The instruments in a Brass Band

In this video I do a run through of all the BRASS instruments in a brass band. Starting with those in Bb, then those in Eb. Hope you enjoy.
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[@memelab5183]

And now for the most under appreciated brasshole on KZbin.. Trent Hamilton. You deserve to have your videos taught in schools

[@nickrushworth6925]

His vids are shown at my high school

[@GG-ms8ey]

I showed his video about brass intonation to my trumpet section so they understand why you have to kick out your D's and A's

[@johnminiongamer1991]

When I played euphonium, I cringed when adults called it a baritone. I cringed more when little kids call it a tuba. :P

[@jettrash5299]

Omg lol! Ikr my lil bro called my soprano cornet a trumpet 😐

[@aftertheelectrike1847]

Relatable. -.-

[@mal2ksc]

Tuba is more appropriate, because it is close to (and often stands in for) "tenor tuba in B♭" in works such as _The Planets._ Whether it is actually the intended instrument is a matter of debate.

[@AnsweringMusic]

+DietPepsi 25 he he that's cute!

[@eggpoacher2025]

My friend and I were walking in the hall (we were in 8th grade going to band). He had his tuba and I had my euphonium and a fifth grader who clearly didn't do band, walked up to us and said with a grin, "hey! nice trumpets!"

[@izhaanahmed3038]

Look at the dislikes. Those are the beginners that thought trumpets were in a brass band.

[@zaniityy]

Izhaan Ahmed well, they are. It just depends on area, like Britain or America and the band itself

[@bentleyboy67]

@@zaniityy my man Trent is talking about traditional brass bands which will only have cornets not trumpets

[@MisterHunterWolf]

Well, i guess that means only one thing... D I S L I K E

[@mccabecompositions]

Most American brass ensembles have trumpets

[@Danny-lm9xk]

Some German bands don't even use cornets, just flugel horns. It's awesome seeing two full rows of flugels. The sound blends much better I think because it then means nearly all the instruments were designed by the same person, adolfe sax

[@isaac_tuba]

why do some bands use cornets and some use trumpets?

[@mattiasolsson1757]

From my experience, here in Sweden brass bands usually have both trumpets and cornets for different things. But brass bands are very rare here so it's possible that they just take the musicians there are.

[@57dogsbody]

British Brass bands use Cornets not Trumpets, its a sound thing. Cornets have a mellower sound, they are the "violins" of the band, if you will.

[@mattiasolsson1757]

In Sweden we have what's called Brass (the material) sextetts. (Mässingssextett, not brassextett). It consists of F tuba, valve trombone, tenor horn (I Think it's called), alto horn, Bb cornet, Eb cornet. But these are also getting very rare, no one plays these instrument. That's a shame

[@ivanjarpa2669]

etto... Alto horn is the same that Tenor horn; btw i play it

[@mattiasolsson1757]

A tenorhorn in Swedish is not the same as the tenor horn in English. A Swedish tenorhorn is more like a baritone and pitched in Bb. A swedish althorn is an English alto horn.

[@captainoblivionthicc1004]

You sure have alot of money jesus how did you get so many instruments

[@wisteria006]

if hes monetized he makes money just from putting ads in his vids. if hes not he has a job that makes quite a lot of extra money.

[@johnrichmond1050]

Maybe he works for a music service, therefore he has access to all of these instruments for free?

[@irlporygon-z6929]

you'd be surprised. some people have a passion for certain things and spend money on little else. i also like John Richmond's idea, perhaps he has access to the instruments for some other reason but doesn't own them. also, it isn't actually too hard to find older & used but still very well-made instruments at a fraction of the new-made price, and beyond that, if you know what you're doing you can even take some that aren't in perfect condition and fix them up yourself. lastly, you can build a pretty impressive collection of instruments (or really anything) over the course of several years, you know, a cornet and a trombone one year, a euphonium the next. by the time a decade's passed, if you added the price of all of them together it might be quite staggering but you know, that's ten years to purchase all of them, lol.

