You'll want to tighten your embouchure and not so much focus on pushing on the mouth piece but making sure the air doesn't escape through the side. Have full breath support and focus on having your airflow blowing down into the mouth piece. That's how I learned. It may be different for others and you may eventually find something that works better for you.
I'm a clarinet player going into wind symphony as a sophomore next year and a tenor saxophonist going into intermediate jazz I'm thinking of joining a beginner class also to play euphonium
Tenor Tuba* You can hear the conical tubing performing it's otherworldly magic as he transcends into the Alto octave. You can hear the mellow timbre taper off once he hits the Soprano octave for those last two notes. There's only two other brass instruments that can rival a Tenor Tuba for mellow tone, toe to toe. The Wagner Tuba in F & the Horn in F. Good job hombre!
@@pathos_music You see that asterisk behind the words "Tenor Tuba"? That's me correcting him calling it a Euphonium. Obviously, I know what it is. Surprised that went over your head. Anyhow, a Tenor Tuba is the correct name for this instrument. It is a Tuba with 9 feet of tubing, or more if it has a 4th valve. Once everyone understands this instrument is a Tuba, there will be no ambuigity between it and the 9 foot long Baritone Horn.
With a compensating euphonium you can do 3 octaves. Db too. And 3 octave C major. Pretty much any scale is playable by three octaves either the compensating system. People seriously underestimate what the euphonium can do. Euphoniums can play just as beautifully and technically as pretty much any other instrument. And the range of the euphonium is also a lot bigger than most people think or try to practice up to.
@@josephinecarter6423 No ma'am. He said it correctly the first time. It IS a Tuba. Since you failed music class, you're gonna get taught a horn lesson. There are different harmonic members of each instrument family. The Tuba family is no exception. The definition of a Tuba is an upright brass instrument with conical tubing and a flared bell. There are FFF SubContrabass, BBb/CC Contrabass, EEb/FF Bass (Bassonium), Bb Tenor (Euphonium), Eb Alto (Altonium) & Bb Soprano (Sopranium) Tubas. He has conical tubing (like a Saxophone). Check. He has an upright instrument. Check. He has a flared bell. Check. He has a Tuba. Check. He has a fundamental pitch of Bb2. That's Bb Tenor. He has a Bb Tenor Tuba. He does not have a Bb Baritone Horn like you thought, which has cylindrical tubing (like a Clarinet) and is the Baritone member of the Saxhorn family. Conical tubing produces a very soft mellow timbre, although there are other ways to get a mellow timbre. Saxhorns have cylindrical tubing, Tubas have conical tubing. Got it?
Thanks dude! This was YEARS ago so I haven't played in a while. I really miss playing but euphoniums are so expensive. Just checked out your channel you're an amazing musician!
@@iffy11 not bringing people down it’s just nothing crazy, maybe a double Bb tho would be cool. Whoever ig that was out of the equation due to it being the Eb scale
@@NutConquest Which Eb are you referring to? Also saying “it’s not that hard” is inconsiderate to some people and can make them feel bad about their playing ability which is bringing them down.
how long have you been playing? your tone and range are incredible! I just played the highest Eb in the video recently, and I've been playing for a year!
