When I was in Grade 8, I began to play the French horn in the school band, and soon became proficient enough to play in the New Caledonia Symphony Orchestra. Having chosen to play the French horn because, aside from some vague notion that it was related to Christmas, I didn't know what a French horn was or what it looked like, I was not put off by the band leader's warning that it was the most difficult instrument to play. It is possible to play every note on the musical scale without touching the keys with your left hand, merely by adjusting the shape of your mouth and altering the position of your right hand in the bell. Therefore, a French horn player must develop perfect pitch, and must be able to hear each note, concentrate, and aim for it, before releasing air into the mouthpiece. A French horn player must be able to hear music in her mind that isn't there, but is forthcoming, and then strive for those strains in order to blend herself into the rest of the band, creating harmony rather than discord.