Hilliard H. - Lip Slurs for Horn

Lip Slurs for Horn provides a comprehensive collection of essential slurring skills for the first-year student as well as exercises that challenge the most advanced professional. A balance between variety and accessibility is used to challenge the ear and combat the monotony of typical lip slur exercises while maintaining a logical and musical shape to the phrase. Special areas included contain: Large intervals within a modest range  Exercises designed to eliminate or minimize breaks between registers Memorizable warm-ups  Techniques that exploit out-of-tune harmonics  Innovative ways to increase range both high and low  Exercises that provide an extreme challenge to the ear  Chromatic lip slur combinations   The early focus on simple intervallic slurs as they relate to the harmonic series of the horn is especially important . . . a comprehensive method for all levels, from the beginning student to the accomplished professional —Mark Houghton     Third horn, Pittsburgh Symphony     Former principal horn, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra The MOST important thing in horn playing is hearing what you’re about to play. Sometimes, feeling what you are about to play helps you to hear it. Howard’s book is a GREAT help in accomplishing this for players of all ages. Knowing where you are on the harmonic (overtone) series is crucial for any player, and Howard’s book is a great MAP to help us all navigate it. —Charles Bell     Hornist, The Cincinnati Symphony     Horn professor, Xavier University Lips Slurs for Horn is a wonderful cornucopia of lip slur material. I like how Hilliard keeps the range in the middle and low registers for some time, as well as keeping them short at first. . . . I love the quantity of material here. . . . a treasury of lip slurs that every horn teacher will want to own and use regularly. —Jeffrey Agrell     Associate Professor of Horn of the University of Iowa     Former associate principal horn, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra