Awesome job ! ! But,, If you hold your Mellow up you'll be louder && Have clearer notes . At least that's what they tld me,, Oh && You wnt get Carpel Tunnel .
wooowwww!!!! that was awesome i play mellophone in 7 grade marching band and thats some tight technique!(: i was on trumpet in 6th grade then i switched now im going to state because of the switch!!!!!
yeah, great job, but you seem like your holding back... when i play mah mello i ALWAYSplay loud. but i never am able to find cool songs. where do you get your music?
As the others have said, it is correct to finger the valves with our right hand, it also produces faster notes in long runs while marching, as you would step on two and four on your right side, keeping the beat.
@Guiness5000 nah, it's more naturaly to play with a slanted angle, because most people don't have the perfectly straight teeth, generally most people have a slight underbite so the mouthpiece will rest more comfortably at a downward angle. and just to say something, I don't believe I've ever seen a professional play with a horn that's perpendicular to the ground. they only have you play like that for marching/ drum corp like things.
i can go up to a a on my mell and planing to start play french this upcoming concert season. i also broke my right hand/wrist last year and i could easily switch from playing with my right hand to left so im sure u could do it, no offense but its really easy
whoa. work on that a lil more. hold ur horn up! i play french horn in symphonic band n its so different than playing mellophone in marching band. no one seems to understand that u lack the strength in those muscles to hold up a mello at a vertical position. gotta keep workin at it tho. my band director gets onto me all the time abt it!
yes. i mainly play french horn (ironically i have no videos of me playing that right now) and you push the valves with your left hand on horn, so i'm used to it. also im left handed.
well i play horn as well but i hold with my right so your only excuse now is your lefthanded but i am gunna say practice holding with your right because its nasty when you hold it with your left
@CavalloDiSpade: i understand your answer but UNIFORMITY! unless everyone plays backwards then you really shouldn't, not even while practicing. You preform the way you practice. Keep it up
no. on the mellophone it is a little easier to go higher.
actually even for the horn, that G is sometimes considered the highest normal note, i.e. any note above that is called "high". though it is pretty high itself.
Jeez, if my section at LWC saw you without that bell up, they would be soooo pissed. A bit more air would be nice too, but overall pretty decent. I prefer french horn to mello, however.
my advice to you: don't play it. i only played it for like a week a year ago. it kind of sucks. it sounds a little too trumpety, is not well in tune, and the thing's like poison. after you play it you wont be able to play horn for a while. youll miss all the notes because mellophone is easier.
it was kind of fun, but i wont play one ever again.
and some day soon i hope to have a horn vid up, where i can show my true playing.
also from what i saw of your mouth piece it looked like a cornet or a french horn mouthpiece that might fit the mello. but i reccomend getting one that would fit a trumpet mouthpiece it is a lot easier.
I'm sure you are used to playing with your left hand due to the fact you play the horn, but playing the mello with your left hand could potentially cause wrist and hand problems such as carpal tunnel.
that's awesome man! i love the melody at the end; i wrote down the fingerings you played so i can play it in rehearsal tomorrow and blow everyone away :D:D
if you want to hear a good mello section, check out the bluecoats drum and bugle corps. and btw, you are holding the mellophone wrong! did they teach you to hold it like that?! if they did...wow. it's easy to learn to play mellophone. just use your right hand to press the valves down lol. it really is not the same as a french horn.
same thing for me. you think you have it bad? my school is wellfare up the ass so I have to play it concert band practice too cuz we have a mass horn shortage, damn things are always "in the shop". It fucks me up with the fingerings and just sux. You probably have the same case for it, ever notice how the case is like 3 times heavier than the instrument!?!??? ahhhhh
i just switched from percussion to french horn and mellophone. i think they are really easy... people say they are hard.. but within a month of playing i made 2nd chair in my band..... lol
its too hard for me to change mouthpieces when switching from french horn to mello for marching band, which is why i use my f horn mouth piece with an adaptor. but if i must i will use a mellophone piece. btw.great job!
To all the people going "ooh french horn mouthpiece" it doesnt really make a difference, i play my mello with a french horn mouthpiece and its the same" Also, hey dude, you are holding with the wrong hand, you finger with the right hand on a mello
Well the french horn mouthpiece does make a difference because its for an instrument tht isn't made 4 runs where the trumpet mouthpiece is made 4 an instrument that is so I find it easier to play runs and hit higher notes with the trumpet mouthpiece, but if I were to teach some1 i would make them learn with a french horn one cus then once they get on trumpet mouthpiece it feels a lot easier, just my opinion though.
i may have posted this before, but i normally play french horn, where you use your left hand to push the keys. i didnt have the dexterity to do it right handed, (a combination of my horn training and me being left handed) so i taped on a bent piece of coat hanger as a hand ring and used the left hand. i know it *may* be better in the long run to learn it right handed for whatever reason, but since i dont play mellophone that much i dont think that i want to go through all the trouble.
