How to Play the Baritone/ Euphonium

[@SpartanBaritone]

Congratulations on your achievements in band! That's great that you have played for that many years...keep it up! I've been playing since I was in 5th grade, so over 8 years. Now I'm in the Michigan State Marching Band :)

[@adrevenue7640]

SpartanBaritone as a freshman do you have any tips for a 1st trumpet going for baritone

[@peterburland2217]

I'm a baritone player too and I'm in 5th Gr WOW!!

[@jadenhidalgo]

I need an autograph.

[@mikesosa1146]

Thank you. I have not played baritone since I was in tenth grade (1966). I finally purchased a very low end marching baritone horn and I seemed to have forgotten everything. Watching this video #1 is going to help me relearn how to blow into the mouthpiece. Thanks so much.

[@frosty73usa]

Great video! my son just got a baritone and I used your video to help him get started. It was helpful to see the hand position on the instrument, and to hear the notes and see the fingering as you played them. Thank you!

[@BarnbyJacob]

Great video! However, the difference between a euphonium and baritone is not the number of valves, where the valves are located, or even the orientation of the bell. The only difference is that a euphonium has a bore that gradually gets larger as the instrument lengthens (conical bore), and a bore that remains relatively the same diameter until the bell flare (cylindrical bore). There can be euphoniums with front facing bells, and 4 valves, or baritones with upright bells, and only 3 valves. :)

[@amechandkailez7262]

Finally A Girl That Plays This Instrument!!!! Im The Only Girl In My School That Plays This Instrument!! But My Euphonium Has 3 Valves Not Four

[@amechandkailez7262]

Its Actually A Really Good Instrument Don't Quit BC Your The Only Girl Its Completely Okay! :)

[@amechandkailez7262]

I have know clue what your talking about but i go to a private school and we are forced to play instruments

[@amechandkailez7262]

nope my keys are straight up and only has 3

[@zxKAOS1]

+Amech And Kailez Nice to hear more of them! I'm seeing this in KZbin now (wasn't around when I did band). Did see opposites of what folks would normally expect with instruments, like a 1st trumpeter being a girl, and 1st chair flute and clarinet being guys. In college marching band, our 1st chair trombonist was a girl. In her band sorority, she got referred to as "girl tromboner".

[@ashleytapsoba8894]

yours is weird then cause I have four

[@JeffAlan1966]

When I die, I want to reincarnate as a Euphonium / Baritone, hoping that someone will make a KZbin video with me and how to play me properly.

[@youraddicted2349]

Jeff F are you joking?

[@professorkombat2381]

Reporting that’s religious to ke

[@TheMerryPrangster]

So creepy

[@jennarose14]

I'm learning how to play baritone and this was really helpful! Youre great

[@samanthasherman5145]

i remember watching this in 2014, when i was in grade 6 just learning baritone. i’m in my fourth year of playing :)! i’m also trying out string bass at my new school to branch out

[@Director1456]

What model she was using was most probably YEP-321.For 3-pistoned euphonists,how do you hold your instrument is to put your index on 1st,middle on 2nd and of course followed by the third.The fourth one you put it in the thumb ring,just beside the third valve.To hold another hand it's the same thing.Oh,I would like to add,this is how euphonium works,same as all brasses,1+3=4.So if you press 1+2,you can press 3 instead of those two pistons.

[@dr.swoovermarkerjaggerwins1062]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!

[@stubbornwasabi3994]

I'm only 13 now. I play a LOT of trombone. in my basement there was a baritone and so tried it out. my private teacher said that certain slide positions correspond to fingerings on baritone and euph. can't wait to started! thx for the great guide

[@00soramimisann00]

先生！ とても勉強になりましたこれからもがんばって下さい

[@AustinStross]

This is one of the best instruments to learn how to play.

