The Fingering Forum

RE: Mellophone

Author: Sharon  Date:   2004-11-17 00:16 Hi, I'm new here. I stumbled across this forum from a search engine... I know this is an old topic, but I have some information that might be of some help. At least, it'll give the thread some closure, and do the mellophone justice. I'm a senior this year, and marched clarinet my past three years. But this year I switched to mello. It was a good decision, although my heart still lies with the clarinets. Here's what I learned in my few months playing it: 'Mellophone' is short for 'mellophonium'. At my school it is often shortened to 'mello'. It is not quite a 'marching french horn'- it uses a trumpet mouthpiece (but you can buy strictly mellophone mouthpieces), and utilizes the trumpet fingerings as well. It's pretty much a large trumpet in the key of F with a French Horn sound. If you're learning mello just for marching band, I'd suggest finding the music and spend time just studying that (it's not necessary to be able to play much else). Get a trumpet fingering chart and work out the notes. A few scales would be helpful as well. If you're a woodwind player (like myself) spend time buzzing the music on the mouthpiece until it's easy. Find the top player at your school and ask for tips and more information- a private teacher is invaluable. I hope my information was helpful!

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