Hornist Hamster

Everyday Occurrences for Those Who Play Horn

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My first time in orchestra I had to read a part in "H".  Now I'm transposing like a pro!

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We are at 700 followers!

Thank you so much!  It's super awesome for such a specific meme to have this many followers.

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Happy French Horn Friday!

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*farting noises*

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Happy New Year's and may the partials be in your favor!

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As a Christmas present, we figured we would revive Hornist Hamster.  Hopefully we will be able to keep it updated once school gets back in session.

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Story of my life.  Sorry that Hornist Hamster hasn't been updated in weeks.  I've had to actually focus on horn and school and not Tumblr.  Hopefully some of you can relate

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Erik K we were at Kendall Betts at the same time!! (well at least the same summer). That is all.

Really anon?! I will try my best to go again this summer (2014)! But I live in Md so getting to Vermont is a challenge. If you see me, you should say something! I love meeting new people! Especially horn people!

-Eric K.

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For some reason, no matter how hard I try, it doesn't want to let me make a collage like Eric K. did.  Well this is me the day of my orchestra's Halloween concert.  I was dressed up as a random composer.  I like to think I looked like Bach and Beethoven had a baby. Eric H.

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Hurray this blog exists! It's been years since I've played the French horn but it still is very near and dear to my heart~

Awesome! Thanks nerdygirlie! 

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So here’s a collage of me playing the horn for French Horn Friday.

1 (top) - Me as a high school freshman, playing a school-owned Yamaha single.

2 (second row, left) - Me playing the same school horn, in the pit orchestra for (I think) “Once Upon a Mattress.”

3 (second, right) - Me soloing in a high school jazz ensemble concert. I’m playing a silver Holton 179 that I owned at the time. His name was Dennis (after Dennis Brain.)

4 (Middle, left) - Me playing Dennis with the high school jazz ensemble at a church.

5 (Middle, right) - A pic (probably taken by my mom) of me playing with the MCYO, I forget which group.

6 (Bottom, left) - Me as a college freshman playing Dennis at an 8.5 hour practice-a-thon to raise money for the music department.

7 (Bottom, middle) - Me playing either a Lawmaha (Yamaha horn with Lawson parts) or my current horn Julius (A gold Paxman 20L, named after Julius Watkins) at Kendell Betts Horn Camp during the summer of 2012.

8 - (Bottom, right) - The most current pic of me with Julius. I’m at the Teavolve Cafe and Lounge playing with a world music group/jam band known as Straight Up Tribal.

How my hair has changed over the years…

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Admin #1, Eric K.

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Half of my music for orchestra this year is in E...and then there's a lot of stopped horn, so it's basically like reading in Eb. :P

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Anyone else playing/played New World?