Title: The right brass instrument – what’s best for the beginner?
Headings: The right brass instrument – what’s best for the beginner?
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The right brass instrument – what’s best for the beginner?
Trumpet:
Cornet:
Pocket Trumpet/Flugel Horn:
Tenor Horn:
French Horn:
Baritone:
Euphonium:
Trombone:
Bass Trombone:
Tuba
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Content: Tenor Horn: The tenor horn is only really used in brass bands; brass band based chamber ensembles or wind bands and is pitched in E flat. The instrument is slightly lower in pitch than the cornet or trumpet and can have a mellow sound. The tenor horn will normally only have three piston valves. Although this instrument can play in a similar range to the French horn, it is not always easy to swap between the two different instruments. French Horn: The French horn is used in chamber groups (such as the brass quintet or woodwind quintet) and the orchestra. This instrument uses rotary valves and will often have four of them that are played using the left hand. The players’ right hand sits in the bell of the instrument and can be used for muting or adapting the sound the instrument makes.