[Hornlist] Albin Frehse (1878-1973)
I'm probably among the thousands of horn players who have worked through the Kopprasch and the Eduard Mueller etudes edited by Albin Frehse. I only recently learned that Frehse himself composed four horn concertos, two of which (according to the German Wikipedia) were published. Has anyone ever seen this music, played one of them, or heard them? Frehse was principal horn of the Gewandhaus Orchestra for some years (Erich Penzel was one of his students), so presumably the concertos would be demanding. He also wrote duos, trios, and quartets for horn. Richard in Seattle ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
Mark, here are a few books that I used many tears ago that I found interesting and challenging. First Book of Practical Studies for French Horn (also Second Bo-) Robert W. Getchell 1961 Belwin Mills publishing Corporation Unisonal Scales Chords & Rhythmic Studies for Military Bands William C. White - Principal, U. S. Army Music School (Compiled & Edited by) I've had this book since about 1940 or 1941 ( price: .75 cents} Complete Method or the French Horn by Oscar Franz This book, as the title says is complete, starts with the history of the horn then to elementary rudiments, exercises for the natural horn, the hand horn and exercises, then on up to more advanced studies. I've had this book since the early 50s and still use use it for a reference. Carl Fischer inc. No date shown. $2.00 Young Jim ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
I concur with the Getchell studies. They are excellent in my opinion. I like the fact that he exposes the student to key signatures they normally don't see in traditional band programs. Getchell also makes good use of changing rhythms within an etude. He first might show a student a pattern with a half and two quarters in a four four bar, and then will vary the rhythm making the student have to count. I kid with my students that when they miss these patterns, that they've been Getchelled. Walt Lewis --Original Message-- From: Ellie Jenkins Sender: horn-bounces+lewhorn9=yahoo@music.memphis.edu To: The Horn List ReplyTo: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods Sent: Jun 16, 2009 1:33 PM I really like the "The French Horn Student" books (3 volumes) by James Ployhar, along with Robert Getchell's First and Second Book of Practical Studies. The Getchell's make great transposition workbooks later on, too. Ellie >Hello All, >I am starting a doctoral teaching fellowship at the University of >Illinois, and as a part of my fellowship I am responsible for teaching >horn methods to music education majors. I have thought up an assignment >for my class that will require the students become familiar with several >beginner method books. My question to the horn list community is what >are some great beginner method books that I might not be familiar with >and I should check out. When I was a young horn player I was brought up >through the old Rubank method books for band, as well as Essential >Elements and Standard of Excellence. Throughout my private teaching I >have come across another great book, the Boosey Brass Method. What might >be some other books that some of you all might use and I should >incorporate into my class? I appreciate any feedback you might have. > >Thank you, >Marc Zyla >University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign >___ >post: horn@music.memphis.edu >unsubscribe or set options at >http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/elliejenkins%40earthlink.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
RE: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
Quoting Marc Zyla: Hello All, I am starting a doctoral teaching fellowship at the University of Illinois, and as a part of my fellowship I am responsible for teaching horn methods to music education majors. I have thought up an assignment for my class that will require the students become familiar with several beginner method books. My question to the horn list community is what are some great beginner method books that I might not be familiar with and I should check out. When I was a young horn player I was brought up through the old Rubank method books for band, as well as Essential Elements and Standard of Excellence. Throughout my private teaching I have come across another great book, the Boosey Brass Method. What might be some other books that some of you all might use and I should incorporate into my class? I appreciate any feedback you might have. Thank you, Marc Zyla University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign I started with the two books of the Pottag-Hovey Method, and then went to Horner's Primary Studies. After that it was Kopprasch and the other "usual suspects." I suggest doing some searches of online library catalogs (e.g., http://catalog.loc.gov) and browsing library shelves under the following class numbers, in probable approximate order of helpfulness. I put the caption for each number from the classification schedule (2007 ed.--the latest) in parentheses. MT422 (Systems and methods) MT428 (Self-instructors) MT425 (Studies and exercises) MT420 (General works) I also suggest searching the following subject headings, again in approximate order of probable usefulness: Horn (Musical instrument)--Methods Horn (Musical instrument)--Studies and exercises Horn (Musical instrument)--Studies and exercises (Jazz) Horn (Musical instrument)--Instruction and study For reasons too complex to get into here, I strongly suspect the Library of Congress's online catalog (URL above) does not list all of the Library's holdings of this material. In addition, experience shows that no matter how many library catalogs or other sources you search under what headings, someone "out there" will still know about a work that hasn't otherwise surfaced. HTH. Howard Sanner hornl...@terrier.ampexguy.com definitely writing as a private citizen and not speaking for my employer ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
Hi, for my daughter I'm using Hornschule by Fritz Huth (I'm not absolutely certain about the name, I can check later at home). I got advise about this method by a top level German hornist. I'm sure that that there are many, many others. Daniel ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
I really like the "The French Horn Student" books (3 volumes) by James Ployhar, along with Robert Getchell's First and Second Book of Practical Studies. The Getchell's make great transposition workbooks later on, too. Ellie Hello All, I am starting a doctoral teaching fellowship at the University of Illinois, and as a part of my fellowship I am responsible for teaching horn methods to music education majors. I have thought up an assignment for my class that will require the students become familiar with several beginner method books. My question to the horn list community is what are some great beginner method books that I might not be familiar with and I should check out. When I was a young horn player I was brought up through the old Rubank method books for band, as well as Essential Elements and Standard of Excellence. Throughout my private teaching I have come across another great book, the Boosey Brass Method. What might be some other books that some of you all might use and I should incorporate into my class? I appreciate any feedback you might have. Thank you, Marc Zyla University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/elliejenkins%40earthlink.net ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] Beginning Horn Methods
Hello All, I am starting a doctoral teaching fellowship at the University of Illinois, and as a part of my fellowship I am responsible for teaching horn methods to music education majors. I have thought up an assignment for my class that will require the students become familiar with several beginner method books. My question to the horn list community is what are some great beginner method books that I might not be familiar with and I should check out. When I was a young horn player I was brought up through the old Rubank method books for band, as well as Essential Elements and Standard of Excellence. Throughout my private teaching I have come across another great book, the Boosey Brass Method. What might be some other books that some of you all might use and I should incorporate into my class? I appreciate any feedback you might have. Thank you, Marc Zyla University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