[@deeekaaay]

Thanks for this video! It helped me to teach my son playing the higher notes for the school band :)

[@charlotteli7186]

Thankyou so much for this I started 1 week ago and this helped me to get such a head start! Keep up the awesome videos :)

[@alexandra-sv5zr]

COLE SPROUSE

[@TheMCLand]

Great stuff, girl! Few things... valve number and bell orientation (forward-facing or straight up) don't determine the difference between a Euphonium and Baritone, conical vs cylindrical does. The main tuning slide is the easiest way to tell. If the pipes are different sizes, it's getting wider sooner, or is conical=Euphonium. True baritones that are cylindrical are pretty hard to find. So this, and probably every other "baritone" you've seen has actually been a euphonium! (I didn't know this for years) You wont ever get a nose bleed! And the negative comments I'm seeing about the cheek-puffing thing... they really don't realize that your cheeks are going to puff slightly no matter what you do. If they didn't you'd be waaaay too rigid. Really good stuff! I've been playing Euph for about 12 years now. I didn't start out with the best instruction early on, so it's always a learning process! There's a great documentary here on youtube by the army field band on euph/tuba, I'd encourage you to watch it!

[@pleaswaite]

That's also not QUITE true. A baritone is also conical, but much less so than a euphonium, to the point that they are often nearly cylindrical. The bore size also tends to be much smaller than a euph. Agreed that she's playing a euph here. There's also both 3 and 4 valve baritones and euphoniums. The 3 valve, bell front horns that are common in high schools are usually considered American-style Baritones, and the upright, 3 valve, narrow bore horns you see in the baritone section of British style brass bands are a different flavor of baritone. Of course, this whole thing is one of the most confusing and fought about pieces of music lore that you'll find in the low brass section ;) It doesn't help that the manufacturers will label an instrument baritone or euph interchangeably, without any real definition, and tend to just stick the baritone name on "student grade" instruments that probably should be rightly called a euphonium. Cheek puffing is considered bad, but she's not doing it here, and there's plenty of great players out there who puff out a significant amount. We agree there :) As for buzzing, I have a terrible time with that. I can buzz fine, but I can never pull off that trick where you buzz a pitch, insert the m'pce into the horn while buzzing and maintain the same pitch. Doesn't work for everyone. Some instructors also say that improper buzzing can be detrimental. I like buzzing on just the mouthpiece as a warmup. Good intro video!

[@dethh206]

Some baritones actually have a fourth valve and some euphs three valves

[@star-fg5vd]

dethh206 yeah i own a euphonium with 3 valves

[@joshuaposey9524]

Fr4ncine Bautista Euph is 4 valve, baritone is 3

[@butno1469]

@@star-fg5vd same

[@butno1469]

@@joshuaposey9524 same

[@butno1469]

@@joshuaposey9524 o un said dat

[@mdelahoussaye25]

Great video! Precise, to the point, and very informative :)

[@brasschick4214]

Just a reminder- When taking out tuning slides you should ALWAYS push down the corresponding valve to equalise the air pressures. It has been known for pistons to collapse and it makes it easier to get the slide out (also make sure they are greased/lubricated). The lovely young lady did it automatically, but learners may not know.

[@giadicerbo1521]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL! I'M IN THIRD GRADE AND I'M PICKING A BAND INSTRUMENT AND I AM THE ONLY GIRL THAT PICKED BARITONE! THANK YOU!

[@jessenelson8906]

Hey, Spartan Girl, you did very good in your explanation and demonstration. This will help me learn to play my new four valve Tempest Euphonium...Thank you, Jesse

[@SpartanBaritone]

Good luck, keep up the practice!

[@jadenhidalgo]

​@@SpartanBaritoneyou're good!

[@waldoslpsadventures8354]

This so helpful! You saved my baritone's life of horrible playing.

[@vin1252]

I just started to play euphonium today and this is really helpful

[@timsmithtrumpet]

I play the trumpet but still this was some of the basics so it helped

[@jayboomus]

Also mention that keeping finger tips on the keys will help for more accurate fluctuation of notes.

[@seancavins7342]

Thank you a lot I just started band yesterday and this helps a lot!

[@andrewebbs3157]

Hope you enjoy it. It flies by.

[@TheBigBamo]

My son is learning to play this instrument and am lost as a parent, he is in grade6...kindly make these videos ,thank you.