[@jnbplaysgames]

This is like the 50th time I've seen this ONE specific profile pic lol.

[@matthewcottrell7833]

crack

[@hewie2u]

The cornet at the end sounds really great 👍 👌

[@buckaroobonsi555]

In the USA outside of symphonic work around Christmas time especially you seldom hear Eb cornet. I liked the sound!

[@janAlekantuwa]

Trent, you should do a video about the tenor horn

[@TrentHamilton]

I've already shot one. Just need to edit and upload it.

[@kuiper921]

+Trent Hamilton YAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bananaman1254]

Trent Hamilton where's the trumpet

[@acheesetoasty14]

There are no trumpets in British brass bands. I'm not sure what the exact reasoning for that is, but another interesting tidbit about the instrumentation is that every instrument in the band is conical except for the trombones which are cylindrical.

[@brasschick4214]

Brass bands are essentially composed of a matching set of brass instruments with conical bore called saxhorns. Developed mostly by Adolphe Sax I believe, hence the name. As for the cornet the conical bore gives a softer timbre than the trumpet which is harsher due to it's cylindrical bore and will blend better as part of the ensemble. This is useful as it does not always carry the melody and has to combine with the other instruments to make a balanced sounding chord.

[@jakobandrews2096]

Im about 7 years late but here some info on a few of these: Bb tubas are actually quite rare in brass bands compared to BBb tubas which are a lot bigger. Im honestly not super familiar with Bb's but Bb sit below the Eb tuba. Cornets are used instead of trumpets purely for a more mellow sound, allowing brass bands to be both bold and fanfare-like, or slow and hymn-like when they need to be. Tenor horn in British brass banding refers to what other EU countries call the alto horn, or a niche inbetween of french horn and baritone.

[@mixedstaples8030]

Bb and BBb are interchangeable terms for tubas

[@MichaelSidneyTimpson]

Glad to finally see an appearance of the "Alto (tenor) Horn" in you videos. Actually I would like to see a demonstration comparison of this instrument to similar pitched instruments (Eb/F) in the same range. For example the sound of it compared to Mellophone, low F Trumpet, (and also perhaps Frumpet, Solo Horn and maybe even French Horn.) I always hear they are "conical" but it seems to be it is somewhere between conical and cylindrical, like the cornet (or baritone.). Thanks.

[@bariphonium4]

GO EUPHONIUM!!!

[@Arakune]

GO BASS TROMBONE!!!

[@gg_0nr941]

RISE MY EUPHONIUM BROTHERS AND SISTERS

[@mooron394]

​@@gg_0nr941 EUPHONIUMS UNITE!!!

[@ClogDancingFiddler]

Hi Trent, thanks for all the great videos, I find them really informative as a new brass player. I'm impressed by players (yourself included) who can switch between instruments, this is a necessity in a small band like the one I joined due to lack of players. Can you please explain how the fingering works for different instruments, especially the relationship between Eb and Bb instruments.

[@TrentHamilton]

Hi Martyn, in the British brass band all instruments except bass trombone and percussion read treble clef. The fingering is exactly the same between cornet, horn, baritone, euphonium, Eb bass, and Bb bass. The only difference is the sound that comes out. This makes it easier to switch between instruments, although you need to adjust to the different sounds that are produced.

[@ClogDancingFiddler]

Thank you Trent, that's cleared that up for me.

[@ClogDancingFiddler]

Bye the way, I'm currently learning tenor trombone with Lancaster City Brass in the UK :-)

[@anthonykaiser974]

Does that makes the French Horn (which isn't part of this type of ensemble) the odd man out as far as fingerings? I played one one semester in High School so we could have two bands, and it was mostly the same, but one or two different fingerings.

