Lesson Plan - First French Horn Lesson (Page 3 of 3) in pdf

Lesson Plan - First French Horn Lesson Page 3

- Ask the students to use the same buzzing technique

Make sure the student can

min.

now with the whole instrument.

play a note. See what students

- Give them a bit of time to mess around with finding

can figure out on their own.

pitches, changing notes, etc.

Then explain it to them next

- Playing a little piece with the horn to get kids excited

class.

about playing. Try a bit of call and response to see if the

student can hit the notes.

- Ask them to see what they can discover with the

instrument until their next lesson. (Next lesson you can

explain how the instrument works -> lengthening the

horn by pressing the valves, which raises a half step, a

whole step, etc.)

Reflection:

• At first some of the students may trouble with the embouchure. Some might puff out their

cheeks or have trouble keeping their corners firm. Others will probably have the incorrect

ratio of bottom to top lip. After reviewing the steps to embouchure they should be able to

correctly form an embouchure.

Extension:

• If the students move quicker than expected, teach them about how the instrument works

• Talk about the history of the instrument

• Have them practice long tones or explain lip slurs

• Teach them a simple song or pentachromatic scale through call and response.

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