Etudes
Solos
Objectives
Promotion
- Kopprasch: 60 Etudes (No. 1-4)
- Franz: 29 Studies
- Sawyer: Lyrical Studies
- Maxime-Alphonse: Book 1 (31-60)
Solos
- Beethoven/Jones: Scherzo from Septet, Op. 20
- Clerisse: Chant sans Paroles
- Handel/Jones: I See a Huntsman
- Mendelssohn/Jones: Andante from Symphony No. 5
- Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1
- Saint-Saens: Romance, Op. 36
- Stradella/Jones: Aria
Objectives
- Average 6 hours weekly practice
- Rudimentary style, phrasing, dynamics, articulation
- C2 to A5
- Introduction to bass clef
Promotion
- Scales: Major (1 or 2 octaves, all scales), Chromatic (1 octave)
- Buzzing: Exercise 2
- Flexibility: 3rds and 5ths, F horn harmonics
- Long Tones: Sound Mediations over 2 octaves
- Discernible dynamic range of pianissimo to fortissimo
- Proficiency on level appropriate etude and solo