French Horn Solos: Piano Acc. Book

Engaging and purposeful. The repertoire selections represent the actual literature horn students encounter in musical life, so there's real payoff to the work of learning them. Each piece has character and substance rather than feeling like an exercise.

French horn players at the advancing level who are preparing for contest competitions or building a recital program. This collection serves students ready to move beyond beginner material but still developing technical facility.

• Balance the sound with your pianist during rehearsals. These accompaniments are written to support, not dominate, so establish clear communication about dynamics and phrasing before the performance.
• Mark your breathing points and plan them during early run-throughs. Younger advancing players often discover phrasing works better when breaths are intentional rather than improvised.
• Record yourself playing through the full piece with the accompaniment to catch rhythmic inconsistencies that are harder to hear in real time.

Use individual solos from this collection in end-of-year recitals, school showcases, or contest preparation. The pieces also work well interspersed throughout the year as performance assignments that give advancing students specific musical goals alongside their ongoing technical development.

• Playing with steady tempo against independent piano accompaniment
• Balancing solo line with accompaniment textures
• Executing stylistic choices in contest and recital repertoire
• Breath management in sustained musical phrases
• Intonation control in ensemble context (horn and piano)