Essentials for the Advancing French Horn Player
Below is a list of recommended etude/technical books for the French horn — some of the “Essentials for the Advancing French Horn Player.” They include many tried and true studies in tone production, technique, articulation, musicianship, etc. All of the literature/books itemized here can be purchased from Art’s Music Shop.
Also included here are some famous French horn artists with a corresponding recording that you may listen to. You can find many other recordings by these artists and more on YouTube, including master classes.
Just for fun, at the bottom, we’ve added some names of notable celebrities that have played the French horn.
French Horn Literature
Composer/Arranger
Getchell
Title
First Book of Practical Studies for French Horn
ALF.00-EL01748
$7.99
Composer/Arranger
Kopprasch
Title
60 Selected Studies Book 1 for Horn
CF.O2790X
60 Selected Studies Book 2 for Horn
CF.O2791
Composer/Arranger
Pottag/Andraud
Title
335 Melodious Progressive & Technical Studies Bk 1
HL.03770212
335 Melodious Progressive & Technical Studies Bk 2
HL.03770622
Composer/Arranger
Rubank
Title
Intermediate Method for Horn
HL.04470240
Advanced Method Vol 1 for Horn
HL.04470440
Advanced Method Vol 2 for Horn
HL.04470450
French Horn Artists for Listening
on YouTube
Radek Baborak
Herman Baumann
Stefan Dohr
Philip Farkas
Barry Tuckwell
Celebrities/Notable People
that have played the
FRENCH HORN
Ewan McGregor
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show)
Chuck Todd (Meet the Press, NBC)
Vanessa Williams