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Felix Klieser is a German professional hornist. He plays in orchestras all over the world and is touring for the next two years with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Felix plays the French horn in a different way; he was born without arms so he plays using his foot.
Felix says that everyone says to him it must be so difficult to play the horn with your feet, but Felix says, "I can't really understand how you can hold a pencil with these long fingers!"
When people ask him, "Is it difficult to play the French horn with your feet? he replies, "I don't know, I never played it with hands so I can't compare."
Felix began to play the horn when he was three years old and was told many times that he would never be able to play professionally. But that just made him practise more. He says, "Even if people around are saying it's not possible, it is difficult but sometimes it can be a wonderful result to go your own way and to live your dreams and to do what you think makes you happy."
There is a wonderful short interview with Felix in the link above
- what do you see in the picture, what is the person doing?
- what is different about the way Felix plays the French horn, how is the French horn usually played?
- Felix is German, playing the French horn. Are people who are not French allowed to play the French horn? Are there rules about playing instruments from different countries?
- Felix says he can't understand how people can hold a pencil with their long fingers; why does he say that?
- When Felix first asked to play a horn, what do you think people said to him?
- How do you think Felix learned to play with his foot?
- why did people say to him that he would never be able to play professionally? (what does professional mean?)
- what did Felix do when people said he would not be a professional horn player?
- "go your own way and to live your dreams" what does this mean?
- what can we learn from Felix?
- Why is this about No Outsiders?
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