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ive been playing the flute for about 6 months now and im tired of it and i dont have fun when i play it so i talked to my BD about switching and he told me that he could only picture me playing the french horn or the trombone and i dont know if i should play one of those or not so yah im confused any suggestions on what i should play?

Even though I don't play any of these instruments, I'm siding with the trombones. We brass players protect our own in conflicts!!! whee
The woodwinds are owned when it comes to the brass section!! twisted

Heh! Not true! The difficulty of playing an instrument depends on opinion!And if you want opinion flat out, read the last paragraph. Otherwise, prepare for a long speech.

Keeping that in mind, most modern French horns play at a f-pitch with a Bb pitch key, whereas both trombone and flute are concert pitch instruments, the difference only in clefs, so sheet music wise trombone is easier.

French Horn is the only instrument to have the bell facing the back (most brass have their bells facing foward) so you often need to play louder to be heard. Trombones are really big, so you need a lot of air to make a good sound, especially when in a lower range...

which does remind me, French horns have a higher range by nature. Trombones, of course, are lower by nature, though if you practice, a trombonist can reach the higher range, though I've never heard a French horn that can go low. Both sound similar in tone, though I think French horn sounds brighter. If you really like the lower ranges, talk to your BD about Bass Trombone.

Trombone has a slide, so you can't just hit a key or valve and get an in tune note. You need to know where to put the slide, which can change depending on temperature, place you're playing, and the note you are playing. Having perfect pitch helps, though not required. Ultimately you need to put a note where it sounds good. Luckily, there are only seven positions, and instead of learning a combination of keys for a note, you just need to know one position for a note. When you go higher in range, you really just use the first three positions anyway. You don't need a long arm to play, though to play complex music, you need fast reflexes and/ or wrist/eye cordination.

If you didn't realize already, I am recommending the trombone. Though I gave a lengthy explanation, it's not hard to play. And yes, it requires work. but in your situation, this is a less dramatic step in instrument switch, and it is fun. If you want any more information on the trombone, feel free to talk to me

Go with Trombone, It must more enjoyable(depending on your person) French Horn is hard but then again their not that may French horn players that I've seen

I beg to differ with all of you.



This is not true thank you very much. French Horn can go probally 6 or 8 notes below the staff depending on the experiance and talent of the person. Also French Horn can go 4 or 5 notes above the staff and still sound like something isn't about to die.

Also I know a guy who is really good at trombone but has braces. His notes can sound a little flat or sharp or he can just make a horrible noise whereas the French Horn, you can learn with braces (like I did. I learn how ot play without them then I got them on and got used them. IT CAN BE DONE!!!! I dub it so) and still sound like an experianced hornist.

But this is just up to you. 3nodding

Might I remind you that Trombone and Fhorn read different clefs. whereas you may be able to play 6-8 notes below the staff, that is not the same thing as a trombone playing 6-8 notes below the staff, considering that you read treble clef and trombone reads bass clef. Since the clefs are usually used to determine the pitch of the notes listed, playing below the treble clef by 6-8 would be in relevence playing at the bottom on the bass clef. This is, depending on wether or not blonde n' proud likes the lower notes, because it dosen't matter about the range of a professional player if she's just starting out on either one.

Braces are a low blow argument, and does not apply to most instruments.
It changes the embochure of the person's mouth, though not the quality of the instrument, so it's really up to the person to adapt, not the instrument. And out of 6-7 years I've been playing trombone, about 5 of them have been spent with braces, including the present, and I sound great( for my band anyway, we all can sound better).
Since the Trombone has a slide, with the exeption of one note, you never have to"lip up" or "lip down" a note to make it sound good. Just know what sounds good, and put the slide there ( I've played an in tune Bb in second position before! I don't know how, but it worked!).

Believe me, Trombone or bass Trombone is the better option in her situation.

That's the biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard. Bass clef and treble clef is a bigger difference than just a key. It's easier to stay in the same clef. AND you do not have to play louder to be heard, horns are loud as hell on their own. I find I play much too loud most of the time. If just takes LONGER for the sound to reach the audience. And it is much harder to get the right notes on Horn. If your embouchre is a little messed up, or you're a little off, you can get a completely different note. On all other brass instruments, being off a little just toots out a weird squawk noise. What you need to worry about on Trombone is staying in tune in your positions, but it's just as hard to keep in pitch on horn, since it's all done with your MOUTH.

ALSO, Horns can play as low as BARITONE TROMBONES.

Do some research next time. Do you even play an instrument? Are you in 8th grade, or just a trombone-thumper?



IMO: Don't play either instrument in the band anytime soon. They're hard to just pick up and start, especially from a flute. You'll get frustrated a lot. =3