Beautiful Colorado - Euphonium Solo 

i joined band when i was in 7th grade and its one of the best dissensions i've ever made. i joined knowing nothing about a baritone and now 3 years later im still in band and plan to finish out highschool playing the baritone and im the best brass player in my grade. i can go higher than any trumpet can and i can go lower than any tuba can. and i can play cleanly and very good. im telling you this because the only way i got like this is because i practice every single day. your school should have given you a baritone to take home and practice. and i bet its just laying around right? haha well pick it up and practice your scales. you'll be one of the best if you do that everyday. Good luck in your band and with your baritone. HAVE FUN!!!

wise choice lol most people around where i live don't know what a baritone or a euphonium is

I join band in 4th and now I am in 7th and am one of the best in the band and I play the baritone bass clef

I did the same thing I chose baritone!

Same! ^^

Definitely. But, I love how the Bassoon sounds, and I'm a Euphonium player! The bassoon sounds really cool. To me, it sounds satirical, although not just that, but it's sounds cool. Very unique sounding. Nothing like any other instrument.

It is definitely unique! Best of wishes to you my fellow musician!

I started on bassoon when I was 10 and after one marching season in band (I played bass drum... Boring!!😵) I started playing the euphonium. It's not that difficult, I think I had 2-3 lessons and practiced intense every day in about 3 weeks and then I was about as good as the rest of the euphonium section! Now I'm enjoying playing both bassoon and euphonium. I'm using the euphonium most for marching, but when I have a bad reed or just have no working reed at all, I can bring the euphonium to band practice😁 (I live in Norway so we are marching in May-June mostly on our independence day 17th of May😉)

Listen to a recording (like this) as much as you can in your free time, instead of listening to other music.

However you get there. I was attracted to the baritone because it was different, but I quickly came to love the sound as I learned to play it.

Sardonyx, hehe I know that anime.

Sardonyx Are you talking about Hibike Euphonium by any chance? 😂

LMAO, I know exactly what you mean. I was always a fan of it - since I play horn and it was SO hard, but heheh, Hibike Euphonium, huh?

yes, every episode I watch I get this insane desire to play it ;-:

Same!

im jealous as well used to play first chair in HS a anime sound euphonium brought up my memories of playing and brought me here

True. She switched majors after her freshman year, but she still plays in the bands.

I just started the euphonium

Willow says, "Sorry, not really, because I don't play like that any more!" This performance was from 3 years ago when she was still working on a Music Major. She switched her major to Environmental Science her sophomore year and graduated with a minor in Music.

Pretty neat that she still minored in music!

First learn your finger positions and notes. Then work on not puffing your cheeks. And because it's such a big mouthpiece you have to work on amateur (strength in your jaw/cheek/lower face muscles), and having lots of air going through your mouth. Also work on tongue, you want every note to have its on start (unless there is a slur in your music). You do not want to slur your notes together this will cause the music to sound sloppy. This is an absolutely amazing instrument! And I wish you luck playing it. :) -fellow baritone player

+Genevieve Scherick I have hard times with blowing well I always have a hard time switching suddenly from low notes to high notes like low sol to high do and my lips always break when I try to reach high sol... I cry ebrytime

+Banana Pig try doing your scales and arpeggios. Those helped me a lot

it is a miraphone 5050. of course it is

I love mine

C is usually 1 and 3

Caleb Synnes If you have a fourth valve you usually use that, the tuning is better.

If 6th grade is the year you start. You won't be able to master it... I'm actually currently working on it and I'm in 8th, den working on it for 2 months, it's extremely difficult

+The Trombone Guy Warburton Miraphone BT16 Demondrae. And it IS huge!

+dshsbandgeek or 6 1/2 AL

+Kuiper TM do you know her?!

No, but the music is very good, I love that!

Sorry if i came up as a little rude

I agree, the music does sound very good!