Baritone

Baritone Horn The **baritone horn** (typically called just the **baritone**) plays lower pitches, like the trombone, but uses valves instead of a slide. Sound is produced on the **baritone** by buzzing your lips into a removable mouthpiece. Pushing down one or more valves changes the notes, or pitch on the **baritone.** Using valves to change the pitch on the baritone gives it a slightly more mellow sound than the trombone. Students who are interested in learning the tuba in middle or high school should start with he **baritone horn**, since the fingerings and physical feel of the instrument are similar to the larger tuba. Like the trombone and the French horn, baritone horn groups are smaller than other instruments, allowing students to get more individual attention from the teacher.

media type="custom" key="3688019" In this clip, you will hear the young musician David Childs perform the melody to the popular theme, Carnival of Venice. David is accompanied by the BBC Orchestra. Listen to the smooth sound of the **baritone horn** in this clip.


 * Some famous **baritone** players are Stephen Mead and Brian Bowman.
 * If you like the idea of a low sounding brass instrument, but think using a slide might be more fun, you may want to try a trombone. You may also want to choose the trombone if you do not prefer a more mellow sound.
 * If you like the baritone's piston valves, but you like a higher-sounding instrument, you may want to try the trumpet.
 * If you like the sound and look of the baritone horn, but think you might to play an even bigger and lower-sounding instrument, start with the **baritone horn** in elementary school and then switch to tuba when you get to middle or high school.
 * **__Triva__**: If you do more reseach on your own, you may see an instrument looking almost identical to the **baritone horn** called a Euphonium. Baritone horns and Euphoniums have a nearly identical sound and look, but professional instruments are typically called Euphoniums. If you want to search for more audio or video of the **baritone horn**, you might want to search for the Euphonium as well.

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