[@assmage2460]

Very useful if you dont already know how to play a baritone/euphonium and it helps to breathe through your stomach so you can hold more air

[@gabrielrussell225]

Also you can tell a Baritone from a Euphonium by looking at the tubing along with the bore of the instrument which is how the bell and main tubing is shaped.

[@highpocket888]

Thanks, I want to get me a euphonium as soon as possible, I used to play tuba in band and I miss it

[@dumdedlewom5706]

This was really helpful for me, i just started band in the sixth grade and i just found out im playing the baritone.

[@ZvikaDror]

Very good introduction, I loved the video! Enjoy life and music!

[@Borschisgood]

Very nicely done

[@paulwilliams1469]

Really good video.

[@chloegrace9193]

There is only one baritone in my school band and about like 20 flutes it sucks

[@mookietookie64]

same

[@epicninja9303]

It's called BASS POWAHHH

[@noahsarmiento9599]

My marching band recently got 14 Baritones! (Next year we might even have 20!) (Problem Is that we have quantity, not quality)

[@scrophanalcime8335]

chloe g EXACTLY!!! I'm the only Baritone💀💀💀

[@Wendy-267]

Yo same

[@lauriekaras2404]

GREAT examples, Good Job!

[@CorellianYT1300Series]

In 2:20 you're saying that on euphonium C is played with 4th valve and on baritone it's 1+3. That is wrong. There are baritones with 4 valves (I have one) and euphoniums with 3 valves (I also have one). 4th valve is called quart valve and it works exactly like a F-attachment on tenor trombone. It's for widening the lower range of the instrument and it also provides different fingering solutions. On all instruments with 4 valves C can be played with either 4th valve or combination of 1st and 3rd.

[@SpartanBaritone]

Thank you for sharing! I always wondered when to use the 4th valve, and learned in lessons that it makes the same sound as 1+3 in C but also for lower notes. Depending on how many valves the instrument has, the player can determine which to use.

[@peterburland2217]

I'm in beginning band and I'm enjoying to learn how to play a baritone and I am in 5th Gr and I started playing when I was 10 till I'm 11

[@hayesman76]

Great video (and you’re cute as a button). :-) Aspiring trumpet player here and I love your tone on the baritone. I just watched an Adam Frey video introducing the euphonium and baritone and could’ve sworn he said to rest the instrument on the left knee, so I’m going to review that part of his video. I really like the idea of matching your mouthpiece buzzing tone to notes on the piano, I wish some trumpet teachers had taught me that simple but brilliant idea! Update: I guess the video was recorded in a reverse view i.e. mirror effect.

[@Mine-jt1rk]

Thanks, I was a trombone player in middle school, we had to switch to baritone this year in highschool and I dont know how to hold it because ive been at home for 6 months and havent had help

[@HALEY-mi4wn]

Just picked this for band! Helped a lot. Thank you! :)

[@wendys4263]

OMG GOOD JOB

[@wendys4263]

Yey!

[@MusicareMusic]

wow brava. you play very good.. Good good job )

[@MichaelFClef]

Very cool video. Thank you.

[@juliettestylish8062]

Good tips! I also play euphonium and also trombone!!! Fab!

[@thebiasslayer8244]

Thank you for the lesson.

[@miawalker4142]

and my beginner euphonium was a Yamaha silver 4 valve euphonium like hers but silver

[@Project-lucifer8]

i have been playing for four years started when i could at my school (well five now) where you can only start in middle school no im a sophomore and am the top baritone player in my class how long have you been playing the baritone aka euphonium (it doesnt matter how many valves they have just as long as its not shaped like a trumpet then its a cronet) still how long have you played it

[@TribeOfTruth]

Thank you so much now I know the basics

[@MichaelFClef]

Great video. Thank you.

[@andymontgomery3304]

Who else noticed how abojt everything is backwards? The letters on her shirt are backwards, she uses her left hand for valves and right hand to hug the Baritone, and she moved left on the piano to play a higher note.

[@tony1220g]

Thank you. You helped me so much I am in band class at my middle school

[@coinmarketlaunch1624]

I recently started practicing, I've been visiting Baritone lessons for just over 2 weeks now. Could give me an advice on using self-tearchers, i have downloaded Tonestro, which is supposed to help me learn on my own. Is it good for a beginner like me?

