No previous experience playing a brass instrument and little or no knowledge of musical notation.
Etudes
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  • Getchell: Practical Studies, Book 1
  • Horner: Primary Studies
  • Pottag-Hovey: Method, Book 1

Solos with Piano
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  • Ohanian: Canadian Brass Book of Easy Horn Solos
  • Wilder: Four Easy Pieces

Objectives
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  • Average 3 hours of weekly practice
  • Posture, horn carriage and hand position
  • Embouchure and mouthpiece placement
  • Abdominal breathing technique
  • Horn maintenance​
  • Steady, relaxed and focused tone
  • Basic music theory and ear training

​Promotion
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  • G3 to C5
  • Scales: C, B-flat, G Major Scale, 1 octave slurred and tongued​​