Just wondering because all throughout elementary school and all through highschool the instructors told us that french horns were not marching insturments. *i don't play the french horn, i just saw during the rose parade people marching with them and it looked strange*
2007-01-01 05:09:40 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Okay, here it is straight and front. French Horns are not marching instrumetns but people(like me) play the mellophone(Looks like a overlarge trumpet). They can be tuned different on the same, depends on make. The mellophone I play is tuned differently than my french horn
2007-01-01 10:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Uchihaitachi345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they absolutely are. I think they mean by like the regular concert french horns itself, the round circle. Usually, for marching bands, there are special french horns called melophones that are raised up like a trumpet. Baritones also use something similar like melophones, too. However, if you mean french horns as in the sound. I am neutral. It really depends how you play it. I, personally think that flutes aren't marching instruments. I'm a flute player myself... But that's my opinion, sorry for the off-topic, just connecting. ^_^
2007-01-01 15:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
french horn players switch to mellowphones during marching season because its extremely difficult to keep your lips playing evenly marching with it. its easy to learn, but te sound quality isnt as good on it, which is why sometimes when there are horn solos in the marching music, they have them switch to regular horns and stand on the side for while playing and then switch back.
2007-01-01 19:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by b2k4ever08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the marching french horn is called a mellophone its kinda like a big trumpet
2007-01-01 13:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our marching band has french horns.
2007-01-01 15:06:36 · answer #5 · answered by Wiscdance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are mellophones. The best place to check out marching drum and bugle corps and actually hear what they are supposed to sound like is DCI. If that don't make the hair on your neck stand up, nothing will.
2007-01-01 22:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by Beeny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
french horns can play whatever they want. no band teacher can stop them.
2007-01-01 13:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by M T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can but most directors use mellophones.
2007-01-01 17:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by theater07buff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