Hello Jonathan, hello Borje Lofblad, If this ignorant bone & tuba guy comes again with some fingering or else advice for your son, tell him FIRMLY he should shut upo as this things were NOT HIS business.
Ridiculous. The standard fingering (starting with written c1 (first ledger line below staff) on the F-horn is : 0-12-1-2-0-1-2-0-23-12 or 3-1-2-0 --- 2-0-2-0-1-2-0. That is the span from c1 - g2, that´s covered by very young & fresh players. On the Bb-Horn it is for the same span: 0-23-12 or 3-1-2-0-12-1 or 13 (better on the F-side with 0) -23-12 or 3-1-2-0-23-12 or 3-1-2-0 or better in tune with 1-2-0 THIS IS LAW. Anything else different is ov evil for a very young player because too confusing. Give the stubborn man B.S. - perhaps the best solution. Su ============================================================ =========================================================== ============================================================ =========================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan West Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:06 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Fingering On 26/02/2008, Borje Lofblad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hans and other authoritis, > > As a new comer on the french horn and a coach to my grand son I have > some silly questions. No question asked with a genuine desire to learn something is ever silly! > > One of my friends in the brass band where I play my cornet, advocates > that the standard fingering for both the Bb side and the F side is > not the best choice. Since you don't say what alternatives he proposes, it's a bit hard to comment on this. > > I have realised that he is not at at all correct in this statement, > but it is is next to impossible to argue with this man. In that case it is probably better to smile sweetly and not attempt to answer him. > I may add that he is no > originally french horn player, but a good bone and tuba player. > > I have also come to understand that the standard fingering is not > always that is a law, but nevertheless I believe my friend the bone > player does not really know what he is talking about. If he doesn't know what he is talking about, but is impossible to argue with, then all the more reason to smile and say nothing! > > I may add, that my friend has some funny ideas, that a good horn does > not need any fine tuning on the various slides, which of course are > far too many compared to a trumpet or cornet. > > I beg you to accept my English as an excuse for not delivering the > proper questions. > > My grand son has a good teacher, so I rely of course on his advice, > but I can nat resist to setting my brass friend right on his very > different opinion. Try harder to resist answering. It is by far the best approach. So long as this person's opinions aren't believed by your grandson over the opinions of his teacher, then little harm will be done. Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
