HORN PLAYING IS FUN! Op.74

Getting started on the horn is something that can be fun, despite all the challenges that this instrument has to offer to its beginners. This is the main idea that serves as the motto for the creation of this book of pieces for horn and piano.
In different countries, the initial approach to the horn is done either in F as well as in B?, so these pieces can be interpreted in both instruments, but F horn fingerings will be easier. The range was limited to a little bit more than an octave, from a to g’, because from g' on, there is suddenly an added difficulty for the students that begin on F horn, since that with the same fingering it is possible to play both an a' and a g'.
But then, how does playing horn can be fun when we are talking about an instrument known as one of the most difficult ones to learn? As with any instrument it is important to maintain a regular practice, but in the specific case of the horn this is essential. Otherwise it will never be a pleasurable activity. Moreover in a short period of time students will find out why the horn has such a bad reputation. With daily practice instead the horn will provide many joys and challenges to its players. To help in this process I tried to have some differentiating elements in these pieces. Not very common practices in the repertoire of horn beginners, that at first sight can leave the horn teacher intrigued. However, these elements are not mere aesthetic accessories, they have been thought pedagogically to keep the students’ enthusiasm while they work some essential aspects of the performance, but in such a veiled way that they won’t even be aware of it.
The illustrations of this book were done by my beginner students at the Academia de Música de Costa Cabral, Oporto, Portugal.

• Cow's Waltz / Valsa da Vaca
• The Elephant / O Elefante
• The desert Snake / A Serpente do Deserto
• The Blue Train / O Comboio Azul

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