Malaguena mellophone solo

[jus1gear]

I don't know what horn he's using but I have a Kanstul in the key of G and it sounds awesome. He's pushing it too hard. When you use the horn to it's fullest it produces the nicest, richest tones. BUT tone quality is hard to hold on these, just practice producing the full rich notes. No pinching.

[HotWingSauce]

@jus1gear I think he said "Played on a Yamaha Bb french horn". Hard to push hard. But you're right, there's nothing like a chrome plated valve and rotor mellophone in the key of G with a big fat mouthpiece to crank out some major tune.

[SouthpawdShredder]

ick

[coolestnameavailable]

it wasnt awful until ypu tried to play those high notes

[ultracherry55]

what was that ?!!?!!?!!?!!?!!?!!?!!

[Hanghim93]

lmao!! what the hell was that!!

[3CheersForMHSMellos]

omg! that was bad! o:

[atdh10]

Yuck, I don't know if it was just the sound quality of the mic but that was ugly...no offense

[ballagrl11231]

its him and the facat that its a mellophone

they r naturally weird sounding instruments

[mdoubledbg]

dont be dissin on the mellophone. lol. but don't. lol. but seriously don't.

[goldeneye234960]

Gotta control them high notes...

[AngedeleCor]

As a mellophone plater/ French horn palyer, I refuse to be compared to a trumpet.  Mellophones and F horn are very simliar. You can use mellophone fingerings on an F horn, all you have to do is use trigger and the mellophone fingering. But in my opinion the mellophone sounds a lot nastier than concert horn. I don't like the sound of a mellophone. French horn is better.

[FallEnova]

i agree, i love horns because i play one but i don't like having to play the mellophone sometimes...

[tictoc2008]

shut the fuck up!!! what the HELL did you just TRY to play?!?!?!?!?!?

[guardiegirly]

O. M. G.

[qtbizarro17]

OMG THAT WAS SO FUNNY! great job though

[chicken0452]

Lol sweet I play the mellophone in the marching band..And I know what you mean with playing the super high notes..

[yoyima]

mellophone is basically a marching version of the french horn

[SuperStevphen]

there is nothing the same at all between a mellophone and a french horn. they are totally different instruments. its actually closer to a trumpet than a horn

[IncendiaryPistonOil]

mellophone is closest to alto horn

marching french horn isnt even very french horn like

[EpochEpiphany]

Ummm...no. You're probably thinking of a frumpet, which is a bastard instrument conceived in the fiery pits of hades. Modern mellophones (technically named mellophonium) are played in the same key and range as an F Horn. Only similarities to a trumpet are the fingerings (which doesn't say much, 'cuz it's basically the same as any piston-valved brass) and the fact that it's bell-front (again, doesn't say much).

[Trumellotonium]

The only difference between a trumpet and a mellophone is the key, bore, and bell size. Playing the mello is nothing like playing the horn.

[squatingdog333]

You suck the biggest balls I have ever seen...holy shit...u suck so bad, blood ran freely from my ears...

[mattwrsaucier]

your right 27 does not sound good at all

[Therealrealbenji]

Rofl... it's a marching french horn. It does suck. Anyone who tries to say different is wrong. That high note is a combination of a lot of pressure and squeezing (bad technique).

Kthxbai

[Astacoidea]

youre a fucking fag a marching mellophone is basically a longer trumpet with a larger bell flare, the marching french horn is a marching version of the french horn duh, and yes there are non marching french horns

[gatorsbrianz]

and completely different sound and key

[Astacoidea]

non marching mellos*

[Xgamer437]

Mellophone has a great jazz sound, I got so sick of playing horn in middle school in jazz band... that stunk.

[TealMello]

You mind sharin those notes with us?

[Therealrealbenji]

It starts on an Ab(concert). It's pretty easy to figure our from there with a keyboard/piano. Good luck!

[TealMello]

I found all the notes up until :28 and im stuck

[shinjiyasuno]

is a mellophone a low brass or high brass instrument?

[TealMello]

high

[HotWingSauce]

@shinjiyasuno Mid Voice

[sydstranda]

a good effort. i marched madison in '88, and 2points about that amazing solo - 1st he was 17 at the time, 2nd he would sometimes suprise us at competition and play the entire solo up one octave!

[Shpiker]

Well- you're close... that was actually his age out year so he turned 21 during the season, but he was still an amazing player. I marched that year too and Kent was my best friend at the time- we went to high school together.

[mellophone06]

Your tone is amazing!

[prepboys1]

I really need to get up a vid of me playing Sigrfrieds Horn Call on mello on here then.

But as for the video nice job dude =]

Nice to hear other screamers =]

And playing a ton of pedal tones and just getting faster and faster at your scales does wonders to your chops. No lie. It brings tons of clarity to the higher registers.

[prepboys1]

I really need to get up a vid of me playing Sigrfrieds Horn Call on mello on here then.

But as for the video nice job dude =]

Nice to hear other screamers =]

And playing a ton of pedal tones and just getting faster and faster at your scales does wonders to your chops. No lie. It brings tons of clarity to the higher registers.

[mluballer]

ben your the man

[broadway888]

sexy!!!.

mellophone rules!!!!!

-jen-

[Xormithan]

OP, you're using a trumpet or mellophone mouthpiece, right? Can you compare playing on a concert horn MP with a marching MP?

[Therealrealbenji]

The G bugle mellophones were the same as the sopranos except for the flared bell. From what I've heard, those things were VERY free blowing, and going into the upper register wouldn't have been hard at all.

Quick history lesson =]

[sweeterthananything]

@Therealrealbenji Late reply here - but yeah, from what I can tell you're hitting a D on an F horn (concert Ab) which would be a normal C on a G horn and one whole step is a big difference when you get up there. Kudos for trying this out, makes me wish I still had a horn to try it on myself.

[Xormithan]

I've been trying this solo for a while, I may post a video response if I am able to do anything comparable. The original solo has crazy bent pitches, the soloist must have had a more accomodating instrument/mouthpiece. Or he was actually switching valves, idk.

[kingcyberklutz]

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[escalade0]

Aswome! what is that F mellophone or B flat mellophone

[Therealrealbenji]

Thanks.

Bb french horn.