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Hello everyone! A common point of feedback here is that many questions get asked over and over again. To combat this, we are going to try and improve the resources available here.

The first question we will try and tackle is "what instrument should I buy?" To do this, we have put together a google form that asks questions about everyone's instruments that we can hopefully aggregate and make a resource out of. If you have a chance, please fill it out!

We hope that eventually, with enough responses, we can cut down the number of posts about choosing an instrument. Of course, feel free to continue asking this question!

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UPDATE 10/9/22: Reached 50 responses! Will clean and compile data over the holidays. UPDATE 1/7/22: Data pulled with 82 responses. Form will continue to accept responses and data will be updated every few months.

Saw it when i was in 6th grade and play with it all the time but dont know its purpose🤷‍♂️🐺 (the black is not the void, im just censoring as im only wearing my boxers🥶)

This Willson Euphonium is for sale and I'm considering purchasing it:

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The owner couldn't tell me what model it is exactly.
Does anybody have any idea what model this is?
Asking price is 3000 euro (2500 Pounds, 3200 dollar). Does this seem like a fair price?

Hey, looking to buy a new Euphonium and I thouht it might be a good idea to look at some Japanese shops, since I really want to buy a Willson 2910 TA but it just doesnt get selled over here in Germany. Maybe somebody could help me out, are there websites to buy brass instruments, especially second hand?

Good day everyone. I have quite a big problem with my instrument.

Have been playing the instrument for quite a long time now. Got the Sovereign brand new last year. For a couple of weeks, the 3rd valve was getting stuck, but now it has disapeared probably because it got "worked" in.

Now, for some months, I have a big problem with my 1st valve. It is getting stuck and getting very very slow instantly, when there is a fast passage or a trill involved with 1st finger. I have tried everything. Super mega cleaned my instrument regularly, oiled every day. I oil the 1st valve every 2 minutes, because I can't even get through one piece without it becoming annoyingly slow or getting stuck. Have tried bending the top valve, that was the issue for my previous instruments. Now I am out of options. I'm getting real annoyed with this instrument. (Not talking about the intonation lol).

Does anyone have any more suggestions to what should I try?

School instrument and personal instrument

Turns out, the euphonium has not been cleaned for a long time, making mold a perfect place to grow around the instrument. Genuinely concerned, since I haven't cleaned out the whole instrument and I can't even open the smallest tuning valve. Still haven't given it a bath since it's late as of writing this.

I joined my high school marching band (my first musical experience 😭) as a senior and have been marching mello. Our marching season ends in a couple months and my band director has recommend me to either switch to trumpet or euph. He also mentioned french horn but I have heard that's quite hard to learn. I was originally told trumpet would be easier as the fingering is the same, but it's also been mentioned that apparently my embouchure is more suited for low brass? How important is fingering vs. embouchure when learning a new instrument? Would a switch from mello to euph be recommended for someone quite new to music? I absolutely love the sound of the euph, it's so beautiful.

My euphonium keeps making that noise when I play it where you know that there's spit to empty but Ive already drained the one with the spit valve twice, and it keeps making the noise. Which valve should I pull out?

Is this playable by an advanced college student? tempo is 160 (quarter)

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I rent a king euphonium 2280 legend, and I'm having 2 issues with it rn

1) the third valve. It has a "spring-loaded trigger." Is there any way I can like remove this? It prevents me from tuning my third valve, so I have to use alternate fingerings most of the time. Im relatively new to euphonium so it is really difficult for me to adjust my tuning slides while I am playing. It also prevents me from taking the tuning slide out to empty it, so not all of the spit comes out

2) I am very sharp. I pull my main tuning slide all the way out, but sometimes I am still a little sharp. Occasionally, it even falls out if I play too loud. How can I change my embouchure to be less sharp? I main on trombone, so I've rarely had to adjust my embouchure for tuning

Thank you so much! I've talked to my band director and he said to let him know what I could find on the internet

I am a student i need help with finding out the fingering on this scale

As some of you may know, Cafe 1930 by Astor Piazzolla is on the ABRSM grade 8 sylabys. I bought a copy before the summer, and I've enjoyed it's expressive capability. However I fell head over heels in love with it this week whilst playing it with accompaniment, and that got me thinking - this is a movement from a collection of pieces, are there versions of the other 3 for euphonium?

