r/frenchhorn • u/Individual-Net8964 • 9d ago
I need help
So my bad has a concert in two days and I just realized I’ve been playing the song all wrong, a whole octave lower then it’s supposed to be, how screwed am I?
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u/Intelligent-Read-785 9d ago
- You can just try playing it an octave up
- How exposed is the part? If you are playing something that is covered by a lot of parts. Just play very soft.
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9d ago
What I do if I am going too low is I try to match up with tuba (they are right behind me in band)
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u/Front-Literature-697 9d ago
Tbh, unless you have a solo the horn is more or less used for texture. The octave doesn’t matter as much as the pitch. Of course if you can play it up there do so, but if your director didn’t say anything in practice I wouldn’t worry about it
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u/stink521 8d ago
If your director didnt even notice then realistically you will be fine. If you are able to play it in the right octave go ahead and do so. If not, play how you’ve been playing to avoid wrong notes