[@kaloyanivanov8311]

Hmm quite a tough one to answer. In general depending on the quality of the self-teaching guide, i'd say that its better to do it, than not do anything for sure. And definately better if you are time restricted from visiting a teacher. What is Tonestro about, is it like a written guide or?

[@coinmarketlaunch1624]

@@kaloyanivanov8311 It's specially made for wind instruments, and there is an option setting for beginners. It's more like a game with a learning curve, but I don't want to learn something wrong, why I doubt about using it.

[@kaloyanivanov8311]

@@coinmarketlaunch1624 Sounds interesting. To be honest I haven't heard of a it. There are many other self-learning guides many of which good, others not so good. But if you like Tonestro, you should be fine.

[@janicerivera8798]

I'm in a band and I play the baritone and I am really good at playing it

[@junpark635]

nice, I love it i wish i could do it too

[@destront745]

im switching from trumpet to baritone. Do you think it will be a hard swap?

[@erasermouthvids]

Not at all

[@kjohnson4077]

I did it :D

[@ThunderStreak]

No, because baritone can play both B.C. and T.C. The T.C. version has the same notes as trumpet! (I'm a T.C. baritone player btw!)

[@miniglesias]

+Destront honestly it is even easier than trumpet and for me my range was a lot bigger and i had better tone i loved trumpet but the switch is amazing

[@squigglydiggitydoo8131]

Lol that's me now , I've been playing baritone for a week now and I find it much easier than a trumpet . I've been playing trumpet for 3 1/2 years

[@NjabuloHadebe]

what a cute Lil Girl..☺ i just hope she still plays.

[@AmelieBMowbs]

thanx this tutorial helped me sooooooo much

[@mac.l36]

Thank u so much I might be starting band and that really helped. Good luck and peace out dude

[@pookizz9392]

i play a Euphonium / Baritone in middle school and it the best thing i ever did

[@RedTopProductions]

I played Trombone in school and made friends with my fellow bass-cleff'ers. Bass clef FTW!

[@MetalSubYT]

It helped a lot! Thanks! :)

[@willy_wombat]

Well done ❤

[@beckyj325]

This is so great! Thank you!

[@AlaskanPipelineable]

Yeah, I get all that, but why are the letters on your shirt backwards? When I played the baritone for 16 years, the letters on my shirt were never backwards? Explain this phenomenon, missy...

[@chloway420]

+Bvb_iz_life ;3 ...it's... a.... joke...

[@cruz.c]

E M. So cringe

[@ethanhoward3749]

The camera is backwards. Have you ever seen a euphonioum that you play with your left hand on keys?

[@comradebork]

I first noticed that the piano's high notes are on the left. Shouldn't she have a goatee?

[@victorbowman-rivera3152]

I think your eyes when watching this particular video are going cross eyed (and switching positions) for some reason - probably psychological - i think it is a condition when certain visual stimulus triggers psychosomatic reactions. Look up "warped in the head" for homeopathic remedies ... hope it helps and you can see straight all the time someday

[@alexsensical6693]

i am starting to play the baritone getting out of cornet thanks I will need this video

[@zxKAOS1]

Getting back after 12 years since I last played. Mine doesn't have a thumb ring, but should pull it in closer. First time using a 4th valve. And my cheeks do puff out. Need to stop that, as it sounds like it'll continue on as a bad habit. Especially since I'm trying to improve my tone.

[@Director1456]

Take note of the A:Some bands,or most,I don't know,use Ab[A flat]like mine.Some uses A natural,it depends.A/Ab represents Ti.

[@thebestofall4273]

i was gonna play the percusion but they didnt let me because too many ppl played it already

[@arcanarealm6591]

the best of all same

[@zackriddle2269]

I’m moving from mallet percussion to baritone, it’s a journey

[@gabrielrussell225]

Cut her some slack that was a crash course basically. I think it was great though I already play Euphonium and Baritone!

[@magnuswiklund7557]

Great advice! Thank you!!

[@kimoconnell1365]

You're in the MSU marching band!!! That is so cool, how do I get in??? Tell me everything!!!!!

