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This tool is called a METRONOME. Musicians use it when they practice in order to improve their time.  You can buy one like the one in the picture from a music store. OR you can look up a free metronome.
Google: metronome
It comes up right at the top.

This one is also good: https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/

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Always put your case flat on the floor with the label up.  Turn the case so that the clasps are facing you. Now you may open the case.

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Step 2 - Parts of the French Horn & Basic Holding

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Step 2 - Parts of the French Horn & Basic Holding

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Watch this video in full screen mode.

Learn About:
- The mouthpiece
- The lead pipe
- The thumb key
- 1st 2nd and 3rd valve levers
- Pinky rest
- The bell
- Left fingers go on the valves
- Right hand goes inside the bell

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Step 3 - How To Hold the French Horn Bell, How to Sit with the French Horn

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Step 3 - How To Hold the French Horn Bell, How to Sit with the French Horn

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Watch this video to learn how to hold the French Horn.

Key points:
- Pinky hook
- Single horn vs. Double horn
- 1st finger (index), 2nd finger (middle), 3rd finger (ring)
- Right hand is straight
- Place the right hand in the bell all the way to the brace
- Angle of the horn is natural and tilted to the side
- You can let the horn rest on your leg if it's more comfortable
- Keep head forward, not down

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Prepare your French Horn to play smoothly by using Rotary Valve Oil.

Key Points:
- Take off the valve cap
- Put the oil in the center, on the moving part
- Press the valve levers to spread oil around
- You can also oil the valve from the bottom, at the stem

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Watch this video to learn where to put your mouthpiece.

Key Points:
- 70% top lip, 30% bottom lip

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Step 6 - The Buzz: How To Make Sound With Your Lips

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Step 6 - The Buzz: How To Make Sound With Your Lips

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Watch this video to learn how to buzz your lips.

Key Points:
- "Puckered smile"
- Firm corners, soft middle
- Teeth apart
- Buzz with a keyboard if you can
- Breathe from your belly, use a full tank of air
- High sounds are made when your lips are tighter, tongue is higher, air goes straight
- Low sounds are made when your  mouth is more open, lips are looser,  tongue lower, air goes down
- Try to buzz a scale up and down

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How to make an embouchure and buzz on your French Horn mouthpiece with Haley Hoops

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Watch this video to learn more about buzz.

Key Points:
- "Mmm" like a hum
- Firm corners
- Line your mouthpiece up with your nose
- This person says the mouthpiece goes in the center. Do what works. More upper lip is normal.
- Press lips together while you blow against your lips
- Try to get High and Low sounds
- Make "Sirens"

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FBL Video 2 Horn in F Mouthpiece Position and Buzzing (Embouchure)

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Step 8 - How To Play Hot Cross Buns (low notes)

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Step 8 - How To Play Hot Cross Buns (low notes)

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Watch this video to learn how to play the low version of Hot Cross Buns.

Key Points:
- Zero fingers (open) makes three notes. These are 'C' (low, do), 'E' (medium, mi), 'G' (high, sol)
- Notes of Hot Cross Buns are
E - 0
D - 1
C - 0

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How to Play: Hot Cross Buns on French Horn

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Step 8 - How To Play Your First High Notes

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Step 8 - How To Play Your First High Notes

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Fingering shown in video:
F - 1st finger on 1st valve
G - 0 fingers (open)
A - 1st and 2nd fingers down
Bb - 1st finger on 1st valve
C - 0 fingers (open)

Tighten your lips to make the buzz faster and higher in order to get the higher notes (A, Bb, and C).

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French Horn - Playing The  First Five Notes

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Step 9 - How To Empty Spit From The Horn

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Step 9 - How To Empty Spit From The Horn

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Key Points:
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Key Points:
- Remove tuning slides one by one
- Wipe off old grease and put fresh slide grease on regularly
- Take your time and put slides back in straight and carefully
- Only use brushes on the tuning slides, not the rotors
- Clean mouthpiece with brush, warm water (not hot), and dish soap
- Polish to remove fingerprints