Selection of Recommended Studies
Etudes
Maxime-Alphonse, Books 1-4
Kopprasch, Sixty Selected Studies
Shoemaker, Legato Etudes
Gallay, 12 Studies for 2nd Horn
Gallay, 22 Studies (Cerminaro)
Kling, 40 Characteristic Studies
Gardner, Mastering the Horn's Low Register
McCoy, 46 Progressive Exercises for Low Horn
Howe, The Advancing Hornist Vol. 1 & 2
Reynolds, 48 Etudes
Orchestral Studies
Labar, Horn Player's Audition Handbook
Labar, Hornist's Opera & Ballet Handbook
Thompson, Orchestral Audition Repertoire
Suggested Reading
Gallwey, Inner Game of Tennis
Green, Inner Game of Music
Herrigel, Zen in the Art of Archery
Ristad, A Soprano on Her Head
Reynolds, Horn Handbook
Wekre, Thoughts on Playing the Horn Well
Related Sites
Listening Links and Videos
Region 12 Middle School Etudes are posted below. I suggest practicing with the metronome version. Then, adding the musical elements present in the second recording of each etude. Also, a tip for the fast etude...try using some Bb horn fingerings in the middle register to make the arpeggios and larger leaps easier.
Region 12 Etude 1 with Metronome
Region 12 Etude 2 with Metronome
Region 12 Etude 2 Performance
2020-21 All-State Etudes-Performed by Mark Houghton sponsored by Houghton Horns
The following are just a few suggested links as you study the standard repertoire.
Beethoven, Sonata, Barry Tuckwell
Gliere, Concerto, Radek Baborak
Gliere, Intermezzo, Op. 35, no. 11, Lisa Bontrager
Hindemith, Sonata (1939), Gail Williams
Mozart, Concerto 2, Radek Barborak
Mozart, Concerto 3, Peter Damm
Mozart, Concerto 4, Dennis Brain
Saint-Saens, Morceau de Concert, Hermann Baumann
F. Strauss, Nocturno, Stefan Dohr
F. Strauss Concerto, Barry Tuckwell
R. Strauss Concerto 1, Peter Damm
R. Strauss Concerto 1, Radovan Vlatkovic
Vinter, Hunter's Moon, Lisa Bontrager
New Additions to the PML
Abbott, Alla Caccia, Michael Thompson
Basler, Three Hymn Tune Settings, Lisa Bontrager
Bozza, Sur les Cimes, Corbin Wagner
Krol Laudatio, Michelle Stebleton
Larsson, Concertino, Per Goran