[musictlk] fingering charts for French Horn

[Richard Holloway]

She was trying out a horn yesterday nearby here. We’re trying to find one to buy for her very soon. Lessons may be an option, but I’m trying to just get her started however I can. She was finding a series of notes with the varying airflow and hand position fairly well, but not able to get the hang of the valve positions to make much progress. She’s a pretty quick study with most instruments, but she’ll want to have an explanation of how the fingering works as she learns the basics, so I think a chart would be really helpful to go along with probable lessons. Her band instructor may be able to help with her initial understanding as well. I’m not sure how much he’s played the French horn, but he’s a good sax player, and he knows the basics with trombone, trumpet, and such. 

School started this week and she can already play the flute fairly well, but she wants to change instruments. Part of what I’d like do is let her read up on the chart and whatnot (a basic descriptive how-to article would be nice) as I try to work out an instrument for her— this will take a little time— the most likely candidate so far is having a little repair work done (it needed a brace soldered back, and I want to confirm the valves are in good shape before we move forward).

Worst case, I’ll adapt a visual chart for her, but I was thinking there must be a source for various fingerings somewhere. Besides, If there is some standard for these charts being made tactile, I’d rather not do this the wrong way...

Thanks.




> On Aug 8, 2017, at 1:53 PM, Ella Yu via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Is taking lessons an option? Also, you can teach her the fingerings
> from a chart. There are very few to remember and she must vary her
> airflow and hand position in the bell most of the time to change the
> pitch.
> 
> On 8/8/17, Richard Holloway via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> My daughter (no light perception, 9th grade) is interested in learning to
>> play the French Horn. Most likely she’ll start with a double horn (F /
>> B-flat). We’re working getting a horn for her presently. I’d love to find
>> her a braille fingering chart, and also any descriptive info we can find on
>> how to play. The info could be in braille or just text that she can read on
>> an Apex, etc., but I’m not sure how to best present the fingering chart.
>> Diagrams and videos are only useful to the point where we’re able to
>> describe them accurately. Surely we din’t need to recreate the chart at
>> least— someone must offer this in Braille somewhere.
>> 
>> Suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks!
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