[@emilywalk7960]

Actually the instrument she's playing is a Euphonium/Tuba because of the 4th pinky note.

[@puddies2263]

A tuba is a completely different instrument, that's like saying trumpet/ French horn

[@KalpaHettiarachchi]

Wow superb performance pretty girl. Great.Greetings from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@Kougeru]

Underrated instrument

[@Conjay3]

Great instruction! I play trumpet, but I showed this to my friend who plays baritone and it helped him a lot :)

[@katiisawsome]

Few corrections there is no correct way to hold it you can choose I wouldn't recommend hugging it will compromise breath support also I would recommend that you do not puff your cheeks at the end you seemed to and it really does effect your tone not much though and one last thing your back should be straight but you don't have to have your legs at a perfect angle

[@iwro1394]

Do you have a link or a name of the arpeggio you played? That was amazing and I loved your sound. I would love to warm up with that.

[@SpartanBaritone]

Search: Cimera-Hovey method for trombone and baritone, it will be in that booklet

[@silvermagicbug]

How do you get the spit out? I used the spit valve but only a few drops come out ... help!

[@SpartanBaritone]

Wow! That's incredible! Go Brass!

[@noelleboehm1142]

What is a scale in music? Do all instruments have a scale?

[@tdp320]

My baritone has 3 valves As a proud player of this instrument, I am proud of this video.

[@jadenhidalgo]

Where is the other video?

[@PolSanchezJr]

I played tenor sax for a year, I got really good at it. Now I'm switching over to a euphonium/baritone... Will it be a hard switch?

[@altriplett9099]

How come you're using a Euphonium and calling it a "Baritone"????

[@alphascore7216]

SinisterMinister Baritones and Euphoniums are completely different though... They aren’t interchangeable.

[@Squidcanady]

@@alphascore7216 really on all my band sheets its says Baritone/Euphonium

[@alphascore7216]

Squid R.Canady Baritones are part of the saxhorn family and Euphoniums are part of the tuba family... I guess with sheet music, they write baritone/euphonium because they sound similar and they can play the same parts. But they aren’t the same instrument. It’s like how Baritones and Euphoniums can both play Trombone parts and Vice versa.

[@virgilsoule3423]

Her (left-handed!?) horn did not appear to be compensated which would make it an American-style euphonium. The British use compensated horns. The fourth valve (which she didn't use) provided range extension and intonation on certain notes. The Sousa-era baritone was a three-valve horn same as the euphonium but without the fourth valve. The American-style baritone that I played is not the same as a modern British-style baritone horn.

[@luisrosario3781]

The video is probably just inverted. Lots of them are, my friend. Baritones and Euphoniums are always right hand-valved.

[@pleaswaite]

Video is inverted, check out her shirt. It looks like she's likely playing a Yamaha YEP-321, which is a 4 valve non-compensated horn. Compensated horns just tend to be the more expensive ones.

[@youraddicted2349]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS HELPS ALOT!

[@juliettestylish8062]

Great appregio!

[@joshuaknott5638]

Is that base clef? Because I play treble clef and for me a G is open, and F is 1

[@鄭華漢]

Beautiful ! wish that more people come to know this instrument so that her name name can be translated into Chinese (oops)!

[@dakotaingram4529]

Is it easy to switch from trombine to baritone?

[@seandecoursey]

yo, how come your Euphonium is on the left hand side whereas mine is on the right hand side

[@SpartanBaritone]

It's a Yamaha 321

[@jadewolf3094]

Goodness dont you hate the 2 & 4 finger combo?

[@sonic5d]

Do you have the sheet music for that Bb arpeggio you did?

[@moeskii4767]

Yashaya Yasharahla I think the only notes are Low Bb, D, F, and High Bb

[@SpartanBaritone]

Search: Cimera-Hovey Method for trombone and baritone

[@mrcordell9325]

It looks just like a baritone.. cool

[@78bikerchick]

I learn this !

[@noelleboehm1142]

Is that a Tuba above?

[@moscow8881]

Хороший урок, спасибо

[@maruillian]

fiu fiu... esta garota é ótima...