I’m a new subscriber and loving your channel. For me I found that using the same mouthpiece size helpful (different to your advice). I have played every valved part in a brass band from tenor horn down over the years (except BBb bass) and currently on Euph. I agree while euph and Bari may seem similar instruments I find that my mental approach to playing them and how I play them differs. Bari I play similar to how I play the tenor horn and mindful of my role and need to blend whereas Euph is more like the tuba and with more bravado is perhaps the best way to describe it. As you said and I will totally agree that as a baritone player especially in a brass band situation you need to know who you are playing with... it will change rapidly and often, sometimes switching back and forth over successive bars and you will be playing different roles - bass voice with the cornets, horn quintet with tenor horns, augmenting the trombs, part of the ‘Magnificent 7’ (horns and euphoniums) to give the characteristic warm rich brass band sound, playing as a section with the euphoniums, adding to ‘the bottom end’ in the bass solo in traditional marches. First Bari is one of the most underrated parts in the brass band and can provide a really rich playing experience.
I think you could have also shown the rotary valved baritone, I've recently switched from a 3 valved euphonium to a 4 valved rotary baritone and it was kind of tricky
I don't have any tips, but I do have a question about brands. There's a music shop in my area called Windworks. They do just what they think you do. They repair wind instruments and they have some. They have one compensating euphonium from Eastman. I do not know how good of a brand it is. If it's not a good brand, where are good places to find good brands of euphonium?
Wyatt Wahlgren hey! I honestly don’t know much about Eastman so I don’t feel comfortable giving a opinion on them. Check out what brands your favorite players are playing on and see if those brands make anything you would be interested. That’s at least a start. Once you have a brand in mind, most instrument makers have a dealer finder on their website.
any tips for switching from a 3-valve front baritone to 4-valve euph? it’s a bit difficult learning on my own over summer break during quarantine lmao.
For sure, it is mostly just putting yourself into situations where you make yourself use it as much as possible. Scale studies and things like that. I also did a video all about how to use the fourth valve and my QOTD on there was tips for people switching so see if you find anything helpful in the comments there as well! th-cam.com/video/JIs2_8v2raw/w-d-xo.html
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Why are some other tips you have for switching to baritone from euphonium?
I’m a new subscriber and loving your channel.
For me I found that using the same mouthpiece size helpful (different to your advice).
I have played every valved part in a brass band from tenor horn down over the years (except BBb bass) and currently on Euph. I agree while euph and Bari may seem similar instruments I find that my mental approach to playing them and
how I play them differs. Bari I play similar to how I play the tenor horn and mindful of my role and need to blend whereas Euph is more like the tuba and with more bravado is perhaps the best way to describe it.
As you said and I will totally agree that as a baritone player especially in a brass band situation you need to know who you are playing with... it will change rapidly and often, sometimes switching back and forth over successive bars and you will be playing different roles - bass voice with the cornets, horn quintet with tenor horns, augmenting the trombs, part of the ‘Magnificent 7’ (horns and euphoniums) to give the characteristic warm rich brass band sound, playing as a section with the euphoniums, adding to ‘the bottom end’ in the bass solo in traditional marches.
First Bari is one of the most underrated parts in the brass band and can provide a really rich playing experience.
I think you could have also shown the rotary valved baritone, I've recently switched from a 3 valved euphonium to a 4 valved rotary baritone and it was kind of tricky
Love it 😍
You should make a video about vibrato!
I don't have any tips, but I do have a question about brands. There's a music shop in my area called Windworks. They do just what they think you do. They repair wind instruments and they have some. They have one compensating euphonium from Eastman. I do not know how good of a brand it is. If it's not a good brand, where are good places to find good brands of euphonium?
Wyatt Wahlgren hey! I honestly don’t know much about Eastman so I don’t feel comfortable giving a opinion on them. Check out what brands your favorite players are playing on and see if those brands make anything you would be interested. That’s at least a start.
Once you have a brand in mind, most instrument makers have a dealer finder on their website.
any tips for switching from a 3-valve front baritone to 4-valve euph? it’s a bit difficult learning on my own over summer break during quarantine lmao.
For sure, it is mostly just putting yourself into situations where you make yourself use it as much as possible. Scale studies and things like that. I also did a video all about how to use the fourth valve and my QOTD on there was tips for people switching so see if you find anything helpful in the comments there as well! th-cam.com/video/JIs2_8v2raw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much!!
Would this also apply to trombone and euphonium?
Not entirely, but some of the concepts are similar. Though I would look at Trombone as it's own adventure =)
Any other trombone players watching this video 🤔
Quit waving your arms around so much! Otherwise, very informative. Thanks!
vfpdesign uhhhh...thanks mate.