beth
06-19-2003, 04:07 AM
sorry....the reply button was being wacky...
although alto sax is your main instrument...i will not even attempt to relate it to that in anyway, lol. you mention you play trombone. yay! makes life much easier.
baritone uses the exact same mouthpiece as a trombone...well, same as small bore trombones(student/intermediate bones, jazz bones, and meduim large bores like the Bach 36), so the embrouchure shouldnt be too much of a problem.
but, a word of warning, marching baritone can get really heavy really fast...really. seriously, consider lifting some weights to prepare yourself so you dont die the first day. my friend plays marching baritone in Crossmen drum corps...so i've felt one and heard stories of the pain, lol.
now back to trombone.
baritone has an identical range as the trombone.
heres how the fingerings relate to the slide positions:
1st postion = open
2nd position = 2nd valve
3rd = 1st valve
4th = 12
5th = 23
6th = 13
7th = 123
or...
overtones....(i left out fingerings not commonly used or really out of tune)
Bb, F, Bb, D, F, Bb = open
A, E, A, C#, E, A = 2
Ab, Eb, Ab, C, Eb, Ab = 1
G, D, G, B, (D/open), G = 12
F#, C#, F#, (A#/open), (C#/2), F# = 23
F, C, (F/open), (A/2), (C/1), (F/open) = 13
E, B, (E/2), (G#/1), (B/12), (E/2) = 123
as you can see...the more cumbersome fingerings (13, 123) are only used in the lower register.
also some things to note. an alternate for 12 (in trills or difficult passages) can be 3. and in the fingerings 13, and 123, be sure to slide either the 1st or 3rd valve slide out a little when playing these notes...these pitches are sharp (your horn hopefully will have atleast a 3rd valve slide ring). you see trumpet players make these adjustments alot (they sometimes even have triggers installed).
good luck!
although alto sax is your main instrument...i will not even attempt to relate it to that in anyway, lol. you mention you play trombone. yay! makes life much easier.
baritone uses the exact same mouthpiece as a trombone...well, same as small bore trombones(student/intermediate bones, jazz bones, and meduim large bores like the Bach 36), so the embrouchure shouldnt be too much of a problem.
but, a word of warning, marching baritone can get really heavy really fast...really. seriously, consider lifting some weights to prepare yourself so you dont die the first day. my friend plays marching baritone in Crossmen drum corps...so i've felt one and heard stories of the pain, lol.
now back to trombone.
baritone has an identical range as the trombone.
heres how the fingerings relate to the slide positions:
1st postion = open
2nd position = 2nd valve
3rd = 1st valve
4th = 12
5th = 23
6th = 13
7th = 123
or...
overtones....(i left out fingerings not commonly used or really out of tune)
Bb, F, Bb, D, F, Bb = open
A, E, A, C#, E, A = 2
Ab, Eb, Ab, C, Eb, Ab = 1
G, D, G, B, (D/open), G = 12
F#, C#, F#, (A#/open), (C#/2), F# = 23
F, C, (F/open), (A/2), (C/1), (F/open) = 13
E, B, (E/2), (G#/1), (B/12), (E/2) = 123
as you can see...the more cumbersome fingerings (13, 123) are only used in the lower register.
also some things to note. an alternate for 12 (in trills or difficult passages) can be 3. and in the fingerings 13, and 123, be sure to slide either the 1st or 3rd valve slide out a little when playing these notes...these pitches are sharp (your horn hopefully will have atleast a 3rd valve slide ring). you see trumpet players make these adjustments alot (they sometimes even have triggers installed).
good luck!