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French Horn Technique Dictionary

In progress

Hand stopping, transposition, muting and horn acoustics.

4 sections, 50 terms planned

  • Hand Position
    12 terms

    Right hand in bell, hand stopping, echo horn

  • Embouchure
    14 terms

    Lip setting for the small mouthpiece, partial accuracy

  • Transposition
    12 terms

    Horn in F, E flat, D and historical transpositions

  • Anatomy
    12 parts

    Double horn, F and B flat sides, rotary valves

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