THE BARITONE

The baritone is a member of the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece. The baritone has many similarities with other brass instruments - it works in the same manner as a trumpet, but it's tubing is twice as long. It plays the same notes as the trombone and can even use the same mouthpiece.

The baritone is relatively easy to learn for beginners, and the deep, beautiful tone from a baritone is attractive to many students. Some smaller students who like the tuba start out on the baritone and switch to tuba later. Good baritone players are considered very valuable assets by band directors since there are so few of them.

Click on the link below to hear an example of the euphonium, which is similar to the baritone

Introduction and Dance - JE Barat