JAZZ MUSIC

Mute techniques for horn?

I am playing 4th trumpet parts for a jazz musical on the French horn. The part obviously calls for various mutes (straight, cup, harmon, plunger, wah-wah, hat, solotone(?)) Does anyone have any ideas as to how to reproduce the effect of each of these mutes on the French horn?
For the straight, plunger, wah-wah, hat, and solotone mutes I have some ideas, but the cup mute and harmon mute are stumping me. Please help!
I currently have a horn straight mute, and I can probably get toilet plungers and hats. I’m thinking of doing the wah-wah with my hand, and I’ll just use a straight mute for the solotone mute

The harmon mute has a very bright, tinny quality to it- the best bet to blend into it would be a combination of blowing loud and heavily stopping the bell of your horn.

The cup mute produces an effect on the trumpet similar to a stopped horn, so again stopping would be your solution (although in this case, you wouldn’t have to exaggerate the effect like you would for replicating a harmon mute.)

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