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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:59 pm
hey guys so I need an opinion before I do something. So (for those of you who don't play horn) a double french horn consists of b flat slides and f slides. generally the b flat side is used in the upper register of the instrument and sometimes you don't even need to use the f side. Sometimes in really consistently high passages its easier to play high if I take out the f slides of the horn and that way there's less tubing to blow through. I was wondering if it would be considered "cheating" to take out the f horn slides for a high excerpt I need to record for a prescreening cd. It doesn't make it much easier to play, but it makes my accuracy better on high c's. A moral part of me feels like i'm taking the easy way out and cutting corners I shouldn't cut..... do you think I should do it? this is the excerpt http://hornexcerpts.org/excerpt_pages/bachBC1/bachBC1_6.html
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:36 pm
I don't see anything wrong with that.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:08 pm
I say only do it if you could play the whole piece that way. otherwise, you're misrepresenting your ability to play the instrument.
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:14 pm
If it sounds good to you, that's all that matters. If you can play that way do it!
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:09 pm
Go for it. Though I play double horn and have never tried it, I say you should do it.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:54 pm
I was able to do it without taking the slides out =) no more debate!
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:25 pm
Glad you managed without taking out the slides!
It's much better to actually improve on your instrument. If you take out the slides, it's only impairing YOUR ability to improve. :]
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