I recently wanted to prove that "16 Weeks to Killer Chops" works as well with French Horn as it does for Trumpet and Trombone. The easiest way to do this is to actually use it. I've never played Horn, so I decided I would try to rent or purchase one. I finally found a single horn that I could afford and purchased it. I learned a lot about the horn and the peculiarities of it. First, I discovered that the Horn goes an octave lower than I thought it did. That made me rework the exercises of "16 Weeks" and also rethink the path that the lessons will take. As far as if it works, after a month of starting the Horn, I have a 3 octave usable range and can actually play a lot of songs musically. I've found that I do better on songs that I know and can sing and hear the intervals. Since so many notes can be played with the same fingerings, I have to be very sure of the pitch I'm going for. I've also found that work on the Horn seems to help my Trumpet playing which is a great thing. I seemed to be stuck again about Week 9/10 and after working on the Horn for a month, I jumped right up to 11/12. I would love some feed back from other Horn players, so I will be offering the first week for free to get you started. Check out www.danotman-music.com/products.html.
Dano
A fun play-along series of online lessons to build strength and endurance for any brass players. The course started with Trumpet and has now added Trombone. French Horn and Baritone are in the works. This is GREAT for "Comeback Kids" like myself who quit playing for awhile or students who are just starting out.
