Intermediates show aptitude and interest in developing their skills on the horn and are willing to practice regularly. These students should be taking regular lessons with a professional teacher.

​LEVEL 3 FUNDAMENTALS - PDF
Etudes

  • Kopprasch: 60 Etudes (No. 1-4)​
  • Maxime-Alphonse: Book 1 (31-60)
  • Schantl: 120 Melodic Pieces (1-30)

Solos with Piano/Orchestra
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  • Beethoven/Jones: Scherzo from Septet, Op. 20 -- 🎵
  • Brahms/Jones: Scherzo from Serenade, Op. 11 -- 🎵
  • ​Clerisse: Chant sans Paroles -- 🎵
  • Handel/Jones: I See a Huntsman -- 🎵
  • Mendelssohn/Jones: Andante from Symphony No. 5 -- 🎵
  • Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1 -- 🎵
  • Stradella/Jones: Aria-- 🎵

Unaccompanied Solos

  • Wilder: Little Detective, Suites 1-3

Objectives

  • Average 5 hours weekly practice
  • Rudimentary style, phrasing, dynamics, articulation​​
  • Practice routine with a metronome, tuner and drone
  • Gain performance experience in public settings


Promotion
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  • D2 to Ab5
  • Scales: Major (1 or 2 octaves, all scales), Chromatic (1 octave)​
  • Flexibility: 3rds and 5ths, F horn harmonics
  • Long Tones: 2 octaves
  • Discernible dynamic range of pianissimo to fortissimo​
  • Practice routine with a metronome, tuner and drone