HORN LESSON WITH MR. SUPREETI

Learn horn from Mr. Supreeti, principal horn of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta

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What is horn?

The horn (popularly known also as the French horn) is a brass instrument decended from the natural horn that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. Modern horns have three or four finger-operated valves to help control the pitch. Someone who plays the horn is called a horn player or hornist. (The International Horn Society has recommended since 1971 that the instrument itself be properly referred to solely as the horn.)

HORN GUIDE FROM THE BBC

HORN STUDY
I normally teach student on these specific areas below
1. Breathing – improve quality of breathing, increasing the amount of air intake, increase the air speed and also timing between inhaling air and blowing to the instrument.
2. Posture – correct playing posture as well as correct hand position
3. Embouchure – correct embouchure for playing the horn, there is no best way of doing this but at least I have to make sure that it’s not in the way of playing the horn well. (i.e. too far right, too far left or too much top lips etc. )
4. Flexibility – increase flexibility in playing the horn – moving around the instrument easily and quickly with efficiency from lower register to high register as well as high – low.
5. Improve high rage and low range – you can do these by countless exercises according to student’s level.
6. Accuracy – improve accuracy of playing – how to achieve note - perfect playing
There are countless other areas of study that is not mention above which I includes in my teaching method.

What do you need when you begin the horn lesson

1. Instrument either single horn (F of Bb key) or a double horn
2. Mouthpiece - standard size - JK3DK, Yamaha 30C4, Bach 7, etc.
3. Music can be recommended by me for example "My first Arban" "A Tune a day" or many others
4. Maintenance accessories - cloth for polishing and cleaning your instrument, valve oil - for lubricating the valve (rotary valve in this case) slide grease - for lubricating your tuning slide etc.

Benefit of playing music
Benefits of Music Education

* 1. Playing a Musical Instrument Makes you Smarter
2. It Teaches Discipline
* 3. Playing a Musical Instrument Relieves Stress
* 4. Sense of Achievement
* 5. Playing a Musical Instrument is FunAny questions welcome please post below.

About Me

Supreeti Ansvananda, Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, was born and educated in Bangkok, Thailand. He started playing the horn at the Assumption College at the age of 13 and later joined a student exchange programme to study in Rochester, New York where his horn teacher was Rochester Philharmonic’s Principal Horn Rebecca Root. In 1996, he entered the New England Conservatory of Music to study with Richard Sebring and James Sommerville of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He then furthered his studies at the Yale University under William Purvis of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and at Norfolk Music Festival under Joan Panetti and New York Woodwind Quintet members, Richard Kilmer and Frank Morelli.

Ansvananda was Principal Horn of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan before joining the Hong Kong Sinfonietta in 2003. As a soloist, he has performed with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s my date with Mozart with Cheung Tat Ming and and also in 7 Universities Tour in Hong Kong. He has also performed as soloist with Masterworks Festival Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand. Apart from performing he also teaches at the Junior School of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, St Joseph College and HKUGA Primary School. Supreeti previously taught master class at Sinlapakorn University in Thailand, Macau Band Festival. In March 2006, he was invited as guest artist and teacher at Thailand Brass Festival at Rangsit Conservatory of Music.



　


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Performance Experiences

Orchestral Experiences

* Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong, China, 2002-present, Principal Horn
* Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Taipei, Taiwan, 2001-2002, Principal Horn
* Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, New Haven, CT, USA, 2000-2001, member
* London Chamber Orchestra, London, 2005, Hong Kong concert guest player
* The Macau Orchestra, Macau, China, 2005, guest player
* Hong Kong Philharmonic, Hong Kong, 2004-2005, guest player
* Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, 2000-present, guest player

Soloist with Orchestra

* Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong, China, 2005 Saint-Saens’s Concertpiece for horn and Orchestra
* Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong, China, 2004 Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 1
* National Symphony of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, 2002, Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4

Education

* New England Conservatory of Music, Bachelor of Music in Horn performance, 2000
* Yale University, Master of Music, Incomplete
* Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, fellow, 2000
* Scholarships and Awards
* Yale University School of Music, Scholarship, 2001
* New England Conservatory of Music, Scholarship, 1996-2000
* Asian Youth Orchestra, Scholarship, 1999
* 1st Prize Concerto Competition, College Division, Masterworks Festival, 1998
* Patriots Young Artist Awards, Rochester, NY, 1996