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Hand-stopping is a technique by which a natural horn can be made to produce notes outside of its normal harmonic series. By inserting the hand, cupped, into the bell, the player can reduce the pitch of a note by a semitone or more.
- How do you stop your fingers from being horned?
- What hand is using for stopping?
- Which horn player was credited with inventing the hand stopping technique for natural horn?
- What does Stopped mean French horn?
How do you stop your fingers from being horned?
The basic rule often given for fingering stopped notes on the horn is to finger the note a half step below the note you want to play, close the bell tightly with the right hand, and play only on the F horn for intonation. As you slowly close the hand in the bell the pitch will get lower.
What hand is using for stopping?
Stopping/braking
To indicate that you're about to slow, extend your right arm fully out to the side, palm-down, and move your hand up and down at the wrist. To indicate coming to a full stop, extend your right arm vertically, with palm facing forward [note that the latter is not a legally recognised signal].
Which horn player was credited with inventing the hand stopping technique for natural horn?
To solve the problem of range on the horn, A.J. Hampel (another German) invented a technique called hand stopping. When horn players used their hands to partially or fully close the bell, the pitch was altered in such a way that diatonic scales could be produced over a wider range.
What does Stopped mean French horn?
Stopped horn
This is the act of fully closing off the bell of the instrument with either the right hand or a special stopping mute. This results in producing a somewhat nasal sound.