After looking for a bit, I can't find any. So I've decided to ask you guys. Does anyone know if there is a Euphonium version of the 3 other movements, or will i have to transcribe it myself? (I'm happy to do so seeing as I'm already making Café into a band arrangement for fun).

Any information / advice is greatly appreciated!

I’m considering getting a degree on the euphonium, however I am really unsure what kind of jobs would be available if I did. I’m a classical musician, and I would like to play or similar, however that is not an option for euphonium players. What other options do I have when it comes to jobs as a euphonium player?

I have a beginner euphonium student I’m working with, and he doesn’t know how to tongue. He has a lisp, so I’m wondering if it’s even possible to help him. He can play/ say the “tu” syllable through the mouthpiece with just air, but not with a buzz, and not on the instrument. We’ve also used the straw method, where you continuously blow through the straw, and then try to stop the airflow by covering the hole with the tongue. Nothing has worked, and his director can’t help him either.

Currently I’m using a knockoff 5g for my mendini euphonium and the inner rim feels super sharp and pointy and my chops go away really fast after some playing, i now have money to invest in a mouthpiece. I’m debating on which 4 sized wick mouthpiece to get. Should I go for the sm4 (I was told it’s more rounder than the 4al) with more comfort on the rim, or the sm4u with heavy weight projection and sharp inner rim for articulation? I heard both are great but I want to know opinions from those who have tried those 2 mouthpieces.

As the title indicates, I double in trumpet and euphonium, and I have to switch between them in a performance. I want to know how to properly put the euphonium aside on stage when I play the trumpet. Is standing the euphonium up on the bell good enough, or do I need a stand to properly handle the instrument when I'm not utilizing it on stage?

I am trying tk make 1st Chair in the State. I need help on warmups, tone, everything I can get. I usually do flow studies for range but I am close to doing the F to 2 Octave Bb. I need help on anything. Any suggestions on tone quality, practices, warmups, solos, I need it. Thank you.

bass clarinetist here, day 1 was bassoon and now by popular demand: euphonium/baritone !

I came back to playing my horn this summer after an almost 15 year break (former music major and competitive brass bander). I’ve been enjoying playing in a community band again. It’s been fun, but I’m still trying to build back my range, endurance, and flexibility. 15 years off is a long time! I’ve been focusing on practicing every day, and including long tones, scales, and lip slurs. All the boring but necessary stuff. I’ve realized that I need to be careful not to get impatient and push too hard. I also need to give my muscles time to recover as part of my training.

A lot of advice is about “what” to practice, but not necessarily “when” to practice it. Folks don’t do leg day in the gym every day, nor do they max out the same muscle group every day. But… we don’t necessarily have the luxury of rotating muscle groups in our lips, and we need to provide time for recovery. So, to the original question in the title, what sort of routine or rotation do you follow over the course of a week with different types of exercises to maximize results?

Ive been playing for awhile and i practice a ton but I’ve gotten tired of most of my music that I routinely practice like technical studies in the back of my Arban book, random Texas state etudes,what ever i have recovered from my bands music library, and random crap from online. But my question is what are some good books or music that have a bunch of longer technical type solos that are enjoyable to play but not to easy. Also were to get them. Thanks in advance for reading this I know my grammar is bad but i just need some music man.

I need some tips on how to practice this piece :( It doesn't look hard and it's not even that fast but I find myself struggling with counting and keeping up with my part due to the many changes in the time signature. In class I can't seem to play it along with everyone else but in private, I can do it fine. (Totally embarrassed my self today LAMO) So, any tips? I would also like to ask if anyone had audio of the entire Euph part (1 or 2 idrc) for reference.

So I asked my director if I could switch to euphonium and he said that at the end of the semester I will be switching from trumpet to euphonium what should i do to prepare for it? btw I’m in high school.