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Horn History
By Ryan Pangburn
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Watch how horns are made and answer the following questions-
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Question 9
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What is something interesting that you have learned about the horn?
Question 10
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Draw a horn!
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How much tubing is in a standard horn?
Nearly 4 meters
Nearly 1 meter
Nearly 4 feet
Nearly 1 foot
What is put in the bell before they bend the tubes to shape?
Lime Jell-O
Sap
Plastic
Pitch
How many valves are on a double horn?
4
8
6
2
The earliest horns were made of what material?
Animal Horns
Plastic
Metal
Rocks
Until the 1500's who used horns?
Court Jesters
Musicians
Puppies
Hunters
What was the main limitation of natural horns
It wasn't shiny enough
It was too soft
It was very heavy
It could not play scales
What major improvement from the 1800's allowed horns to play the chromatic scale?
Adding a bell
Addition of Valves
Using stronger metal
Adding a new mouthpiece
The modern horn was actually developed in which country?
Italy
France
United States
Germany
