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 Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:14 pm
X Midnight Falcon X Whyis French Horn always overlooked? We're the awesomeist! ♭ⓡⓞⓚⓔⓝ♭ⓐⓡⓡⓘⓔⓡ sαys  "Those dots and dashes in the  ... All my BDs tell me it's because we're so perfect, they don't need us to play anymore. Once, I told my BD about a part that we had the melody in, and he made every section play their note... but us. When I brought it up, he sighed and picked up the tuner and made us play for barely a 32nd note. He just said, "Just as I figured, PERFECT." :)  ...aren't Morse Code."
-John Brewington, VA Tidewater District Festival Judge
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:28 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:45 pm
the_first_Argetlam candy!x0x0 the_first_Argetlam i want a triple horn. anyone willing to buy me one? lol lol its not worth it they sound like baritones. The sound is just way to dark for my taste. Although personally I like classic bright chicago sound. Not much for the east coast and their conn 8D's I love the way they sound. I think they sound awesome! lol a lot of people do, I'm more for the brighter sound. Berlin phil! My favorite horn section! They have gorgeous full bright sounds, but it still has warmth to it so it doesn't sound like a trombone most of them play on Alexander 103s. Then there's new york phil and Cleveland who play on those big nickel CONN 8D'S. such a huge contrast in sound. Although I think that a good player can sound however they want to on any instrument, the specific types just makes it easier.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:04 pm
Ohhh mygoodness, I love playing the french horn so much! The sound is beautiful and we're almost always favorited by the band director! ;D I haven't started playing the melophone yet but I will on the 12th when marching season starts. I've been playing for three years and own an awesome silver horn with a bell that screws on and off! Its name is Galileo. Am I the only one that names my insrtuments? XD
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:57 pm
I have to teach three people how to play horn this year...I'm exsmited because there's now six people in my section, but I'm terrified because two of the three are switching from flute (the other was a trumpet). ninja
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:11 pm
Gawd our horn section is small. I'm 2nd chair out of 4. My friend, the section leader, also has trouble with the bottom two because they really don't know how to play mellophone. It's basically only me and her playing.
But it's still better than last year. It was only my friend and me...and I was on trumpet for marching season so....
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:46 pm
rock_greenday_lover Gawd our horn section is small. I'm 2nd chair out of 4. My friend, the section leader, also has trouble with the bottom two because they really don't know how to play mellophone. It's basically only me and her playing. But it's still better than last year. It was only my friend and me...and I was on trumpet for marching season so.... in one of my youth orchestras there are 8 of us! and in my other one there are 7 of us. Its great!
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:28 pm
At first, when I started playing the french horn it was kind of hard to get the hang of, but as I had more lessons from my french horn teacher, it became a whole lot easier. Also, I'm sad to say that I was the only french horn player in my high school band. No one wanted to take it up because they thought it was hard v.v
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:20 am
Anyone in Florida trying out for middle school all-state? I have my audition next saturday!
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:33 pm
XxSuiseisekixX chan At first, when I started playing the french horn it was kind of hard to get the hang of, but as I had more lessons from my french horn teacher, it became a whole lot easier. Also, I'm sad to say that I was the only french horn player in my high school band. No one wanted to take it up because they thought it was hard v.v those wimps =)
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 6:57 am
i love the horn & the mello, i originally started on trumpet, & the i picked up horn b/c it has looovely tone & the when i joined marching band & was handed a mello to learn to play it i found the love child of my 2 instruments mrgreen
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:36 am
Evara Silvaen I have to teach three people how to play horn this year...I'm exsmited because there's now six people in my section, but I'm terrified because two of the three are switching from flute (the other was a trumpet). ninja XD I just switched from flute to horn this year. We have a whopping total of three French Horns in our section now, and all of us are brand new - two from trumpet, and one from flute.
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:43 pm
candy!x0x0 XxSuiseisekixX chan At first, when I started playing the french horn it was kind of hard to get the hang of, but as I had more lessons from my french horn teacher, it became a whole lot easier. Also, I'm sad to say that I was the only french horn player in my high school band. No one wanted to take it up because they thought it was hard v.v those wimps =) lol But I'm still pretty happy that from time to time my band instructor compliments me on my playing x3 So being alone isn't all that bad lol
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:25 pm
So, I'm a sax/oboe player, and I wanna learn mello for this thing some friends of mine are doing, and to open up the possibility for drum corps in the future. Any tips? 'Cause I really suck right now. XD I can play about an octave up from a low C.
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Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:59 pm
buzz a lot. Start by the notes you can hit and slowly slur a little higher. Don't try and push the high notes they will come. If you can buzz the notes you can play them on the mellophone then.
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