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I’m a flute player, and I want to pick up a brass instrument, Trumpet or French Horn?
I heard that if you play trumpet, you could never go back to playing flute because your lips will be messed up, is this true? I heard that the French Horn is good for flute players because the way you put your mouth is similar? Which do you think would be better for me, if I still want to continue playing flute, and in your opinion which is the better instrument?
The french horn is used for orchestra and ensemble work, the trumpet is also solo oriented, covering a greater range of music by far,
but remember that brass needs daily practice to achieve anything and remain fit.
If you practice both instruments really hard, then I think you could play both. I am a trumpeter and can play some flute too
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November 22nd, 2009
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All of our French horn players played the trumpet during marching season. The mouth pieces for a french horn and a trumpet are very much a like. A french horn can be very hard to keep in tune for what I have observed. All of your brass instruments are going to have similar mouth pieces. As long as you continue to play flute while you learn a brass instrument, you shouldn’t have any problems playing between the 2!
References :
The french horn is used for orchestra and ensemble work, the trumpet is also solo oriented, covering a greater range of music by far,
but remember that brass needs daily practice to achieve anything and remain fit.
If you practice both instruments really hard, then I think you could play both. I am a trumpeter and can play some flute too
References :
http://www.bassbrass.org