[@TheodoreBrown314]

​@@anthonykaiser974 In the modern brass family, French Horns are 100% the odd ones out in almost every way. Nothing against them, mind you, but so many things about them (fingering, harmonic patterns, bore, etc.) are in stark contrast with pretty much all the rest of the instruments still used

[@alexcarter8807]

You forgot mayonnaise.

[@TheRobloxianOfTheWorld]

alex carter and horseradish

[@branflakes2600]

Patrick: Is mayonnaise an instrument?

[@successnet25]

I think mayonnaise is a woodwind instrument

[@alanaz5151]

SuccessNet i thought it was strings

[@lxtus_xoxo]

Dude its percussion we all know that

[@larongecardinalsarcand7167]

You are super smart when it comes to music and instruments

[@liam.yurr357]

no trumpets in the brass band

[@Nathan-wm8yb]

Budget EDC Gear Review's Cornets are in them instead because cornets have a more mellow tone than trumpet, which is important because they sort of act as the violin of a brass ensemble.

[@maisyxoxo4059]

yes there is trumpets I used to play it in the school wind band where there is brass and woodwind

[@moddim]

MaisyXOXO not the same thing

[@bandgeek6778]

I play contrabass, and I tried to explain the difference between a tuba and sousaphone

[@travis3565mathew]

MaisyXOXO a wind band is very different to a Brass band. I've played in both

[@yeetyeet9726]

I have always wondered and thx for the pink panther my favorite song

[@uglygit5005]

This is exactly what i was looking for. Thank you for uploading.

[@pantopia3518]

Love hoew Trent Hamilton is thee only person noons would dislike

[@erasermouthvids]

Great job! I love this video

[@FernandoBrittoComposer]

Excelente reference material. Thank you!

[@Sasha-sd8ne]

Trent, My music teacher and some grade 8s (except the B-flat bass tubist) refered to the euphonium and the baritone as a baby baritone and baritone (euphonium only).

[@rogermwilcox]

Which of the two instruments called a "Bass" in this video is a tuba?

[@Octovol]

Both of them :) One in Eflat the other in Bflat.

[@janAlekantuwa]

In brass bands, the tuba is called the bass. For a long time, I wondered why that was the case, then I realized that there was the tenor (horn) in Eb, then the baritone (horn) in Bb, so, logically, the next one should be the bass (horn) in Eb, then the (contra) bass (horn) in Bb. All four of those horns look similar, with an upward-facing bell tilted to the right, a rectangular shape, a full-tube, partially conical bore, and three upward-facing piston valves. It is possible that the tenor, baritone, and basses descended from or were influenced by the saxhorns, a family of conical bore, full-tube, tuba-shaped instruments that was intended to run all the way from contrabass to soprillo (piccolo), but could only practically extend to the alto in Bb, the same tube length as the modern trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn.

[@jamestownsmith1026]

When playing upright bass, most of the music I get just says bass. It's almost an official name.

[@nicholastrombone9899]

Both

[@travis3565mathew]

A tuba is a smaller version of an Eb Bass but bigger than a euphonium. Not seen in brass bands

[@macaroniwithoutcheese175]

Now my main instrument is euphonium. My directors keep me on tuba and I want to learn bugle and F horn at some pint before I get out of HS. I haven’t played euphonium In months and it’s likely I never will get to again. I suck at tuba, though. The directors don’t let me play anything else, though.

[@ralle0917]

Dont listen to the directors go with horn or smth and just be the best. Btw I play horn and I really like it and the sound is just awesome

[@amandanectar]

you included the sop! I play the sop in our brass band and it's a beast to master, so I'll let you off playing under the stave haha :-) great video

[@TrentHamilton]

There's nothing under the stave...?

[@amandanectar]

+Trent Hamilton sorry just my sense of humour 😀

[@reefhueston7248]

Over 10 Years I learned how to play a brass instrument you didn’t show known as the kazoo it buzzes when you hum Amazing instrument for professionals

[@GG-ms8ey]

You guys have way more variety than American bands. 😮We just have Bb Trumpets, F Horns, Trombones, Euphoniums (which we call Baritone), and Bass (which we call Tuba and there's only a BBb).