Not to be blunt or anything but I also play the french horn and march with the mellophone and I can't play the mellophone Left handed. I don't know how you manage it! I've been playing both since I was 9 so that might have something to do with it though!
okay this might be a little off topic. But my name is daphne kinsey i am 14 and i attend Taft Union High School in California. I also play the mello. I just started the mello last year. But i have been on the French Horn for almost six years now. and like the way you play :]
i learned to play it by ear from listening to the song. i just picked a note to start on (i chose A because the beginning is pretty much an ascending A minor scale) and went from there.
and to mattaier: youre "supposed" to play it with your right hand, but i taped a bent piece of coat hanger to the mellophone to make a left hand thumb hook. my right fingers just wouldnt respond fast enough.
probably because im primarily a french horn player. the horn requires a lot of control in the tone direction. i'm also using my horn mouthpiece (it doesnt quite fit, i had to tape it in, but im getting an adapter) my tone is horrible on the trumpet mouthpiece youre supposed to use.
uhhh no thats not how you play it i can play that on trombone its not student class eathier
donebloneUP 1 month ago
whats the notes
E1ectrode 5 months ago
whats the notes
E1ectrode 5 months ago
Awesome job ! ! But,, If you hold your Mellow up you'll be louder && Have clearer notes . At least that's what they tld me,, Oh && You wnt get Carpel Tunnel .
kewelcat93 7 months ago
you suck dumbass
cadesfunny 1 year ago
wooowwww!!!! that was awesome i play mellophone in 7 grade marching band and thats some tight technique!(: i was on trumpet in 6th grade then i switched now im going to state because of the switch!!!!!
indy20011 1 year ago
god this sucks
nastehno2397 1 year ago
yeah, great job, but you seem like your holding back... when i play mah mello i ALWAYSplay loud. but i never am able to find cool songs. where do you get your music?
zanman42 1 year ago
PLEASE POST THE NOTES!!!! Im too lazy to go through this video and find out all the notes your playing.
THEmelloMAN1229 1 year ago
if im not mistaking... Since i play mellophone your suppost to play with your right right...
gangsterpunk95 2 years ago
tongueing and fingering technique is terrible. and you played some wrong notes, either that or you're terribly out of tune.
XxnkklllllxX 2 years ago
Left-handed? that's different...
BMXer00555 2 years ago 2
ya. i said the same thing
frede303 2 years ago
As the others have said, it is correct to finger the valves with our right hand, it also produces faster notes in long runs while marching, as you would step on two and four on your right side, keeping the beat.
mtjess60 2 years ago
hey dude, go to woodland high school marching band in Stockbridge georgia. Our whole marching band show is based on muse. youll like it
crystaljgeorge 2 years ago
Nice fro.
pyrochinchillaX 2 years ago
WOO left handed. haha i have to play with my right hand and im left handed :(
frede303 2 years ago
A word of advice, get your elbows further out and raise the horn. You'll be able to play with a better sound and have more air. 5/5
Guiness5000 2 years ago
@Guiness5000 nah, it's more naturaly to play with a slanted angle, because most people don't have the perfectly straight teeth, generally most people have a slight underbite so the mouthpiece will rest more comfortably at a downward angle. and just to say something, I don't believe I've ever seen a professional play with a horn that's perpendicular to the ground. they only have you play like that for marching/ drum corp like things.
XxnkklllllxX 2 years ago
i can go up to a a on my mell and planing to start play french this upcoming concert season. i also broke my right hand/wrist last year and i could easily switch from playing with my right hand to left so im sure u could do it, no offense but its really easy
midkid476 2 years ago
whoa. work on that a lil more. hold ur horn up! i play french horn in symphonic band n its so different than playing mellophone in marching band. no one seems to understand that u lack the strength in those muscles to hold up a mello at a vertical position. gotta keep workin at it tho. my band director gets onto me all the time abt it!
iluvjoejonas4evur 2 years ago
hahah me too...my section leader is about to bite my head off because of my horn angle. Especially because MPAs are next week
IcySpecialAshley 2 years ago
Trust me, it helps make it easier if you do diamond-pushups...do a google search on how to do them
Watson21995 2 years ago
Is there a reason you are holding the instrument with your right hand and wiggling valves with your left?
YakDriver 2 years ago
yes. i mainly play french horn (ironically i have no videos of me playing that right now) and you push the valves with your left hand on horn, so i'm used to it. also im left handed.
