Etude 1:

Page 38, No. 30, C Major, No. 30
Tempo: Quarter note 92 - 104
Play: beginning to end
Errata: The Forte marking in measure 14 should be on beat 2 of measure 13. The trills in measures 59 and 63 should have a sharp sign above the trill symbol and be whole-step trills to a written C#.

Performance Guide:

This etude focuses on facility, light technique, and articulation. Care should be taken to maintain tempo primo in the more difficult middle section, especially measures 44-56. Deciding where to breathe in this section will also require study. Pay careful attention to the marked articulation patterns in measures 49-55. Strive for a light staccato where required and a lyrical style in the slurred passages, particularly measures 56-73.

Etude 2:

Page 40, No. 31b, G Minor (Bb Major), Andante
Tempo: Quarter note 56 - 69
Play: beginning to end
Errata: none

Performance Guide:

The primary focus of this etude is on the development of the ability of the horn player to play in the low register. Strive for a beautiful tone and play with a lyrical and musical approach. The bass clef measures are written in "Old Notation" and should be played as if written an octave higher.

Etude 3:

Page 88-89, No. 69, G Major, No. 69
Tempo: Dotted quarter note 60 - 72
Play: beginning to end
Errata: none

Performance Guide:

Flexibility is key here. Accurate octave leaps out of the mid-low register at the beginning, and particularly the larger leaps in measures 50-52 will require careful study. Performance tempo will depend on the ability to keep steady tempo in the extended 16th-note pasages.

The pianissimo marking at measure 38 holds until the crescendo at measure 45. Observe the decrescendos in measures 51 and 52 and end softly.