10th Grade French Horn Skill Checks printable pdf download

10th Grade French Horn Skill Checks

(all skill checks are taken from the Intermediate Rubank book unless indicated)

1st Quarter

Skill Check #1: Sign up and play the Watkins Farnum and a 1 octave chromatic scale starting on Bb

concert. Tongue going up and slur going down.

Skill Check #2: Marching Music Memory Check

Skill Check #3: Marching Music Memory Check

2nd Quarter

Skill Check #1: A score of 60,000 or higher on level 4 of the Tune It II program. The program

is on the computer in the Midi Lab.

Skill Check #2: p. 21 #2 Chromatic Etude in the middle of the page. Double check enharmonic notes on

the attached fingering chart.

Skill Check #3: p. 21 “Legato Chromatic Etude” Keep the sixteenth notes even and slurred.

Use the correct fingerings, check the fingering chart if unsure. Use the thumb trigger on every

note higher that G#/Ab.

3rd Quarter

Skill Check #1: p. 22 “Dotted Eighth Note Study” Keep the rhythm crisp, do not swing it. All E’s

and B’s are flat.

Skill Check #2: p. 24 #3 “Eb Major Scale Study” E, B, and Ab’s. Use the correct fingering.

Keep the notes slurred and even. At the end of the 2nd and 3rd lines you may

play either the bottom or top notes

Skill Check #3: p. 25 #3 “C Minor Etude” Pay attention to the key signature and articulation

(tonguing, slurring and accents.)

4th Quarter

Skill Check #1: p. 27 #1 “Dance #1”. The counting in the first measure is 1&a 2e&. Make sure

those groups of notes do not sound the same. Pay attention to the accents and staccatos.

Skill Check #2: p. 27 #2 “Dance #2”. The counting in the first measure is 1&a 2& 3& 4&. Do

not speed up the last 4 notes.

Skill Check #3: This sectional will have 2 parts.

Part 1 Instrument check to make sure everything is working properly (including movable slides.)

Part 2 play the chomatic scale on the back side of this page from memory.

Revised 2/27/08

10th Grade French Horn Skill Checks