Thompson Flexibility Studies for French Horn Vol. 1 (french horn book)

Thompson Flexibility Studies for French Horn Vol. 1: A comprehensive method of study in lip flexibility for the first time beginning french horn player or comeback player (french horn book) **Thompson Flexibility Studies – Volume 1** is the perfect starting point for beginning players and adults returning to the instrument after years away. Designed to build flexibility, endurance, tone, and confidence, these carefully sequenced exercises help develop solid fundamentals without overwhelming the player. Beginners can work through much of the book using only valve numbers (or slide positions), making it accessible even before every note name and fingering has been mastered. This volume is ideal for: * Beginning brass students * Adult comeback players * School band musicians * Private lesson students * Teachers looking for a proven flexibility routine Whether you're picking up an instrument for the first time or rediscovering your love for playing, **Volume 1 provides the foundation for a lifetime of better brass playing.** If you would like to read more about Volume 1, here ya go: Product information ASIN B0G5F3F8ST Publisher Independently published Publication date December 6, 2025 Language ‎English Print length 119 pages ISBN-13 979-8277649725 Item Weight ‎13.1 ounces Dimensions 8.5 x 0.27 x 11 inches Book overview This is Vol. l of the Thompson Flexibility Studies for french horn players. It is designed for beginning french horn players. It is also designed for players returning to the horn after a very long time of not playing or practicing. If you are an intermediate or advanced french horn player, this volume will likely only be part of a good daily warm up for you. Why? If you are not a beginner or comeback player, it will be too easy. So, if you ARE a beginner or comeback player, you are in the right place! On the other hand, what if you are in 8th grade starting your 2nd or 3rd year of playing french horn? What if you are a comeback player, but you actually restarted the french horn a year ago or 2 years ago? Well, you may find this book easy. Perhaps you may find it too easy. If you truly are an intermediate french horn player or advanced, or if you are a comeback player who really isn’t a comeback player anymore i.e. you have already been practicing everyday for the last year or more, this book at most will serve as a good part of your daily warm up. You should seriously consider starting Vol. II of the Thompson Flexibility Studies. I want the right player to be using this book and having a good time doing so. I made this book such that a beginner doesn’t even need to know all their fingerings or the name of the notes. All they have to do is understand the valve numbering system to play through most of these exercises. Having a basic understanding of note and rest values is also a requirement. (i.e. quarter note, whole rest, and etc...)