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* Exercises, studies and etudes

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This project is presented in part by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Every student needs a good basic routine

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Playing the same set of exercises every day is a useful warm-up that helps you become a more consistent player. Even professional hornplayers use a standard set of exercises to help them get ready for a day of playing.

Most players use exercises that their teacher taught them, such as the Farkas Warm-ups found in "The Art of French Horn Playing" by Philip Farkas. You may want to try the set of exercises I learned from one of my teachers, William Adam. They are linked here and can be downloaded as PDFs.

Good luck and good practicing!

Kerry's basic routine

The routine: part one
The routine: part two
The routine: part three
The routine: part four
The routine: part five