Forum: Brasswinds

I am a band director and in the scores there is music for both Baritone Treble Clef and Baritone Bass Clef. Are these two different instruments, or are they the same music for the same instrument, just transposed for the two clefs because some people learn the baritone horn reading bass clef...

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My major instruments are sax and piano but I’ve been playing trumpet for almost two years now, which most of what I know about trumpet I’ve learned myself with some help from my band director. I’ve heard a lot about double and triple tonguing and I was wondering, are these techniques necessary to...

I play clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. Might be learning alto sax. Been wanting to play tuba for awhile, but when I play tuba for a little bit, my woodwind embouchure suffers. Any tips on how to be able to master brass and woodwind without the embouchure problems?

Hey guys, I asked another question about french horns but no one answered. Anyways, I found this french horn on ebay and its new, but the price is 1000 dollars less than the ones they sell at WWBW. I really want to buy the Conn 6D, and I was hoping to spend less than 2,000 dollars and I found...

To those of you who double on sax and trumpet, do you guys blow differently for each instrument? On this forum I hear lots of folks talking about tightening the ab muscles to support the tone, and to me playing sax this gives me the most solid sound. On say trumpetherald.com there of course is much...

I'm in the market for another french horn for one of my orchestra members. I don't have the cost restraints I had with the last one but still need to find something reasonably priced for someone that will basically only play on Sundays. And this one will have to be a double. I know that the...

Someone said that it has a range of 5 to 6 octaves. Is that true?

I'm just curious(yes, another random thread!). I know that it could possibly help you keep your woodwinds in tune because of the ear it takes to play brass instruments, but what else does it do(if it does anything at all:colors:!)

Howdy folks, Anyone know a good book or site or something for trumpet pedal tones? I need a major workout so don't hold back. Thanks!

I was surprised at how full it sounded, though terrible xD. Everyone who has a uphonium, try this.

I have heard that the tuba has a range of about four octaves. Is that true? Is it(by any chance) more?

What made you start in the first place(as always, as a double or as a main instrument)?

is there anybody out there play tuba (not sousaphone) as a secondary instrument? main? I really have a thing about bass instruments and tuba is just an extention to my bari sax, plus you can pedal on a tuba :), if you do, what tuba do you play?(BBb, CC, F, Eb?)(King, conn, yamaha, etc.) mouthpiece...

Do you like the trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba, or euphonium? If you like a specific instrument (i.e. piccolo trumpet, f tuba, etc.) please tell why.

I have a question for all those brass/woodwind doublers. Do you like playing woodwind or brass more? Which side are you on?

Would a Contra Bass trombone mouthpiece fit a marching baritone?

How do you think they compare?

I doubt it could happen but I wanna march either baritone or tuba and play my main instrument for concert band only.

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I'm an adult amature sax (clarinet) player and I'd like to learn trumpet as well to round up my collection :) This is my second post in this forum section and I' d like to ask you to post here your experience - successful and not so about learning trumpet after woodwinds. How hard was it? Did it...

No, not Johann Sabastian Bach, but Vincent Bach trumpets and other brass instruments. Here's why: http://www.local802afm.org/frames/fs_article.cfm?xEntry=84654621

I've been dinking around with the trumpet for a couple of years now and would like to finally learn more/improve. How should I go about doing this? (My sister plays trumpet, but she's not interested in helping)

This forum has been inactive for 5 whole days................, is there just nothing to talk about?

Hi, Im an 8th grade clarinet player, and i want to be in the jazz band, but my school doesn't allow them in the jazz band, so I just want to know, would doubling on trumpet completely wreck my embouchure?

Hey guys, so here in Hawaii we don't really have any marching past December after Christmas parades, but being the marching addict I am I couldn't resist looking into DCI and brass instruments :P I got offered a position for baritone in a California drum corps, but the thing is...I can't play brass...

Ok, I guess I'm officially crazy. :twisted: I found an old tuba at a local auctioning site at a very low price (130€) and bought it, though I've never played any brasswind before. It seems to be quite old, here's some pictures. http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj240/Murola/Tuuba/ . Theres...

