I have not played Euphonium for the past 3 years and I have a baritone audition for a college marching band May 16. I have been practicing for about 2 weeks and what I am worried about is that my tone quality and endurance in the high register starts to suffer towards the end of my practice. Will 2 more weeks of playing help this or is there anything I can do to improve it?
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Have you been playing anything else at all? Or has it been a 3 year leave from all music?
I'd really go at it, and focus on long tones, and tone building exercises. It's like working out, because your face after all is a muscle. The more use to it by the time your audition comes around, the better you'll be. So practice everyday and never skip fundamentals. There's not really a trick or anything to it, just practicing.
Best of luck on your audition!Marco Santos - Marcher and Performer
Guardians Drum & Bugle Corps 2015
Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps 2016, 20i7, 2018
Adams E1
Modified Schilke 52E2 by Justin Gorodetzky
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Thanks for your encouragement! I've only been able to play piano since I moved to a science-oriented high school that does not have a band program, leaving me without a euphonium to practice on in my spare time. One thing that I didn't do when starting to play again is warming-up, which is something that I make sure to do now. So I should just do long tones working up my range, and should I do them chromatically or on a different partial, and legato or tongued?
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Originally posted by ElliotPiano View PostSo I should just do long tones working up my range, and should I do them chromatically or on a different partial, and legato or tongued?Marco Santos - Marcher and Performer
Guardians Drum & Bugle Corps 2015
Blue Knights Drum & Bugle Corps 2016, 20i7, 2018
Adams E1
Modified Schilke 52E2 by Justin Gorodetzky
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Hi, I agree about the importance of long tones, I use the format that Steve Mead explains in his long tones video. See the Link. https://vimeo.com/18785136
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