CavalloDiSpade 2 years ago
hate to be mean, but that's really no excuse, as I'm also a left-handed horn player who plays mello with the correct hand position.
PJ2889 2 years ago
Hey, it works. what difference does it make which hand is used? If that were true, Jimi Hendrix would never have become famous.
UpcomingJedi 2 years ago
well i play horn as well but i hold with my right so your only excuse now is your lefthanded but i am gunna say practice holding with your right because its nasty when you hold it with your left
lilnino93 2 years ago
@CavalloDiSpade: i understand your answer but UNIFORMITY! unless everyone plays backwards then you really shouldn't, not even while practicing. You preform the way you practice. Keep it up
,Eyes With Pride
dinospacerino 1 year ago
no. my highest note on the mellophone is d above the staff
taylormahlandt1 2 years ago
g on top of the staff is about as high as i can go but, im not so good.
blopawert 2 years ago
Is the G on the top of the staff too high for mellophone?
Abrown516 2 years ago
no. on the mellophone it is a little easier to go higher.
actually even for the horn, that G is sometimes considered the highest normal note, i.e. any note above that is called "high". though it is pretty high itself.
CavalloDiSpade 2 years ago
lol i have b above in my music like daily isnt that hard just gota take big breaths
dulity04 2 years ago
to my memory (it was a while ago) the highest this goes to is c above.
CavalloDiSpade 2 years ago
@CavalloDiSpade this vid? even a C on melo is pretty easy.......
MusicalWeasel 1 year ago
@Abrown516 hell no...you should be hitting super super Gs...
dltnhamilton 1 year ago
Jeez, if my section at LWC saw you without that bell up, they would be soooo pissed. A bit more air would be nice too, but overall pretty decent. I prefer french horn to mello, however.
BandGeek9090 2 years ago
Get that bell up! You wouldn't wanna be seen in a parade with that horn angle, would you? :)
nuhsilla 2 years ago
my advice to you: don't play it. i only played it for like a week a year ago. it kind of sucks. it sounds a little too trumpety, is not well in tune, and the thing's like poison. after you play it you wont be able to play horn for a while. youll miss all the notes because mellophone is easier.
it was kind of fun, but i wont play one ever again.
and some day soon i hope to have a horn vid up, where i can show my true playing.
CavalloDiSpade 2 years ago
need to open up more more air.
also from what i saw of your mouth piece it looked like a cornet or a french horn mouthpiece that might fit the mello. but i reccomend getting one that would fit a trumpet mouthpiece it is a lot easier.
backstop0999 2 years ago
OMG I now want to play this when I start back at school!!
B2U2 2 years ago
beast slurs
except end
wdkaatfan 2 years ago
good song thanks for ruining my life though.
im a trumpet player so i know what im talking about you need to play way more open because then you wouldnt suck. get good then post videos.
Devosaw 2 years ago
Way to be classy with the criticism.
yoshiman1421 2 years ago
thank you =) but i was mad i think when i made this comment but i am right so i dont apologize
Devosaw 2 years ago
wrong
kliudrsfhlih 2 years ago
more air, bigger embouchoure
UserID20 2 years ago
I'm sure you are used to playing with your left hand due to the fact you play the horn, but playing the mello with your left hand could potentially cause wrist and hand problems such as carpal tunnel.
You sound pretty good though.
porkboi 3 years ago
Remember this: A horn is only as good as the player behind the mouthpiece.
porkboi 3 years ago
that's awesome man! i love the melody at the end; i wrote down the fingerings you played so i can play it in rehearsal tomorrow and blow everyone away :D:D
so thanks for that :)
neuroticnikki 3 years ago
if you want to hear a good mello section, check out the bluecoats drum and bugle corps. and btw, you are holding the mellophone wrong! did they teach you to hold it like that?! if they did...wow. it's easy to learn to play mellophone. just use your right hand to press the valves down lol. it really is not the same as a french horn.
clayratliff09 3 years ago
man, you guys must not know what a good mello section is like if you dislike it that much
jpfleaman 3 years ago
same thing for me. you think you have it bad? my school is wellfare up the ass so I have to play it concert band practice too cuz we have a mass horn shortage, damn things are always "in the shop". It fucks me up with the fingerings and just sux. You probably have the same case for it, ever notice how the case is like 3 times heavier than the instrument!?!??? ahhhhh
moosedog65 3 years ago
i hear ya! and the case is like this huge square box that there is no need for? yeah, retarded. lol
Sophie36 3 years ago
to me it sounds like a cross between horn and trumpet... and to me trumpets sound like toy horns.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
Put the dam horn down
jus2loud 3 years ago
nice.but getting the rhythm would be better. you should have played the trumpet part. xD
for some reason, the mellos and french horn players at my school suck really bad so i always thought this was a really really hard instrument.
sounds good.
initialdluvr 3 years ago
its 'supposed' to be a hard instrument, bit in my opinion its really not that hard.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
yeah, the mello's easy. The horn is the hard one.
