Marchng baritones.

[AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk]

My directors decided to switch all the trombones to baritones. What do you think about that?

[mnkyman]

no problem

 

- drum corps dont march t-bones - why should high schools lol

[TRtrumpet]

Our dircetor did the opposite, lol

[Dynasty]

I think you'll be fine. Depending on the horns, baritones/euphoniums can get better sounds than trombones.

[AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk]

Yeah. That's why my directors are switching. Like the post above me, baritones sound better and there is always a trombone sticking out. I got no problem with baritones. It's just heavy, that's it. I feel bad for the incoming freshmen. They don't know that all the t-bones are switching into marching baritones.

[MartinHorn]

It still seems kind of weird to me, but I can see how it makes sense. I think it'll be harder on the people who have already marched trombone than the incoming freshman who have'nt marched anything at all.

 

(This is the first new thread in forever.)

[AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk]

Yeah, this is. Haha. But all the trombone at SMith already know that we are switching, therefore everyone here is learning the fingerings. It's not that hard. Most the t-bones here been at Pro. Drum Corps camps, so I'm not worried.

[Fortisimo]

Can't T-Bones play louder though?

[euro_euph06]

  Fortisimo said:

Can't T-Bones play louder though?

In my opinion, baritones and euphs can play louder than bones. But it is much easier to blast and make a bad sound on the bone, especially the bass bone.

[AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk]

Amen to that. But my band directors called it off cause we are a little low on money. We may do it next year, though.

[VRHSRangerTBone]

  euro_euph06 said:

In my opinion, baritones and euphs can play louder than bones. But it is much easier to blast and make a bad sound on the bone, especially the bass bone.

Haha! Just thought I'd mention that being a bass trombone I don't take any offense to that whatsover. It's very easy to make a bad sound on a bass bone. Blasting can be fun though as long as it's controlled (no bending in pitch, steady air, etc). As for baritones and euphoniums playing louder than trombones...I don't know. I'm hoping I can play a baritone or euphonium for the Cadets clinic at Vista Ridge next month (PM me for more info), so I guess I can find out for myself, lol.

 

Sorry for the late post! I was just browsing around.

[bariphonium]

If you want to speak in terms of physics, then the trombone is the loudest-possible instrument, based on its design and layout. However, whether the players are louder than another section or not is up to the sections (and ultimately the players) more so than the instrument.

[forksofpower]

I play trombone at Bowie and ima be a senior and i looove playing baritone when marching

 

It gives us a really deep "velvet" like sound... if that makes any sense...

[MartinHorn]

  forksofpower said:

I play trombone at Bowie and ima be a senior and i looove playing baritone when marching

 

It gives us a really deep "velvet" like sound... if that makes any sense...

Can you expand on that?

[trumpetman1288]

I know what you mean by "velvet" sound....well, at least I think so. Just that you get a full, lush sound with it. I'm considering switching to baritone for concert season...my director doesn't know that yet

[forksofpower]

Well its just a really a deep, dark and full sound...

 

We played Samuel barber this year and it was just amazing with the baritones setting the chords

[FunkyFlute07]

now you never need to change a set due to not enough slide room. URGH.

[EuphToth]

Yeah, at Bowie we march all baratones. My reasoning for this is because you never have to worry about positions, just the right notes. In a fight between more sound and better sound, better sound beats it out. Dosn't matter how loud you are if you still suck at it.

[jwt3k]

At Hendrickson, we have never (in our 4 whole years LOL) marched trombones (but we do use them in the stands), and i like it that way. Baritone awesome. Trombone is "a slide whistle with dilusions of grandeur".

 

 

 

i dont know why i'm talking though, i am an honorary member of the trombone section for being... "special" at times

[BowieTBMongoose]

yeah, we have been doing the all baritone thing at Bowie since before I was there and I do think it gives the Low Brass section a better. deeper, darker, more full sound. The weight of the instrument isnt that bad at all, though truthfully it angers all of us deeply when a trumpet or flute player complains about their instrument being too heavy

[whitewing09]

wow i wish i played trombone for some reason or french horn dont know why lol

[TRtrumpet]

I wish I had started out on french horn, i've always wanted to play it.

[AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk]

  BowieTBMongoose said:

. .weight of the instrument isnt that bad at all, though truthfully it angers all of us deeply when a trumpet or flute player complains about their instrument being too heavy

oh my goodness, i know!! eshh. the low brass is swoll. haha.

[trumpetman1288]

  BowieTBMongoose said:

The weight of the instrument isnt that bad at all, though truthfully it angers all of us deeply when a trumpet or flute player complains about their instrument being too heavy

Man, I "kindly" inform any complainers in the trumpets about it being heavy that they are wimps if they can't hold a trumpet up. Of course, I don't say the word wimp, but something almost as good. I must say, I do want to switch to baritone after I get out of high school. I probably will try out for drum corps on baritone instead of trumpet just because I favor the dark, deep sound. That and I don't really have trumpet player chops and I play lead anyways...

[gavinrh]

yeah, i play trumpet and i cant hold a marching baritone in playing position for more than a minute... i never complain about how heavy a trumpet is.