| Re: French Horn or "the" Horn
It's not so much the weight of the French horn but its awkwardness for marching that's the problem. Nowadays some schools (maybe most?) have kids march with mellophones - straight horns, like trumpets, with great big bells.
The F horn has a better, more characteristic "horn" sound, and is the one beginners usually start on.
(I bet the Xaphoon is even lighter than the trumpet.) |