Trumellotonium 3 years ago
It's not that it's hard. It's just difficult to keep in tune.
JSchudrums 2 years ago
i just switched from percussion to french horn and mellophone. i think they are really easy... people say they are hard.. but within a month of playing i made 2nd chair in my band..... lol
drumcorpsgirl1991 3 years ago
nice job on the mello man!! you're a beast.
6happyunicorns 3 years ago
you hold it with your left hand and firger with your right smart one nice jof though
siryocro 3 years ago
its too hard for me to change mouthpieces when switching from french horn to mello for marching band, which is why i use my f horn mouth piece with an adaptor. but if i must i will use a mellophone piece. btw.great job!
olemissboundgal 3 years ago
wow way to suck ass man
ClampAttack 3 years ago
is that a coronet?
austinw00tanclan 3 years ago
no. mellophone. essentially trumpet in F (or french horn in high F shaped for marching)
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
To all the people going "ooh french horn mouthpiece" it doesnt really make a difference, i play my mello with a french horn mouthpiece and its the same" Also, hey dude, you are holding with the wrong hand, you finger with the right hand on a mello
xxcontagiousxx 3 years ago 5
Well the french horn mouthpiece does make a difference because its for an instrument tht isn't made 4 runs where the trumpet mouthpiece is made 4 an instrument that is so I find it easier to play runs and hit higher notes with the trumpet mouthpiece, but if I were to teach some1 i would make them learn with a french horn one cus then once they get on trumpet mouthpiece it feels a lot easier, just my opinion though.
BrokenInfinityXM 3 years ago
yes, that is an olds mello.
and as for the angle, i'll keep that in mind for when i'm called upon to play it again :)
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
wait...did u put ur french horn mouthpiece, with out the adapter?
SSDBlackNinja 3 years ago
yes. i didnt have an adapter then. i used tape to kind of make one. shockingly it worked really good.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
yeah...the wrong hand
marchbroxmysox 3 years ago
Umm, you're playing with the wrong hand... That might help a bit...
austin26372 3 years ago
i may have posted this before, but i normally play french horn, where you use your left hand to push the keys. i didnt have the dexterity to do it right handed, (a combination of my horn training and me being left handed) so i taped on a bent piece of coat hanger as a hand ring and used the left hand. i know it *may* be better in the long run to learn it right handed for whatever reason, but since i dont play mellophone that much i dont think that i want to go through all the trouble.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
putting ur french horn in the mellophone makes it hella harder
SSDBlackNinja 3 years ago
frenchhorn mouthpiece lol my bad
SSDBlackNinja 3 years ago
Not to be blunt or anything but I also play the french horn and march with the mellophone and I can't play the mellophone Left handed. I don't know how you manage it! I've been playing both since I was 9 so that might have something to do with it though!
CaitSith21 3 years ago
okay this might be a little off topic. But my name is daphne kinsey i am 14 and i attend Taft Union High School in California. I also play the mello. I just started the mello last year. But i have been on the French Horn for almost six years now. and like the way you play :]
twatfacehoe 3 years ago
That was good! You play great.
I'm gonna copy your fingers and see what I get lol.
Mechakitten 3 years ago
jeeze
i wonder where you learned how to play this
stephenjacobsl 3 years ago
i learned to play it by ear from listening to the song. i just picked a note to start on (i chose A because the beginning is pretty much an ascending A minor scale) and went from there.
and to mattaier: youre "supposed" to play it with your right hand, but i taped a bent piece of coat hanger to the mellophone to make a left hand thumb hook. my right fingers just wouldnt respond fast enough.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
huh, i always thought you had to play the mellophone with your right hand.
well anyway, you're good! i'm a french horn player, but i have to learn mellophone in 2 months so i can play in my university's pep band. keep it up!
mattainr 3 years ago
thats pretty good keep at it
LADODGERS123456 3 years ago
probably because im primarily a french horn player. the horn requires a lot of control in the tone direction. i'm also using my horn mouthpiece (it doesnt quite fit, i had to tape it in, but im getting an adapter) my tone is horrible on the trumpet mouthpiece youre supposed to use.
CavalloDiSpade 3 years ago
you actually have a really good tone... what's your secret
ristpeblo 3 years ago