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How To Hold the French Horn
Things to Remember:
The left hand fingers control the valves.
The left hand thumb controls the B-Flat trigger on double wrap horns.
The right hand goes inside bell.
Weight of horn rests mostly on the right hand fore finger second and third knuckle as well as thumb second knuckle.
Use the right hand to bring the horn to the embouchure.