r/euphonium

Currently have a very low budget for my college lesson books that I need and have 4 out of the 5 that I need that I found for free online but this one I can't find anywhere, was wondering if anyone had a copy on pdf or could scan one, apologies mods if I'm not allowed to ask something like this.

Hello, I am looking to buy a new euphonium. I have been renting one from school for a bit but I just graduated so I don’t have access to one anymore. Does anyone have advice on buying a new one? I found this one online

https://www.thomannmusic.com/thomann\_ep\_6043\_euphonium.htm

And it seems to be good for my skill level (beginner-intermediate, closer to beginner though). Does anyone have recommendations or advice on things to look for? I don’t want to spend a crazy amount of money on one so I thought this might be good to try especially considering there’s 30 day returns.

Does the prospect of new or additional tariffs affect your purchase urgency ?

As our disposable professor in residence has noted, the Chinese instruments manufacturing factories excel at making decent and better euphoniums for a fraction of the US or Europe made retail cost. Customs must see a lot of importing to target a class of music instruments.

Hi, I've recently gotten a brand new Adams E1, and I've noticed that the second valve slide is extremely hard to pull out.

It's not due to me not pressing the second valve down, and the slide's prongs and casing don't appear to be misshapen. I've also kept them well lubricated.

I don't really know what the cause is, but what I've noticed is that the problem seems to be with the shorter prong. The longer prong goes in and out easily, almost like a trombone slide, while the shorter prong goes in smoothly until about halfway in, where it suddenly gets clunky and becomes very hard to move in or out. If I push it all the way in, I have to loop a cloth through the ring and pull with all my might to get it back out.

Does anyone else have this same issue? If so, have you managed to resolve it? How?

So a guy is offering me his Euphonium King 2280 (obviously used) in change of my bach euphonium and 643 dollars, it is a good trade?

Hi, does anyone here own the MTP triggerkit? I'd like to know more about it, and hear some experiences with it. Am considering buying one for my E1, it has no trigger, and i could send the kit to a local shop for them to adjust it to fit the E1 better if it doesn't fit well stock.

Hi /r/euphonium, as a high school senior I started playing the euphonium in my school's concert band; it's my first instrument. Before summer break, my music professor suggested I join his association's amateur orchestra (which is at an intermediate-advanced level), without much information, and auditions are a month away.

According to the website and the emails I've received, judges request two contrasting excerpts for the 15-minutes audition: one technical excerpt and one more lyrical excerpt. They also mentioned that a sight-reading test might be required – and that is an area where I’m very weak. Am I supposed to play solos or can I present orchestra arrangements where the euphonium holds the spotlight in certain parts?

Here are some Grade 3 scores I've played over the year:

• Critical Mass by Todd Stalter
• Selections from Disney's Moana by Lin-Manuel Miranda, arr. by Jay Bocook

In need of some advice and/or suggestions please! Thanks!

Hey,all my schools marching brass line is going to get revamped in the next few years and I am looking at some options.
When it comes to marching brass what brand is the best for an educational setting prioritizing durability, not wrecking students bodies with how heavy they are (looking at you Jupiter euphs and tubas) and being as easy to play as possible.

I perfer marching contras over sousaphones I think for the corps style marching we do they just fit and look better but I also know they can be bad for students so I’m not afraid to switch completely to sousas to protect their bodies.

Right now we march a mix of dynasty baritones, king mellos and a mix of 4 valve contras and sousas.

We’re probably gonna keep Marching what we already have but in the past three years of band is also doubled in size so we don’t have enough marching brass right now and have quite a bit on loan from other schools in the area.

Hi, this school year I'll be taking part in an Euphonium Trio, and I need help to find repertoire that is available online and isn't just arrangements of modern pop music and all that junk.
Any recommendations for what to bring?

Thinking about coupling Bach 7C to my euphonium for playing jazz and pop styles. Solo

I used it in a trombone and seemed like an "easy" mouthpiece to play well.

Thought about using in a euphonium, small shank, not for concert or section.

Hi, I'm looking for a piece to play solo with my wind ensemble that can captivate the audience well, originally I was going to play Pantomime, but I really dislike that piece, so I'm looking for something else. Something in the spirit of Pearls, but not as long, and not as complex. In the difficulty range of Pantomime, where you can assemble it properly in less than a month, but still having it sound interesting and makes the crowd keep track of it. Thanks.

Do any of you know of a euphonium gig bag that can fit a bell up euphonium 28 inches long?

I have a Protec C242 which fits my old Willson just fine, but my dad's college horn (a Conn double bell made in 1923) is slightly more than 2 inches too long to fit. When I measure it, it's about 28 inches long

I had a Soundwear gig bag that I LOVED for over ten years, but it was damaged and I’m looking to replace it. The Soundwear website looks like it only sells cases for strings and keyboards now—does anyone know what happened, and if there’s any way for me to get my hands on a new or used Soundwear euph case?

Currently using BandMates Tuners. I need one that can recognize low range and is preferably free.

Just got my marching baritone at college last night and am on day 2 of band camp and we don't use gloves (at least currently for rehearsals and stuff) and mine has a bunch of rubbed off plating so with sweating and sunscreen it ends up turning my hands green and then is quite hard to wash off.

Any tips on how to prevent this or easy ways to get the green off? I would just use my own gloves but I wasn't expecting this to be an issue and so I am moved in away from home now without gloves and am quite a distance from home without a car and a bit of a distance from a music shop to get some.