BRIDGING THE GAP

for French Horn
by
Greg Kerkorian

Product Description

BRIDGING THE GAP was created to help students consolidate abilities and information learned in the beginning book, and to help better prepare them for intermediate study.

The method book is nicely organized in five sections. Section 1 reviews time signatures by presenting them in a way that clarifies them. Section 2 introduces playing keys and ideas necessary for continued progress. Section 3 develops resilience through the use of chromatics. Section 4 places emphasis on concepts to enhance player reliability. Section 5 consists of a short series of etudes and duets which may be used as supplementary lesson material, as sight reading material, or played for enjoyment.

Because much of the information in BRIDGING THE GAP is subjective, it is often overlooked by teachers in their lesson presentations. By formalizing the material in a method book format, we have made it possible for teachers using BRIDGING THE GAP to become more thorough and more effective in their efforts to instruct and inspire their students.

CONTENT INCLUDED IN BRIDGING THE GAP

SECTION 1 - Time Signatures (Each type includes instruction and one-beat patterns)

The quarter note time signatures

The eighth note time signatures

The half note time signatures

Less common time signatures

Compound time signatures

SECTION 2 - Playing Keys

Breath Control

Settling in

Accuracy

Pitch perception

Common sense tactics for a more musical performance

SECTION 3 - Chromatics

Etudes

SECTION 4 - Reliability

Play it perfectly the first time

Playing with confidence

SECTION 5

Mixed etudes, duets and a trio

HOW THE BOOK CAN BE USED

Private Lessons

BRIDGING THE GAP for French Horn contains supplementary material to help consolidate information learned in MEASURES for Beginning French Horn, and to prepare students physically and mentally for intermediate study. Section 3, chromatics, provides important pattern drills not found in the beginning or intermediate books.

Group Lessons in Public or Private School

Group lessons in a public or private school setting can be approached like private lessons except that easier etudes should be played together, and fast or ornate exercises should be played individually.

Reference

Teachers may use their own copy of BRIDGING THE GAP as a reference tool to help provide a list of topics often omitted from other lesson books, and to provide a more complete and a more systematic teaching program.