played a reed instrument, go with bassoon. You have the basics down and you'll merely have to tweak your playing. Flute can go either way, I believe, as I think the fingering is the same on flute and oboe, but the way you blow is closer to brass. If you've played brass, Horn should be an easy accomplishment. that sometimes depends on what kinda brass instrument youve played before you switch if its low brass its a lot easier than something like trumpet, but if youve played brass before then you have the mouthpiece handling down.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:41 pm
Bassoon, because there aren't many of them, and let's face it, it's amazing.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:30 pm
teust me and dont get a bassoon. theyre heavy sad , high maintainence scream , and the way the reed vibrates is enough to make you sick burning_eyes .
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:44 pm
I say go with whatever your band needs more. xD I vote for French horn though, because I'm a brass guy myself, and I think French horns are easier to handle. Plus, their parts aren't doubled as often (Bass clarinets usually cover bassoon parts) and their parts are more interesting, I'm pretty sure.
However, if you played a bass clef instrument before and don't feel like learning treble, or if you played a reed before, I'd go with Bassoon. (Or if you just like it better. xD)
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:47 pm
I would go with bassoon, because there are less of them usually and they are fun to learn. As for the heavyness, you get used to it pretty quickly.
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:02 pm
Go with the horn. It may be harder to play at first, but I swear you'll love it. :]
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:32 am
Both of those instruments are arguably the most difficult of their respective sections (I used the word arguably).
Are you a string player or just starting out?
If your starting in a beginning or low leveled band then I would say either.
French Horn takes a good ear and pretty good sight singing abilities (as in the ability to see a note and have a general idea of what it's pitch is)
Bassoon requires you to learn countless varying fingerings, and have a very developed embouchure. If you choose bassoon I would suggest getting some lessons, until you get up to par if not better than those in your band.
Bassoon is a horrible instrument to mislearn. I know this from experience. I took a beginners book and learned it at my house. After a week a dropped the book, and attempted to continue learning. Soon instead of using correct fingerings I found fingerings that would sound the right pitch. This caused me to often play with often out of tune and have uncentered pitch on various notes, having to lip up and down every other note that I play. Unfortunately my middle school band director fed me more incorrect fingerings as I progressed, giving me a vague fingering, which I would play, and if it sounded like the right pitch than she could careless.
BTW the bassoon has 10-12 front keys and 14-16 thumb keys. And not only that, there are numerous alternate fingerings for notes that will help them have a certain timbre or intonation.
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