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Author: much2bored
Date: 2011-11-07 02:55
When I first joined band, I wanted to play trombone. However, my teacher put me on clarinet. Now, after 4 years of playing clarinet, I find myself liking the baritone and euphonium's tone better than the trombone. I'd like to learn baritone for next marching band season. Problem is, I have 6 months to catch up to players that have been playing for 3-5 years. The only equipment I have at home is a mouthpiece. It says "Vincent Bach 5G" on it. I'm not familiar with brass mouthpieces, but it is to my understanding that a 5 is a good size to start with. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Author: oboesax
Date: 2011-11-07 20:38
Can you borrow or rent a baritone to practice? I don't think catching up is too difficut if you practice, but you do need to practice.
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Author: rcnelson
Date: 2011-11-08 12:34
If you have been playing clarinet for 4 years, why not the next logical instrument: the saxophone?
Ron
Selmer Mark VI tenor (1957), Selmer Mark VII alto (1975)
Buescher True Tone soprano (1924), Selmer CL210 Bb Clarinet, Gemeinhardt 3SHB Flute, Pearl PFP105 Piccolo
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Author: much2bored
Date: 2011-11-08 18:26
This isn't a matter of learning a new instrument so much as it is a matter of fulfilling personal desires. I would like to learn sax someday, but brass is still top of my list. Either baritone/euphonium or mellophone/french horn
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Author: christian10992
Date: 2011-11-28 03:47
I play euphonium in my universities' basketball band. In the first few years of my musical education, I was a brass player, but kind of shifted to woodwinds when I got to high school. Some tips I would give you is to buzz, and to learn the relationship between the valves early on.
Buzzing in the brass community, is to play only on your mouthpiece. Sit at the piano and play a tone and match it. Once you can match the pitch at least relatively reliably, work on different intervals between pitches, then scales and arpeggios, onto etudes, etc. This will make you more aware of the separation of partials on your horn and really solidify your embouchure and ear.
As far as the relationships of valves go, a great way to get a feel for it to do lots and lots of lip slurs. Another exercise I always do when warming up is to pay a note, then slur a half step up from the original note, back to the original note, then a half step down, then back to the original note. Gradually shift down by half steps. And use this exercise with other intervals as well.
Find out also if you will be playing in treble or bass clef. Your music could appear in both.
Christian Harris
Southeastern Louisiana University
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