Re: [Hornlist] Small hand stopping on Bb horn.

When hand-stopping, small-handed individuals often spread their fingers apart once the rest of the hand has sealed the bell closed. This works quite well, even for lower notes. Once you have practiced and found the best fingering and embouchure for a stopped pitch, then practice long tones to str

[Hornlist] Small hand stopping on Bb horn.

Thanks to Mark Watson for helping me work this out. He had the idea that since I have such a small paw & play on a large horn (H179), I may be able to play stop horn on Bb side by transposing down a whole step. I tried it & it worked! The tone was pretty edgy & piercing and I'm sure if I cont