From the UK

It was played by a brass band - mainly as a solo, by a person playing a horn I think.

Not sure if it’s from Brassed Off but it feels like it has been in a few films!

Shazam, Sound Hound and Google all unable to identify it!

Thanks

I want to pursue music but I’m not sure that I could make a living. I’m a high school French horn player and am having to look at colleges but not sure if I should take the music major route or not. I’m pretty good at my instrument( Texas All State) but the state of things scare me right now. Should I major in something more useful and get a minor in music(or bachelor of the arts) or should I fully commit to a music major?

Hi, I've been playing trumpet for 9 years. I really have some concerns with how I practice. I'm a student but I have some free time so I would like to practice as much as possible. But I can't due to fatigue of lips. Let's say the first day I'm fresh and I play a lot. But after 2 hours (of Overall playing, not 2 hours at once, but E.g. 1 hour practice, 2 hours break, 1 hour practice) I don't feel strong in my lips anymore and get tired very quickly, no endurance anymore. If I play further, the next day, my lips are in a worse condition. I know I shouldn't overdo it, but how can I practice? If I do a technique routine with endurance and range exercises, I'm too tired to practice anything musical or improvisation. But if I play longer (2-3 hours), my practice session on the next day is worse. I don't know what to do, I want to practice so badly but I literally can't as I would like to. Should I take rest days? Should I differentiate my sessions? I rest as much as possible between exercises. I'm also working on reducing mouthpiece pressure.

Of course I want long term progress, so I should probably quit playing when my lips start feeling sore. But it seems that I'll fall behind because of that.

Hi Everyone! My name is Violet and I’m a high school brass player 📯starting an organization dedicated to creating space for women in brass. Belles of Brass (🌐 bellesofbrass.org) organizes in-person jam sessions at local parks and free online lessons with high school mentors. It is based in the bay area.

I’m currently looking for qualified high school brass players that would like to apply to volunteer (bellesofbrass.org/join-us) and for beginner students with instruments who have a passion for music (bellesofbrass.org/free-lessons).

I would like to make it clear that our goal is not to replace professional music lessons, but rather to provide a practice buddy and support system for girls in brass that may have not existed before. Also, we jam (bay area only)! Our upcoming jam session will be a Holiday jam on November 30th. (bellesofbrass.org/jam-sessions).

Hi! I've just picked up tenor horn again (I played for about 3 years when I was 8-11 ish, I'm 22 now) and I've joined a local beginners band - however open rehearsal doesn't start until October, and I'm wondering if anyone had any advice on practising until then, as I don't have the sheet music yet? I've just sort of been playing scales haha

TIA!

Hello! I'm on the hunt for a bass clef version of the trombone part to Ewald Brass Quintet 3. There's a tenor clef part on IMSLP, but with my tenor clef chops and the part's range/key it's going to take some serious work. Thanks!

I have an old B&H Regent baritone, probably manufactured in 1928 if I'm reading the dating chart correctly. Second picture is just to show how incredibly tiny it looks next to my euph mute :P

I'm curious though - does anyone have any idea why the valves aren't numbered 1-3?

Please help! I'm a high school marcher wanting to switch from trumpet to mellophone next marching season (I dont have access to a mello right now to experiment with/teach myself, but I am playing trumpet this marching season, our first game is on Friday). I'm having trouble understanding mello and how it plays, etc. Through some research I have learned that the fingerings are the same, but the notes are called different names? And mello is in a different key? What is concert pitch to mellophone? How are trumpets and mellos pitchs different? What is the range on mello? What notes could I hit on mello compared to trumpet?

I have no French horn experience.

I have tried to read a bunch of stuff about mello, but I still don't understand.

I have a getzen 300 serie from 1992 and a Con n 16b from also around that time. I cannot play both 😆 and want to sell 1 of them, but i cannot choose. Sound is quite simmilar and both play very nice. Which one do think to keep?

Hi there, I'd like to start learning music, I am currently in my 3rd year/4 in nursing school, and I always wanted to play an instrument, especially french horn, or tuba. I also have a liking for oboe and clarinet.

But I don't know with which instrument to start, it can be anything really, my favorite sounds are brass insturments or wind instruments.

I'd be happy to talk about it or receive any recommendation or advice.

Thanks in advance ^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UnlVZv2rjs&t=208s

i don't know much about brass instruments hence i ask this question. at around 3:27 in the piece (i put a timestamp on the link) the brass section enters. and an instrument or instruments create especially at 3:32 this sort of "fuzzy" or "buzzy" sort of broken up sound which i wouldn't describe as growly, it's like more compressed or i don't know how to describe it. what instrument(s) is it and what do they do to achieve this sound?

The guy who is selling it claims it is a F french horn by the brand amati.

Apparently, the name Amati regards to an old brass and woodwind crafters from the barouque period. So there are different companies using the same name now.

The main one is a Czech republic company, that also produces mellophones, which look a lot more like this instrument than a french horn.

I live in southern Brazil, so there’s no information, recordings or classified sales available around.

Any clues on its value, model, story etc?

so like i have to play a solo at the beginning of this mb show and then i set my mellophone down on the bell for the whole first mvmt and i cant rly put it anywhere else … by the time i start playing for the next mvmt there’s so much spit in my mouthpiece and it just keeps accumulating!!! i legit cant play cause my lips keep sliding and its all in the mouthpiece! i play with a 5c trumpet mouthpiece if that makes any kinda difference. how do i stop this or at least play while it happens in/before a show?

A comp of some our more recent performances:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch8i-DY2qAM

A co-player of my marching band plays the alto horn (E-flat) with her favorite mouthpiece.

This is the Vincent Bach Corps 6.

We're in the Netherlands and can't find this mouthpiece anywhere. Is it discontinued?

I am planning to join a community brass band, but their openings are not for my primary instruments, euphonium and tenor trombone. They have openings for Eb horn and 2nd baritone and I'm not sure which one I should go for. I know 2nd baritone would be more similar to what I'm used to with euphonium in terms of feel and pitch, but I get the impression that Eb horn parts would be more fun to play, like counter-melodies instead of basslines. My main concern is having difficulty adjusting to a smaller mouthpiece, and I know it'll take some time to get used to the different transposition/pitching, but since most of my experience is in concert band playing bass clef music on concert pitch instruments, I think I'll need to adjust to reading treble or tenor clef anyway.

Looking for opinions from anyone with experience in colliery brass bands, especially Eb horn, and would love to know if my assumptions are incorrect!