How to Play a Baritone Horn : How to Breathe While Playing Baritone Horn

Breathe properly while playing the baritone horn to get the best sound; learn how with tips from our professional baritone and trumpet teacher in this free baritone video music lesson.

Expert: J.D. Keating
Bio: J.D. Keating is a musician, artist and educator from Western Massachusetts. For two decades he has lent his varied talents to innumerable projects in the music industry.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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[euphteachers]

Ugh...you DON'T want to breath through your nose when playing an instrument...

[phil656565]

Hmm. Im taking a baritone one lesson from a professor right now and ur kindof doing what hes telling me not to do... dont raise your shoulders breath through your mouth and stay relaxed on the high notes. I used to play like you but now i stay relaxed and have exellent tone... u really should try it. Just keep your shoulders down and use more air to hit higher notes. Oh and play very loud while doing it f+

[LEGITLEGEND4]

@euphteachers You also dont want to breathe THROUGH the instrument, I learned that the hard way.

[taaronnicholson]

@marktremontirules1 The bell flare on this instrument clearly indicates conical bore. Hence, euphonium. The number of valves is not a determining factor. Baritones and euphoniums can have 3 or more valves.

[tubamage117]

Is this a joke? Breathe through the nose? ROFL

[musicnerd426]

I used to breathe through my nose... then i took an arrow to the knee.

[12907bubnan]

@zemoris1 i play a 3 valve in 6th grade witch im in now

[zemoris1]

@Physcofalcon not on my euphonium. i have a legit 4 valve euphonium

[mrmadabrass]

@phil656565 haha yerr my music teacher says the same this dude realy needs to get a life

[Physcofalcon]

You are almost completely wrong. You breath with your mouth, and when you do, don't release slowly. Your air should expand your stomach, as you said, but release quickly.

[Physcofalcon]

@zemoris1

That 4th valve is a trigger.

[DannySpandl123]

@31BlackBoy I absolutely agree. My warm up is a little different though. I start out on the mouthpiece, After making siren sounds on my mouthpiece for about half a minute, I do some very loud low notes. You should never play high notes right as you pick up your instrument, i say this because when you just pick up your instrument, when you play high notes your using your lips and not your air. I was taught by someone very very talented at trumpet. And btw if you were wondering, i play euphonium!