{"id":10958,"date":"2020-05-22T17:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/?page_id=10958"},"modified":"2023-07-21T15:42:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:42:00","slug":"why-play-the-french-horn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/why-play-the-french-horn\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Play the French Horn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"color4-background-color color-4-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-call_to_action-7 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-4531011302_7632c9b1f4_k-e1587503434913.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-4531011302_7632c9b1f4_k-e1587503434913.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: 50% 58%;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-10 col-sm-8 col-xs-12 text-center col-lg-10\">\n<h2 class=\"h1 color5-color bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy\" style=\"margin: 30px 0px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 64px; padding: 0em 0em 0.2em; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: 500;\" data-font-family=\"Oswald\" data-font-weight=\"500\" data-font-style=\"\">Why Play the French Horn?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\">\n<div>\n<hr class=\"color5-color bg-hr bg-hr-14 wow bounceIn\" style=\"border: 4px solid; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;\" data-wow-duration=\"2s\" data-wow-delay=\"1s\" width=\"50%\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"color5-background-color color-5-text-contrast bg-background-color tmpl-text-2 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 20px; background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ffffff, #ffffff);\" data-bg-color-1=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-2=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-direction=\"to left\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6 text-center col-lg-4\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-10958-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/French-Horn.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/French-Horn.mp4\">https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/French-Horn.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 5em; padding-bottom: 5em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14532 size-full\" title=\"french horn image\" src=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/honr-pic.png\" alt=\"french horn image\" width=\"741\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/honr-pic.png 741w, https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/honr-pic-150x121.png 150w, https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/honr-pic-550x445.png 550w, https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/honr-pic-600x486.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 1em; font-size: 24px; color: #92278f; font-family: Oswald; font-weight: 500;\" data-font-family=\"Oswald\" data-font-weight=\"500\" data-font-style=\"\">Why Play the French Horn?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mod-reset\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 col-lg-5\">\n<p class=\"color2-color\">For some beginning band students, it&#8217;s hard to choose what musical instrument to play. Each band instrument has something intriguing to offer, whether it be where that particular instrument section sits in the band, the shape of the instrument itself, the sound that is produced when the musical instrument is played, what it is made of, and much more. So why play the French horn?<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">French horn is considered one of the more difficult band instruments to learn, but it can be a great one if you have some prior musical background (for instance, piano lessons). There are many great reasons to play French horn in school band:<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 If you can sing well, and match pitch too, you are probably a good candidate to play the French horn, and band directors love French horn players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 The French horn is used not only in bands, symphony orchestras and small instrumental groups, but it&#8217;s also a wonderful solo instrument. There is a lot of literature written for French horn, so you&#8217;ll have no problem in finding music you like to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 The French horn, while a brass instrument, is oftentimes considered part of the woodwind section, because it has a beautiful, mellow tone, which blends well with all the instruments. It has a large range, and can be played pretty high as well as low, so it is used in a variety of ways. As a horn player, you might be playing a bass line, a harmony part, a counter melody, or the main theme of a piece of music, which means you&#8217;ll never get bored in class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 The French horn is in high-demand in most school bands, because there aren&#8217;t that many players, which means you&#8217;ll be part of an elite group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"color2-color\">\u2666 Since there aren&#8217;t that many players, honor band\/scholarship opportunities abound for students that excel on French horn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-3\" style=\"padding: 0em;\">\n<div class=\"bg-box\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/renting-a-french-horn-from-arts-music-shop\/\">Renting a French Horn<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/french-horn-care-maintenance-tips\/\">F Horn Care &amp; Maintenance Tips <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/french-horn-repair-advice\/\">French Horn Repair Advice <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/french-horn-fingering-chart\/\">French Horn Fingering Chart<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/french-horn-video-resources\/\">French Horn Video Resources <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/pdf-resources-for-french-horn\/\">PDF Resources for French Horn<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px; padding-bottom: 3em;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/resources\/all-about-band-instruments\/all-about-the-french-horn\/essentials-for-the-advancing-french-horn-player\">Essentials for Advancing Players&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0px -25px;\"><a class=\"btn-color-1 btn btn-3d bg-text-fx bg-text-fx-closeheavy btn-longshadow btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/artsmusicshop.com\/coming-soon\">Rent Your French Horn Online<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Play the French Horn? 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