[@ajhauter5049]

We have euphoniums and baritones. My school's band has both and they are easily differentiable by appearance.

[@maddie1648]

But can you do the *VIbRaTo*

[@ieattoomanyclementines2372]

when the opening notes happened I HAD to snap my fingers even though I was in the middle of chugging water with my other hand. That's the power of Pink Panther I guess :P

[@thomascampbell127]

Couldn't tell what song he was playing until he played that iconic theme of the pink panther

[@BassTrombone95]

I have to say that I'm very impressed with how you sounded on each instrument. You sounded like a decent, experienced player on everything you played. I wish I could double between all the brass instruments like that...the only instrument I can play especially well is bass trombone, I can't play high brass to save my life, haha

[@amygregory8557]

Trent my grandfather has taught me how to play the Bb tenor trombone with no triggers and I am really good at it

[@Caesar233996]

But triggers make your life so much easier! Trust me, in the piece “Hymn to the Fallen”, there’s a bit on 2nd Bb trombone (Muted mind you) that you can play in 1st and just use your trigger as the only noted as C, D(trig) and G

[@jackjones8]

is mayonnaise an instruments?

[@Joseph-bb8dl]

Horseradish Isn’t instrument either

[@rawlinsonboy]

Yes it is an instrument it's pitched in F and plays a similar part to the tenor horn, quite common in a brass band

[@drippinproductions1472]

Yes, the reason it is never seen is because ALL instruments are made out of mayonnaise but the government covers it up

[@adamshepherd7370]

Non musical people be like "I can't hear a difference, they sound the same to me"

[@wabek5882]

the pink panther theme just sounds weird on anything other than a tenor or alto saxophone

[@salmiakki_]

Not to me tbh

[@theobirkholz]

Dude this a quality video. well plaid.

[@jadewolf3094]

Try piecing all of the parts of the song together and put it on youtube. It will sound like a full brass band but it will really be you playing all of the parts! :)

[@annoynymouse1146]

9 trumpet players disliked this video...

[@crazyclimbing5159]

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[@heimatcz]

Good job!

[@frenchhornfreak5342]

aww no french horn

[@flappypancake85]

Most brass bands don't have a French horn.

[@hannahbirse6407]

French horn is more for orchestras. As the sound they produce is not suited to a brass band .

[@PokeMonMaster-ps7fo]

Also, TRENT CAN'T PLAY HORN

[@grantjohnson9701]

the alto horn is like a mellophone

[@carsaboy6544]

@@PokeMonMaster-ps7fo false, he played it in a video of his

[@coolandhip_7596]

I really like the sound of the E flat horns

[@SWMP1523]

I like the way that the Eb Cornet sounds in the ending, but overall I don't really prefer the Eb cornet

[@jackcole31]

Whoa cool cornet

[@richardreffy4550]

Nice work Trent .... flugelhorn is the best 🎵🎵

[@thebird478]

Can you do a video on all the differences between a tenor and bass trombone?

[@ajhauter5049]

1 octave

[@clayton3590]

Damn i wish i could find a tenor horn like that!

[@candydash]

this is so badass

[@erikwahlstrom976]

I learned to play as a boy in a British type brass band, but for decades now I have just played jazz. So now when I listen to a brass band I do it with fresh ears. It strikes me that the baritone/tenor section of the band is overpopulated, giving the sound a tubby quality like a flabby body with a fat midriff. There are the trombones, the baritones and the euphoniums. The euphoniums get all the interesting music while the baritones get the easy parts. Nobody knows why there are both baritones and euphoniums inte same band anyway. With the soft sound of the cornets the brass band sounds rather vanilla. Of course top-of-line brass bands are brilliant and exciting, I'm talking about the normal amateur variety that I used to play in. Listen to Lester Bowies Brass Fantasy: one tuba, two trombones, one French horn and four trumpets plus Lester Bowie himself. Well balanced.

