If you are used to playing a non compensating horn, when you start on a heavier compensating horn, you may be blowing harder to try to get the same sound you got on your older instrument. With the...
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If you are used to playing a non compensating horn, when you start on a heavier compensating horn, you may be blowing harder to try to get the same sound you got on your older instrument. With the...
Compare solo licks in band literature for bass trombone with euphonium. No contest.vbmodified
You can find Super Lube in bicycle shops probably a lot easier than you can find it in a music shop.vbmodified
Not too much is different as far as parts and general cleaning/maintenance. There are more slides to clean/grease.
The one biggie is to remember to lock down the 4th valve every time the horn goes...
I was in the group, you can see my 3 seconds of fame around -1:45. Also there were John Palatucci (Goldman Band), Ian Cox (former Scots Guards), and Barry Morrison (West Point.) It was a drag getting...
Working on breath attacks (at all volumes, please, not just soft) will teach you exactly how much your lips should be touching. The lips need to start vibrating as soon as you turn the air on. If...
Free buzzing , buzzing on the mouthpiece, and playing the horn should all be done the same way. Same technique, same angle of the mpce. on your chops, etc. To work on free buzzing in a different...
I use a K&M tuba playing stand to hold my euph up.vbmodified
How are a saxophone and a guillotine simular?
1. They are both lethal.
2. They are both always sharp.
3. They both work best when dropped from high places.
vbmodified
The note can go flat because you're changing your lips , or more accurately, you're changing the resistance created at your lips. Keep the setting of the aperture the same, and adjust the air put out...
I've never bought anything from Mpce. Express, so don't really know what their policies are.
As far as the intonation issues, first make sure that the horn is in tune with itself. The valve slides...
I happen to use a Schilke 60 on my euph, a remnant of my former focus as primarily a bass trombonist. Now, I mostly play tenor trombone and euph, go figure.
Anyway, even though I personally use a...
I use a K&M tuba playing stand with my euph. I don't think the DEG will go high enough to use with a euph, unless maybe you use the extension? It's way more adjustable than the DEG also.vbmodified
The 321 comes with a 48M, which is close to a 51 in diameter, but shallower. If he likes the feel of the rim, a deeper cup (48D) will help a bit to bring the pitch down. The other mouthpieces...
Yup, it's working again! Thanks, Dave!vbmodified
When I log on via the Forum bookmark, it comes up as the US Constitution Forum! (With no rooms nor content...) Going to Dave's main page and clicking through to the Forum from there gets me here to...
My very first published arrangement is now ready, and available from Cimarron Music! It's called Tuba Christmas Medley, for EETT, and consists of some popular European carols, like Jeanette Isabella,...
From my days as a bicycle mechanic, I remember WD40 well. It does have a wee bit of lubrication in it, so it's better than nothing. However, it's mostly solvent, which is why it takes off sticky...
Oh, man, I got jinxed by this thread! Pineapple Poll is on the next band concert!vbmodified
The West Point Tuba Quartet USED to be ETTT, and they just used fairly normal EETT quartets. 2nd Euph parts were played on a little Yamaha F tuba at written pitch. They would look for pieces that...
I have to go with Dave's choice of the Holst 2nd Suite. Ruslan & Ludmilla is a goodie, too. The first couple of lines of Pineapple Poll is both terrifying and exhilarating. I recently played a Suite...
Hickey's, in Ithaca, NY is a great source.vbmodified
Can you blow up a balloon without the air leak? If you can, just blow pretty much the same way on the horn. (Just less pressure...) Or whistle.
If you can't do any of those things without air...
My advice would be to just use what she's using now on her current horn. You may need to get a large shank version of that. It's often hard enough to get used to a new horn without having to start...
First, you may need to readjust your goal. There is not one orchestra that I can think of that has a staff position for a bass trumpet/ tenor tuba doubler. There are only 12 pieces in the entire...