Euphonium/Baritone

• liquid trombone slide cream

• spray bottle filled with distilled water (or Trombotine or equivalent)

• mouthpiece brush

• tuning slide grease (not cork grease)

• cleaning snake

For Advanced Players:

• students should also have their own straight mutes

These two links are for use by Hilltop Middle School students and teachers only. Those from other schools who wish to use them should purchase the Embouchure Project from Teachers Pay Teachers.

Trombone Embouchure Instructions

Trombone Embouchure Pictures

Trombone tuning note is Bb above concert F (play F first for reference).

Play your tuning note into the tuner. If the needle stays towards the right, your note is sharp. If it stays towards the left, your note is flat. The goal is to get the tuner to stay in the middle. Play "freeze the needle" - hold the note steady and in tune. 

Move the tuning slide(s) in or out to make the tubing of the instrument longer or shorter.

Keep in mind that even though you will first use these notes to tune, other notes on your instrument may not be in tune. It is the nature of instruments. The longer you play your instrument, and the better tone you have, the more you will be able to play all notes in tune on your instrument. 

The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch. If your pitch is sharp (high), you need to make it flatter (lower).

The shorter the pipe, the higher the pitch. If your pitch is flat (low), you need to make it sharper (higher). 

Creating a sound - buzzing (baritone!) - Alexandra Finnie

Buzzing Practice (Baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

Holding your baritone/euph - Alexandra Finnie

1st Note - Bflat (baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

Bflat Practice (baritone) - Alexandra Finnie

2nd note - C (baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

C Practice! (Baritone) - Alexandra Finnie

3rd Note - D (baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

D Practice (baritone) - Alexandra Finnie

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Note Review (baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

Hot Cross Buns (baritone/euph) - Alexandra Finnie

• Yamaha

• Bach

• King

• 12C

• 6 ½ AL

This list was found at the Elizabethtown Area High School Website. 

Steven Mead

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3 

David Childs

Video 1 

Video 2

Video 3 

Neal Corwell

Video

Gail Robertson 

Video 1 

Video 2 

Video 3 

Demondrae Thurman

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4 

Brian Bowman

Video 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2IDa5YRU8 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkU4D4UQv6M 

Lauren Veronie 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZQT9lQ9YK4 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPHTyQVc7o 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQdtrte2mQk 

Robert Childs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCqj8Lp1Vu8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNQcPZFbnwE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1CMgKYKiAY 

Adam Frey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=638RTGkAcjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopNSeZdgvI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dcEY7DVras 

Rich Matteson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmyFOLOdGQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16Zggmdkt4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5QqYuKCBPI 

Adam Frey 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=638RTGkAcjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopNSeZdgvI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHkhjHMYwRQ 

Leonard Falcone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjhLKKuSwVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sx7ePpNFR8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ppi13loWk 

Roger Behrend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63SYLmLplCk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gPkZdahs7Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMhYfhdKvfg 

Mark Fisher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahOk4ridCPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtCmlqVTWs8

Shoichiro Hokazono

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLC5oakX6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYmkOOaPTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01be3S0LcQc 

Robin Taylor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5APnlhLnlQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znULPUqNw3A

Kevin Thompson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BL7_YdqTrU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udop6GYIihM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gIr99q5KIM 

Matt Tropman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLVqGxuOA94

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCi8huQ9GaE&list=PLP-5vAAPTnLZFGxvWio1Xg7xfKW81fRc7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRsjX5AfBOE&list=PLP-5vAAPTnLZFGxvWio1Xg7xfKW81fRc7&index=5 

Euphonium Quartet

Five Quartet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXWUejY-lE8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j2ag0XVws4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDT6y2jfAyA