[@kingofnoobs6098]

I forgot that I play tenor trombone so I started questioning what it was. Me big dummy huw huw huw.

[@SWMP1523]

Also I'm sure you played the pink panther theme many many times in the making of this video

[@drummerr95]

dude you are awsome BIG UP from BULGARIA ;)

[@nicholasdageford5302]

french horn?

[@Treu20]

Do a video on a euphonium

[@TingleTom]

Hey Trent, I like your videos very much. The intro picture hurts in my eyes, though.

[@tintinfan007]

trent, do you have a video on french horns ?

[@nickwgo]

You saved the best till last ;)

[@AnsweringMusic]

The bass in Eb (flat) needs valve oil a little

[@supersuckygamer2575]

He used t rex arms for the tenor horn, so I guess that's the only one a t rex can use :(

[@musicalguy9]

I once played pink panther on my trombone with a clarinetist a trumpetist and a saxophonist

[@cameronwhyte7223]

I was worried for a second you were going to miss the tenor horn.

[@savagegoose5124]

Just gonna say, Trent does NOT look like a tenor horn player at all! (I am a Soprano Cornet player / Cornet Player) He just looks so uncomfortable idk why, he looks in his element on the Bb bass though and the Bass trombone!

[@chrisblack2625]

So Trent, which of these fine instruments are you best at?

[@jadewolf3094]

all of them :D

[@MiraDaWulf]

Trombone

[@nicholastrombone9899]

None he is a conductor

[@filiphauangundersen3228]

He is the most excellent at the basstrombone out of all the instruments in my ears, he played it the most in tune and with the most beautiful sound. On the Eb bass and euphonium he is having a great sound too. The others he is great at but he does not seem “at home” at the others.

[@notanotherguitarchannel]

I see sometimes you use the tips of your fingers on the pistons and sometimes you let your fingers hang right over them. What makes you decide to do it one way or the other?

[@GeneralLee-pk5he]

Why do you take a breath after nearly after ever long note?

[@recruitdifficulty1638]

Why can't you use proper grammar?

[@nathanspergel8842]

Some instruments, especially the lower ones like bass trombone and tuba, require a lot of air to get a good tone.

[@skylernguyen9462]

Trent you forgot the over the shoulder instruments

[@travis3565mathew]

Skyler Nguyen such as? I play in a very respected brass band. We don't use over the shoulder instruments like Americans ( I'm assuming you mean a sousaphone)

[@bobcat24]

I personally use 3rd valve instead of 1+2, but that's just a me thing :)

[@Leo-vr3bg]

I have never met a single person that plays 3rd valve only.

[@TrentHamilton]

Some people do it for tuning reasons, especially with high A (concert G), although it isn't necessary down low unless you've got sticky valves.

[@goodzilla3122]

Sometimes it's good for fast jazz licks.

[@Octovol]

I do it, when I remember, for easy switching between a and a flat, or e and e flat. some passages it's easier to use 3rd valve only than to switch between 1+3, 2+3 and 1+2. Same principal as using 4th valve instead of 1+3 :)

[@filiphauangundersen3228]

I am not alone!🙀

[@iestyn_thomas21]

I play tenor trom in my brass band, it actually good

[@nssjinx8522]

Thank god he showed euph

[@coldhands4799]

what bass bone are you playing on?

[@Grayham4]

Good video, but I thought some of the instruments sounded flat sometimes

[@TrentHamilton]

Probably. I didn't bother tuning them.

[@whoe_whate8487]

I know you have probably made a vid about this question in the past, but how much has it cost to acquire this magnificent collection of instruments? I would love to have a euphonium, but just that one instrument alone is already several hundred (if not, thousands) of dollars! Thanks.

[@mikestang679]

If you are trying to channel Henry Mancini, from the beyond this earthly plane, try using a tenor saxophone, it worked for me............

[@NigelRamses]

That sounds terrifying.

