Georgia solo on Mellophone

[Flutefella11]

Wow thats a REALLY big bell

[Buttoneyedbatman]

I am sooooo considering switching from trumpet, to mellophone.

this was awesome, btw. c:

[blueeysgirl123]

The mellophone; is very easy compared to the french horn, but anyone who can play it is a god.. like myself. You my dear; and amazing.. I am a freshmen and first chair against a sophmore.. Just keep working<3

[CyrusFun]

I have this mellophone but I can't get any sound out of it! I guess blowing horns is kinda tricky so any tips? .....!!!!!!!!!!

[xRetroismx]

@CyrusFun Have you played any brass intruments before it?

[CyrusFun]

@xRetroismx Not really :D I played Oboe for a while ...

[xRetroismx]

@CyrusFun oh, that's a hard switch xD

[VGMan09]

I don't march it at school, but I know we use Kings because I play one every once and a while. sounds very good!

[frenchhornguy94]

@VGMan09 its prob A King 1120 or 1121

[BradleyMellophone]

@VGMan09 Its a Dynasty

[BaileyMGP]

Cool cool. At our school we just get to play on king horns. But we make em sound purdy. Good job man. Haven't heard a mello sound jazzy like that before.

[imgame2121]

wtf huge ass bell on that mellophone.

[NotASnollygoster]

@chjola Pedal tones. If you can play low notes you can play high notes =)

[lbjkidusa2]

Holy crap, I'm loving the tone of that horn

[mukraf]

The highest note I heard was like a F.... not that high at all on a mello

[studentsection]

@mukraf It was actually a G, and yes, not high at all.

[ghilliesniper15]

@mukraf he never complained about it being high?

[flutemaniac7]

what brand of mellophone do you have?

[studentsection]

@flutemaniac7 It is some sort of dynasty... I'm not sure. It's my school's mello, and the logo on it is like an older form of the dynasty logo, so I'm pretty sure it's ancient... But I'm using a schilke 30 horn mouthpiece with it

[spiritmix]

Want to play high notes better and more consistantly? Work on your LOW notes and LOW false notes. Try doing a long tone exercise (chrom) down (ie CBCBfCACAfC...), first use the valves to reach the notes then lip them down or smear them down. This will help strenghten lips and teaches you how to use consistent air. Next Ex, start on low A and smear down to a nonexistent low E learn to make these notes speak well. Do these daily and you will be amazed at how easy high notes become.

[HornHead305]

Very Good!!

[chjola1]

This is really good - any tips for high notes? ..I can play them but not consistently..

[studentsection]

@chjola1 one good thing is to just go up to the highest note you can and sustain for as long as you can, and just continue that. Remember to use as little pressure from the mouthpiece as possible!

[theiceman259]

@studentsection AIR (lots of it)