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 Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:05 am
I have two questions: Do you prefer a mellophone with a trumpet mouthpiece or an adapter+horn mouthpiece? OR, do you just hate mellophones in general and would rather march w/ a marching horn?
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 4:25 pm
well, I prefer trumpet mouthpiece to the Mellophone because thats how i was taught. Also, Ive never tried to play Mello with an adaptor
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:59 pm
My mellophone doesn't need an adapter to use a horn mouth piece. Its really weird but it makes playing mellophone a heck of a lot more barable lol.
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 12:57 pm
you dont need an adapter? thats strange. what model is it?
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:58 pm
For me, someone that plays mellophone w/ a trumpet mouthpeice sounds like a trumpet player trying to play horn. The sound is too overbearing, and the mouthpeice adds an unneeded roughness to it. It may look awkward, but playing a mellophone w/ an adapter is definately the way to go with regards to sound quality and intonation.
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:45 am
Personally I don't like mellophones. Normally I march with the Concert Horns, because my school doesn't have any marching horns. I like using the concert horn while marching a lot.
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:51 pm
the_first_Argetlam you dont need an adapter? thats strange. what model is it? wait is it a marching one for pep band, or the kind of mellophone thats like a french horn with valves???
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:31 pm
candy!x0x0 the_first_Argetlam you dont need an adapter? thats strange. what model is it? wait is it a marching one for pep band, or the kind of mellophone thats like a french horn with valves??? a marching horn is usually in the key of Bb, while a standard mellophone is usually in the key of F, what key is ur instrument in?
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:56 pm
I've only used horn mouthpiece+adapter, what's funny is that my mouthpiece has gotten stuck in the adapter twice, and the BD gave up on getting it out the second time so I had to buy a new one xD
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:22 pm
bassmaster9575 candy!x0x0 the_first_Argetlam you dont need an adapter? thats strange. what model is it? wait is it a marching one for pep band, or the kind of mellophone thats like a french horn with valves??? a marching horn is usually in the key of Bb, while a standard mellophone is usually in the key of F, what key is ur instrument in? its in the key of F
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:45 am
I'm a college student, majoring in music ed and performance on horn. So there are two sides to this answer. From what I understand, the trumpet-like mellophone mouthpiece gets a louder sound, better for projecting, thus better for a marching band. However, playing that often on a different mouthpiece messes with your horn embouchure. I personally want to keep my embouchure. It is more important to me than what my band teacher tells me I should play on (seriously, if he tells me I'm playing on a mello mouthpiece, I will refuse). I definitely prefer an adapter and my horn mouthpiece.
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