[@ianhudson877]

i wonder what a triple c would sound like on a mellophone

[@carsaboy6544]

It would sound like a mellow triple g on trumpet

[@sceu25]

No

[@xoknight8166]

Your tone on the trombones are amazing. Do you play jazz?

[@TrentHamilton]

Thank you. Not bad considering I haven't played for ages. I was a member of a jazz band at high school, and played with a jazz band for a period a few years ago, but I don't enjoy the genre much.

[@NigelRamses]

Sitting here with my [French] horn suddenly realizing the difference between a brass band and a brass ensemble… No, it's fine guys. I guess I'll just go home and bake cookies. I'll be fine. You all have a good time.

[@m.r.illusion3424]

Where’s the alto and soprano Trombones? (Also Trumpets, Bugels, And French Horns are in most brass bands I have seen.

[@TrentHamilton]

None of those instruments are standard in the British style brass band.

[@varatic644]

Can you do all of them at a time like a real band

[@devon5714]

will never understand why instrument makers use Eb rather than F. It fills the same register, but F is a much easier-to-work-with key. Sincerely, a Trumpet and French Horn player.

[@TheJH1015]

Because, for example, if I play a middle C on my Bb Baritone (in TC), and my brother plays a middle G (TC) on his Eb alto/tenor horn, it sounds the same and the fingerings around it are the same. So it's easier for people to switch between instruments in the band when needed.

[@minka866]

Man, how many brass instruments have you?

[@Newy90]

What's you're favourite British Brass band??

[@dbloese]

You just played pink panther! 💕💞💓💗💖💘💝🐱

[@richardpolicarpio6340]

this song is from pink pather

[@dingusdingus2152]

I could swear I've heard brass bands which have piccolo trumpets. Is this my imagination?

[@DNKG669]

you may be thinking of a brass choir or a very NOT traditional brass band

[@dingusdingus2152]

@@DNKG669 what's the difference between a brass choir and a brass band?

[@awesome1334]

song name: Pink Panther by warner bros

[@TheRobloxianOfTheWorld]

awesome 133 *henry mancini

[@maxmollish1657]

awesome 133 thank you so much! I was trying for like half an hour to figure it out then I found your comment.

[@AliasgarVirdiwala]

Why the fingers of Bb and Eb Bass's are the same? It must be transposed cause both are comparatively of different pitches. Answer plz

[@SpartacusLegends117]

where did you get the nickel bass bone? its so pretty!!!! also what brand is it?

[@TrentHamilton]

It's a Besson Sovereign BE943. I've done a review on it.

[@douglasfur3808]

Yeah (sound of clapping.)

[@tnert115]

you play a lot of instruments kinda good. do you play any really good?

[@jamesernst5278]

0:10 aka Tuba in Bb

[@mr.starfish4965]

James Ernst | They’re typically called basses in a brass band setting, or at least in Europe.

[@patrickflores5722]

fix the acoustics in the Damn room

[@chaoticx0rd3r21]

I thought that there was also saxhorns?

[@Octovol]

saxhorn is an old fashioned name for the baritone horn :)

[@janAlekantuwa]

Saxhorns were a family of instruments that all had similar shapes (except for the alto, soprano, and piccolo members which evolved into the modern cornets) of upward-facing bells and partially conical bore. The contrabass, bass, bari, and tenor saxhorns evolved into the two bass horns, baritone horns, and tenor horns.

[@erikwahlstrom976]

What are your thoughts about the balance of the British brass band? Analysing it like an SATB mixed choir, the soprano range is well populated by Eb, Bb cornets and flugel horn. The alto range is very thin: there is only the alto ("tenor" to the Brits) horn there. The baritone range is overcrowded: we have baritones, euphoniums and trombones. The glamorous euphonium gets all the interesting partis, the baritone mostly plays boring backbeat. Second baritone is the most boring part of the whole band. The bass range is well served by the tubas ("basses") and that ridiculous instrument the G bass trombone (thanks for your video about it!). Not very good balance. Saddest of all is the case of the alto horn. Potentially I could imagine a very sweet lyrical voice coming from it, unique among the brass instruments. But composers don't seem to exploit it. It nearly always stays in the background. Comments?

