I do not concur with the views of the seller that a single Bb instrument wo=
uld be more difficult for a beginner to use, and learn on, than would be an=
F single.
Certainly it would be easier to learn on a B-horn than on an F-Horn, but I am certain that the F-Horn is
far better for the Beginner not just for Tone quality, but also for the Facility of technique, Attacks, getting about the Break and other problems.
I myself learned on the F-Horn until I could play a C-Major scale, then I changed to the B-Horn and never used the f-Horn after that except for certain Notes. My Teacher had heard that starting a Student on the F-Horn gave them a better Sound. There is more to this though, in my opinion as I should have been made to stay on the F-Horn more.
Only recently I started working intensively on the F-Horn and find it aids greatly attacks in the middle range, production, sound and fast technique. Helping with problems I think I wouldn't have if I had played more F-Horn earlier.
Is it true that one of the greatest alive hornplayers Radovan Vlatkovic used a simple F-Horn for a long time even in college.
I believe if we all played more F-Horn we had better sounds, better Technique and Accurateness and Intonation.
Just listen to many of our american Players, how they whizz around like nothing on the F-side!
It would be shame to disadvantage a young Beginner as to not let him play on the F-Horn. Perhaps he would be all Right on the Bb, perhaps not. A foolish Risk I suspect.
My young son, when he is old enough, will be learning the F-Horn. That is certain.
Any student who wants to learn the horn will find his way, from whichever b=
eginning point he is shown, in my opinion.
True perhaps, but not good necesarily.
And if he listens to any music recordings of artists he will also soon be t=
rying to sound like the recordings he hears.
Let us hope then, he has a good Teacher who encourages him to listen the best Soloists, and that our Student has some way of access to a Variety of Recordings.
I spent my Student Years listening to Baumann's Recordings which I found in a Secondhand Shop. Then attempted to emulate his sound and Vibrato. What Fun!
I would not presume to tell some teacher or parent who wants a horn for a y=
oung student which would be 'best'!!
Yes, much better for them to get advise from someone who knows.
That is like telling Arturo Toscannini (or any other known conductor of tod=
ay's reknown) how to hold his baton!!
Not really, since Toscanini is not a beginning horn Student, he is a dead great Conductor. This is a big difference, and quite obvious.
Got 3 cents for me??
No, unless you have got 3 from Finnland for me. They are hard to get here.
many Greetings,
Benno Heinemann.
(Sworn enemy of the double Punctuation Marks) Germany
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