In saxophone teaching there is an exercise recommended by some to "buzz" a MP alone with the goal of producing specific pitch for different key instruments (alto A2, tenor G2, etc.). Some say this is very useful, others say they never do it and never will. In brasswinds MP buzzing while also...

Hello all, So i'm looking around at some horns, and am running into horns labled 'Bach USA'. My question is, what kind of quality are these horns, specifically low brass? Were they student horns? I know of course of the Bach horns; is this anything like Selmer and Selmer USA? I've also...

Recently i've been thinking of learning a brasswind instrument to double on. Which do you like the most out of the brass instruments and why?

Hi! I got to try some brasswinds about two years ago. First off was euphonium and then I moved on to flugelhorn. This was before I started playing woodwinds - so I know all the technical differences between those two families. However, I never got to try Trumpet or Cornet. I am looking for a...

Does anyone know of a serial # list that connects the date of mfg to a serial # range. Someone donated a TR300 to our school, SN 99XXX and they would like some date reference for tax purposes (we don't post any donation values, just specifics about the donations. We let the donator's tax preparer...

So I've recently managed to acquire two old trombones and here is what i know about them but just wanted to see if anybody knows anything more and could put some estimates on what they may be worth My first trombone is a Conn 18h Director I bought for cheap locally. It has the coprion bell and...

Hi everyone! I just started playing tuba. I have had two lessons. So far I am very happy with my progress and I love the instrument. It's a Boosey and Hawkes Imperial BBb tuba in silver plate from 1967. Lovely!!! I cannot open the valves to clean and oil them. Any tips?? Plus, any...

Band Buddy of mine is looking into acquiring a bass trumpet. I promised to ask around a little. So...what's hot, what's not? Safe bets? Best-to-avoid clunkers?

. . . And, actually, nobody's telling me too. I'm just trying to figure out how much of lip I need to develop (and sustain) for the ambition I've got for Trumpet / Cornet, which is to read & play written band music from say the 1880's - 1920, and jazz improvisation in a dixieland / swing vein. ...

I'm interested in eventually buying a good used professional double horn, and wanted to know if you can recommend particular brands and models. I know Conns are good. Any others in particular? Thanks.

I am a originally woodwind-based, playing instruments from Bb clarinet to BBb contrabass clarinet, alto sax to bari. sax, dabbled in flute... :D I've recently started high school... and was dissappointed to learn that although i was a valued concert performer... marching band was primarily brass...

I've played trumpet for the same amount of time as sax, but just always liked sax more. My trumpet mouthpiece is a Bach mega tone 7CW. I picked up trombone last year, with a vintage gold Revere mouthpiece, and the letters are faded out, but it feels like my trumpet mouthpiece. Last night I picked...

Hi guys. I´m looking for a trumpet for a friend of mine but I am a saxplayer :)and have no idea what a trumpet would be a good one. It must be used and have a good sound. Are there good vintage Trumpets like saxofones? I know that some of you also play the trumpet. where can I find more...

I got a trombone today, with mouthpiece, and I intend to use it. Not as a flower container but to make music. You can crucify me now. But if somebody has some tips on how not to ruin either embouchure, they're very welcome too. Yes, I'll get a teacher :-)

for my next instrument should I go for a sousaphone or a bari sax? I am a alto sax player that learn brass for 2 years now (euphonium) but I like big instrument en big loud sounds! I play currently in a small band and I am wondering which of the bari sax or Sousphone should i chosse to make...

Yamaha Silent Brass for trumpet - how effective is the muting? Can I play in my apartment - play loudly - play late at night? I've read different reviews from "neighbours will hear nothing" to "it will still sound as much as a loud radio".

I began my legit trumpet playing on a Bach 7C and my teacher then switched me to a Schielke 9. Can someone tell me if switching to a "jazz" trumpet mp is akin to switching from a classical sax mp to a jazz one? And can you recommend some jazz trumpet mps to try? Thanks.

i plan to play around with a trombone or a cornet, since i play the tenor sax will these brass instruments affect my playing on the tenor?