[@TrentHamilton]

Hi Erik, I was thinking about doing a video on this at one point, but couldn't really think of a way to make it interesting. The SATB model doesn't really work too well for brass bands as we don't think in terms of SATB, but in four part music the parts are spread like this: Part 1: 1st cornet Part 2: 2nd cornet and 1st horn Part 3: 2nd horn, baritones, and trombones Part 4: Basses Euphoniums usually would be a part 5 all by themselves if included. Unfortunately, whilst this model works good for smaller groups, most major brass pieces don't treat the band as having four or five parts; in higher grade brass music each section is treated individually and given parts that use the individual characteristics of each instrument. With a four or five part model (a la SATB) you completely ignore the tonal differences between instruments. Cheers

[@TedTra]

Love that soprano coronet in Eb!!!! Would a Bb coronet sound out of place, if so why?

[@TedTra]

Sorry, I realize now there was a Bb Cornet, (again sorry for my previous dumb spelling), C-O-R-N-E-T, The Eb cornet sounds so sweet!

[@JamsBrosOfficial]

Well, the Eb cornet allows for an easier experience up high. You don't necessarily "gain" range from playing a soprano cornet vs. a mezzo-soprano cornet (Bb, C, etc.) but the partials are further apart and can be hit accurately with less effort. Imagine a top C on a Bb cornet. That's a G on an Eb cornet. You know how you can accidentally hit both Bb and D when aiming for high C? Eb cornets eliminate that until you get to what would be high F above high C on a Bb cornet. Pardon my muddled ramblings! Hopefully you understood some portion of that ;)

[@benjaminvasey8441]

No trumpets? Is that role just taken by cornet and flugle horn?

[@rawlinsonboy]

Ben_vasey4 a trumpets aren't used in brass bands, they don't blend well with the rest of the sounds

[@averybondeson2642]

There's a rule, saxes don't play the trombone vine thing, brass don't play Pink Panther

[@CornetBlues]

Which is your natural instrument ?.

[@tintinfan007]

so how do you differentiate between a bass trombone and tenor trombone just by the physical apperance

[@MikuJess]

The most surefire way is that a tenor trombone will have either no triggers/valves or a single one, while a bass trombone will always have two unless it's an antique (see Trent's video on the G bass trombone for a neat history lesson!), though if it IS an antique then it's in a different key and noticeably larger. Tenors are sometimes but not always in a smaller bore than a bass, but they're still the same length and in the same key, so the triggers are definitely what you need to look for.

[@mrdonut1533]

Did you choose from the instruments you had or did you borrow your bands instruments?

[@nathanheyns7135]

Why is the tuba referred to as a bass?

[@timothymancheski2717]

Great video, but where did you get the music? Did you buy it or get it off of a free music site?

[@TrentHamilton]

Google search. There was sheet music for piano that I found, and I adapted that.

[@janAlekantuwa]

I forgot that trombones were in brass bands. Also, do (French) horns get used in brass bands (either alongside or in place of the tenor horn)?

[@kieranbarnett2455]

Sometimes they use mellophones which are like marching french horns

[@FishMr3]

No, French horns are not used in brass bands. Mellophones are not really used outside of the US either, as tenor (alto) horns are used.

[@Octovol]

French horns are in the wrong key. All british brass band instruments are either Bflat or Eflat and all but the bass trombone is written in treble clef. It's done intentionally so that, for example, if needed more or less any member of the band can switch instrument and still be able to read the music and know what notes they're playing.

[@TrentHamilton]

The bass trombone is written in bass clef, not treble.

[@Octovol]

+Trent Hamilton I don't mean to be 'that guy' but that's what I said 😀