Section Leader:
Ng Wei Ron
Members:
Cheong Qi Peng, Samuel
Goh Si Jie, Joe
Li Chao
Lim Hao Ze, Thomas
Tan Kay Ann Jason
Wen Xianda
The French horn, or the orchestral horn, is a member of the brass family, and consists of a metal tube that is about twelve feet long. The tube is coiled into a circular shape which flares into a bells at the base of the instrument. A musician plays the French horn by vibrating his or her lips in a funnel-shaped mouthpiece. The musician can then change the pitch of the instrument by moving the three valves and by changing his or her lip tension. The valves are usually fingered with the musician’s left hand while the musician places his or her right hand in the bell of the bell of the instrument to create additional pitches and variations in tone qualities.
