Horn Solos, Books One & Two Supplement: French Horn Book

Straightforward and accessible. These solos sit comfortably in the horn's middle register with clear melodic writing that lets students focus on tone production and phrasing without navigating complex intervallic jumps.

Horn students working through the first or second book of the Horn Solos series who play in E-flat and need the correctly transposed material. Directors managing mixed horn sections will appreciate having both the original and transposed versions available.

• Balance the solo line against accompaniment by anchoring your sound in the middle register first, then shaping phrases with dynamic contour rather than pressure changes.
• Work through the accompaniment parts with your section or a pianist separately so the solo voice doesn't have to carry the weight of establishing ensemble clarity.
• Mark breathing points in advance to avoid gasping mid-phrase; Campbell's phrasing often extends across what first looks natural.

Assign these as supplemental solo literature during lessons or auditions once students have completed the corresponding passages in their main method book. They work well for solo and ensemble festivals or as encore pieces in chamber settings.

• Melodic phrasing with breath management
• Accurate intonation in the middle register
• Reading and executing accompaniment parts independently
• Transposition awareness and interval recognition
• Dynamic control and tone color variation