Sound is produced by placing the lips on the mouthpiece and blowing while vibrating the lips. The larger the mouthpiece, the lower the sound of the instrument. By tightening or loosening the lips, it is possible to produce different notes, but only so many notes can be produced this way, so you press down the valves to create more notes. See related link for more information.

It's difficult to quantify this for brass instruments due to the fact that "pedal tones" can, in the hands of a skilled player, extend the range below that a novice is capable of producing, and also some players can reach higher notes than others. The range is normally considered to be from E2 to D5.

According to the horn-u-copia web site (see related link below), your Imperial euphonium was manufactured in 1975.

There are about 80 pieces that use euphonium in orchestra, but maybe only ten that are played with any frequency. Euphonium players aren't typically paid on the regular roster of a professional orchestra, but may be called in when the orchestra plays one of the pieces that calls for the instrument.

It was originally intended as an instrument for German marching bands, but spread to British brass band music, where it remains a staple in any ensemble. It is still used frequently in marching and military ensembles internationally.

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It weighs 8-12 pounds depending on the modal, and make.

Bb or F

Quite easily if you don't mind a little side work. Here is what you can do.

1. Look up some piano music for gabriels oboe (that's easy part)

2. Now most of the piano parts should have the melody note-for-note in the top treble hand

3. Take said melody and read it just as if you were reading B-flat Treble euphonium

4. If you don't read treble, then you can take the long route, download finale notepad, write in the melody line in the treble clef, and have it transpose it into a friendly bass clef.

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ok this guy does know there are only 7 positions on a euph. right

I'm not even sure what this question means. However, I can tell you how to improve your sound a bit.

Sometimes I find my fingers have slipped over and I am playing the wrong valves, which does not help!

Next, I found I put a slide back the wrong way around and it would not go in completely. That does not help either.

Once I cleaned my valves and forgot what order they'd come out: it took me ages to look at them really carefully judging against where the holes were and put them in a row accordingly and then put them back in the right places.

Next, it takes a long time to develop the right muscles to play each note. So you play a note one day, and can't, and then you go to bed and the next day you try again, and like magic, you can! (very exciting!) Until you get to high G which I have been stuck on for about six weeks and am only getting the hang of now.

Next, you need to learn to breath properly. You need to use the good part of your lungs and not the dregs, so you need to fill up a lot and often, and breath with your mouth open - hard to remember.

Then you need to breath with your diagphram. I am only just learning to feel with these muscles; it feels a bit like throwing up but it is very exciting when you suddenly realise you can feel how to do it a bit. Lungs alone aren't really enough, you need the extra oomph.

Then there is the attack: you need to start with a good 'T' sound, and when it gets really fast you need to learn to double tongue, which apparently involves saying "tee Kee Tee Kee" or some such but I have not got that far yet really.

Some bits you don't attack: they involve lip slurring. You can tell a lip slur because the notes are joined by a bracket. But I've not yet learned to distinguish between a phrase and a lip slur since I am a complete novice and slightly dyslexic.

Then you need to relax a bit. If you listen to the euphonium in a band piece, it often sounds quite quiet and causal, like it's no big deal, like you can just reel this fantastic stuff out in the background with no effort at all. The euphoniumist is on some other planet from everybody else just doing his or her own thing, but not in a flashy way. If you relax you can manage the breathing better.

Basically, when you start you sound like a pharting elephant, that's normal. I am five months in now and I think I sound pretty cool by now. Only another eight years and grades to go!

It's pretty easy... but everyone is different. It depends on if you know what you are doing and if its a baritone sax or just a regular baritone. This question is more of an opinion.

There is a such thing as a baritone mute. It is rare to find them in any store and if you see someone using one, they have usually constructed it themselves. Most mutes for baritone look like a very large practice mute for trumpet, and are rarely used by any baritone players. Baritones with curved bells(e.g. bell front concert horn) make it dificult to use mutes, as well as the fact that most Baritone/Euphonium have different bell radii, making a standard mute hard to make.

valve oil

You don't hold down any keys, just blow. Keep your lips tight, make sure you are not playing a B flat or a G by mistake!

usually brass

A euphonium is a low brass instrument. It can be base clef or treble clef. It looks like a small tuba but plays higher notes than the tuba. Most euphoniums have either 3 or 4 valves.

See the related link below for a picture and more information on the euphonium.

This can be a matter of personal preference but normally the best brand of Euphonium is considered to be a Besson Euhonium. Other really good compensating brands are York, Willson, Sterling, and Yamaha.

Through the spark plug hole, soak the valve with penetrating oil. After sitting a while, tap lightly on the valve stem with a hammer. If after several tries this does not work then the head will need to be removed to see why the valve is stuck.

No, the Euphonium was invented by Sommers of Weimar in 1843. Weimar is a city in Germany. See related link for more information about the euphonium.

The euphonium is also known as the tenor tuba, baryton(Ger.), basse à pistons(Fr.), and sometimes mistakenly referred to as a baritone horn or just a baritone. The baritone horn, however, is a cylindrical bore instrument with a brighter tone (closer to trombone timbre) than a euphonium. The bore of the baritone is often much smaller than that of the euphonium. The euphonium is a conical bore (gets larger is we reach the end) instrument with a warmer and darker tone than a baritone.