James D. Ployhar's The Hunt is a student solo for French horn and piano, published in the Belwin Instrumental Solos series. The publisher identifies it as Grade II, providing a practical starting point for teachers choosing accompanied repertoire for a developing hornist. This six-page edition is the individual work, catalog number 00-BWI00392.
It can be used to move beyond playing an exercise correctly toward preparing a complete performance with a pianist. In lessons, useful goals include clear beginnings and endings, a dependable pulse, and shaping phrases while listening to the accompaniment. Those ensemble habits can be introduced without committing to a multi-movement recital work.
The same piece also appears in F Horn Solos, Level 2, so players who already own that collection should check its contents before purchasing this separate edition.
James D. Ployhar's The Hunt is a student solo for French horn and piano, published in the Belwin Instrumental Solos series. The publisher identifies it as Grade II, providing a practical starting point for teachers choosing accompanied repertoire for a developing hornist. This six-page edition is the individual work, catalog number 00-BWI00392.
It can be used to move beyond playing an exercise correctly toward preparing a complete performance with a pianist. In lessons, useful goals include clear beginnings and endings, a dependable pulse, and shaping phrases while listening to the accompaniment. Those ensemble habits can be introduced without committing to a multi-movement recital work.
The same piece also appears in F Horn Solos, Level 2, so players who already own that collection should check its contents before purchasing this separate edition.