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French Horn: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED
COURSE DESCRIPTION: French Horn: Foundations 2 continues to explore repertoire specific to the horn. Playing excerpts will become more challenging as the course continues, and near the end of the course students will perform a standard solo that is commonly asked for in high school auditions. Students will improve their composition techniques (transposition and transcription), giving them the skills they need to begin creating music that suits their interests and abilities. They will listen to the top performing horn soloists and orchestras in the world as preparation for performing symphonic and opera excerpts. Students can expect to encounter a variety of listening and playing assignments, as well as lesson quizzes and exams, and will create a portfolio of recordings that reflect the progress they make.
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITE: French Horn: Basics 1, French Horn: Basics 2, French Horn: Foundations 1
Credit Hours: .5
Price: $250 [$200.00 Course Fee | $50.00 Admin Fee]
Subjects: Electives, Fine Arts, French Horn, Music
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COURSE OVERVIEW:
Lesson 1: Mahler 1 in A Major
- Mahler Symphony No. 1, 1st movement excerpt
- A Major Scale
- Mahler excerpt—1st horn part
- Listening assignment
Lesson 2: Schubert in G Major
- Schubert Symphony No. 9, 1st movement
- Ranger
- Schubert Symphony No. 9, 1st movement improvisation
- Listening assignment
Lesson 3: Weber in G Major
- Weber Overture
- Low range
- Composition assignment
- Listening assignment
Lesson 4: Tchaikovsky 4 in C Minor
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
- Chunking rhythm
- History—Tchaikovsky
- Volume and intonation
Lesson 5: Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in B-flat Major
- Beethoven Symphony No. 3, 3rd movement trio
- Articulation
- Transposition
- Listening assignment
- History—Symphony No. 3
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Working instrument (single or double)
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
- Required: International Horn Society (https://www.hornsociety.org/)
- Horn care packet from Amazon likethis or this which contains valve oil, slide grease, mouthpiece brush, and horn cleaning snake.