Good Woodwind Doubles

[ERocky]

What would be the ideal woodwind instrument for a euphonium player to learn?

[davewerden]

Ideal how? A sax would be the easiest to learn and also the most simple to maintain. It's metal, so you don't need to worry about wood cracking. And it's a single reed, which is a simpler proposition than a double reed.

But in my college techniques classes I had the most fun playing bassoon. The latter is in the same range, which is somehow comfortable for me, and I find the tone more compatible with MY ears than a sax.

Clarinet is not hard to learn either, and has a single reed. But you're in a different octave then.

With either clarinet or bassoon a plastic instrument might be a good choice for maintenance reasons.

(I assume you're not looking to become an advanced player on the woodwind.)

[ERocky]

i was looking in the terms of compatability with embrochure.

[MMillman]

I started off as a clarinet/tenor saxophone player (I've got my grade 8 on clarinet and euphonium) and I have to say it shouldn't interfere with your embouchure at all. It's not like trying to play trumpet as well as euphonium, it's a completely different idea and mostly involves air and not lip movement. So all in all shouldn't be a problem whatever you choose.

Thanks
Mark

[ERocky]

I thought there might have been a difference due to the size of mouthpieces in say a clarinet compared to a bass clarinet. with the clarinet mouthpiece being small i had expected a trumpet player to have more luck and ease than a euphonium player. particularly i thought a tenor sax, bari sax, or bass clarinet would be easier due to its size