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Author: bassbuddy
Date: 2006-09-11 21:50
I decided to re-post this one on the clarinet board after putting it on the doublers board.
Hi all!
I'm a mainly bass clarinet player, and I am fortunate enough to play in two bands. I love my bass clarinet, but the lower band already has two and my director asked me if I'd want to play French Horn. Well, my two friends (a clarinet and flute) wanted to play as well, but their teachers freaked out and said it would mess up their woodwind embouchure. I haven't asked my private teacher yet, but I really want to play this instrument and I don't see why it's such a big deal. Please help!
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Author: BassetHorn
Date: 2006-09-11 23:17
Look at it this way.
I grew up learning chop sticks, then learned to use knife and fork. It never messed up my chop sticks skills.
I grew up speaking Mandarin Chinese, then learned to speak English, French, and Spanish. That never messed up my Mandarin skills.
It's all a matter of maintaining your level of compentency of your already-acquired skills, while learning and improving on new set of skills. It can be done and is done. Key to success is to set goals and practice.
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Author: ClariTone
Date: 2006-09-12 00:48
Ditto
Try conducting a search as well. There are some great threads on topics similar to this one in the archives (I believe I even have one or two...).
Best of Luck
Clayton
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-09-12 02:15
Go for it!
There's a lot of cross over in tone support, intonation, musicality, ...
Bob Phillips
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Author: diz
Date: 2006-09-12 03:56
Playing French Horn WILL NOT harm your clarinet playing. That is the most precious and silly remark I've heard in ages. Chop sticks, now that's an entirely different scenario.
Without music, the world would be grey, very grey.
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2006-09-12 08:41
I played horn as a teenager (but that was long before I took up the clarinet) and I play trombone now.
It will not harm your clarinet playing. However, it will tire your lip. Practice clarinet first, then horn. Be aware that tonguing is completely different and this will take some getting used to. Find a sympathetic horn teacher; if at all possible this should be a horn player, not a trumpet/trombone/tuba player.
Don't force it at the beginning; horn playing is all about beauty of sound, not playing high and fast.
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: bassbuddy
Date: 2006-09-12 15:55
Thank you all so much. Your quick advice really helped. I'm so excited about playing this beautiful foreign instrument!
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Author: William
Date: 2006-09-13 03:38
In music school (UW--Madison, WI 60s), I was a clarinet major--but my minor instrument was the horn and I got a years worth of lessons from french hornist John Barrows of the famous New York Woodwind Quintet. Years later, I still play horn occassionally for students, but more frequently play the trumpet as a demo instrument in teaching situations (no pesky dried out reeds, you know). So, as a still active and very serious semi-pro clarinetist, I can tell you from experiance that playing the horn (or any other musical instrument, for that matter) will not be detremental to your clarinet embouchure as long as you maintain a regular schedule of quality clarinet practice. Playing another instrument actually adds perspective to your performance. Have fun and don't worry.
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