Learn to Play French Horn: Beginner to Pro Made the Easy Way (Udemy.com)

Master the art of French Horn! Cover a years worth of private lessons in just a few hours, at a fraction of the cost.

Created by: MusicProfessor Online Music Lessons

Produced in 2018

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What you will learn

  • Assemble, clean and care for a french horn
  • Form a correct, strong french horn embouchure
  • Read and interpret music notation
  • Play dozens of popular melodies and songs
  • Perform multiple Major scales
  • Recognize and play nearly every note on the french horn

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Overall Score : 96 / 100

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Course Description

|| COURSE DESCRIPTION ||

Learning to play the french horn is incredibly rewarding, but getting started is a challenge.

That's where MusicProfessor can help you make the most of your practice. Start from opening your case for the first time and progress all the way to playing your first melodies. Master all of the techniques necessary to become a great french horn player. On the way, you'll also learn music theory and musicianship skills.

And save money while you study with us! Private lessons are expensive. Each MusicProfessor French Horn course provides an entire years worth of lessons, for a fraction of the cost, and at your own convenience.

Join over 18,000 MusicProfessor students and begin your studies today!

|| COURSE FEATURES ||

Over 130 video lessonsDownloadable sheet musicFrench Horn-specific troubleshooting tips and adviceFrench Horn equipment recommendationsLearn how to clean and maintain your hornDozens of familiar melodies and songsTechnique-building exercisesMajor scales and scale exercisesMusic Theory basics, including how to read music

MusicProfessor's curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 18,000 students and music teachers throughout the world. Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor's curriculum.

Fulfill your musical destiny by enrolling today!

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Compared to other online courses I have tried already I can see that the instructor is very good. Clear explanations. Calm voice that helps me focus on what he's saying. No visual distractions in the video.

-Christina Purcell

Excellent for those beginning the horn. Everything is broken down, the instruction is logical and complete. Very solid educationally.

-Gwen Clark

Well detailed and explained. I'm changing from euphonium to French horn and want to be sure that I'm doing things right. This course would suit a beginner as well as a restarting player or changing player.

-Donna Gregory

|| ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR ||

Heather Test is an active freelance horn player and educator in the North Texas area. She performed in The Dallas Opera Orchestra as acting 3rd horn for the 2012-2013 season and is a regular substitute player in the Plano Symphony and 2nd horn in the Allen Philharmonic.

In addition to performing with these ensembles and more, she is the Lecturer in Horn at Texas Christian University and maintains a small studio of private students from across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Her TCU Horn Ensemble has performed on the TMEA Exhibition Showcase stage twice, and they have also helped host the annual TCU HornFest where over a hundred horn players and enthusiasts gather for a day of master classes, recitals, exhibits, and a mass horn choir experience. Past HornFest guests include Thomas Bacon and The American Horn Quartet.

Prior to joining the TCU music faculty in August of 2011, Heather taught horn at the University of Texas at Arlington for three and a half years. Ms. Test has a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of North Texas (2001), where she studied with Dr. William Scharnberg and a Master of Music in Performance from Southern Methodist University (2003), where she studied with Gregory J. Hustis. Additionally, since 2003 Ms. Test has been an employee of TrumCor Mutes and became their General Manager in 2005. TrumCor is a Dallas-based company that hand crafts premium mutes for brass instruments.

Heather Test has performed in the Dallas Symphony as a substitute musician under the direction of the late Marvin Hamlisch, as a substitute with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, CO (summer 2002), the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles, CA (summer 2003), the Quartz Mountain Music Festival in Altus, OK, with Robert Gomez at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, and most recently on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with The Polyphonic Spree (2012), which is Dallas own choral/symphonic/pop/rock band. Heather has recorded with The Polyphonic Spree, Bill Callahan, Sarah Jaffe, Robert Gomez, The Lone Star Wind Orchestra, The UNT Wind Symphony, the UNT Two Oclock Lab Band, Anaphase, Clint Niosi, and has performed on various film scores by local composers. Heather is married to fellow musician and drummer/percussionist, Kelly Test, and they reside in East Dallas with their son, Benjamin and dogs, Emma Leigh and Russell.

This course has been provided by MusicProfessor, an online music education company.
Who this course is for:
Students looking to catch upStudents looking to get aheadAdult LearnersAbsolute BeginnersMusic students who can't access a private teacher

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Instructor Details

MusicProfessor provides pre-recorded, high-quality online music lessons for students who either can't study with a private teacher or would like to further supplement their education. We do so via a massive library of lessons taught by some of the finest faculty in the country.

WOODWINDS: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone

BRASS: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

EXTRACURRICULAR: Music Theory, Conducting, Percussion

MusicProfessor launched in 2012 with a single instrument series, 'Bassoon 101,' but has since expanded to over 12 instrument series with just over 5000 video lessons. Our curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 14,000 students and music teachers throughout the world.

Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor's curriculum. Fulfill your musical destiny by signing up today!

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Reviews

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By Diane Scholfield on 7/19/2020

yes

By Oliver Heimann on 5/26/2020

Awesome so far

By Melissa Turnbow on 5/19/2020

great learning experience. easy to follow

By Nigel Taylor on 5/5/2020

yyes

By Yee Leong on 4/27/2020

So far it's been easy to follow. I can see the importance of proper maintenance of the horn.

By Giovanni Bisogni on 4/6/2020

ok!

By Alison Jo Wattie on 2/2/2020

Good

By Martin Sipes on 11/3/2019

Everything is explained. She is thorough. Easy to understand.

By Lars Ekwall on 10/21/2019

The course works very well with my expectations

By Victoria Hopkins on 8/23/2019

Fabulous. What a great teacher. I can't believe I've only had the instrument for 2 days and I can already play a (simple) tune. I really like the tone of the teaching. I'm an experienced musician but have never played brass or any transposing instrument. The lessons aren't patronising.

By Sigfredo Borges Alicea on 8/13/2019

Great lessons, well explained, easy to follow.
Amazing, learned a nd help my path to play the French horn

By Walter Conlan on 7/16/2019

Yes. Already learned some new info.