The mellophone is a brass instrument used in marching bands and drum and bugle corps in place of French horns. It is a middle-voiced instrument, typically pitched in the key of F, though models in E ♭, D, C, and G (as a bugle) have also historically existed. It has a conical bore, like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn.

A Marching French Horn is in the middle range of brass instruments. While you can march with a concert French Horn, it is difficult to hold while marching. That is why during marching season, players will switch to a Marching French Horn or a Mellophone. Both horns sound like a French Horn and play French Horn parts in music. Marching ...

My range goes from around the bass clef C with pedals to low E an octave below first line E to high C comfortably. Jennifer Gordon captain Mar '13 F# below the staff is the lowest the mello can play, French horn can go much lower because the partials are different.

The mellophone is widely used today as a substitute for the horn in marching bands and drum corps. This unique publication presents information in a question and answer format on mellophone history, related middle-brass instruments, mouthpiece choices, range development, tone quality, intonation, fingering charts, warmup, coping with marching ...

The two most common instruments used in American high school bands are the mellophone and the Bb marching horn. A marching mellophone. The short(er) valve slides and trumpet-like mouthpiece give it away. A marching French horn in Bb. Notice the wider wrap for the longer Bb tubing and the longer valve slides. Also, the horn mouthpiece.

2008年9月23日 · The mellophone and other alto range instruments with a cup mouthpiece are better suited to the physical demands of playing while marching. Mellophones are more directly related to bugle-horns such as the flugelhorn, euphonium and tuba.

Normal range is from low F# to high C. As others have said, the real winners are killer tone and technique. Pre-move-ins goal would be to be able to hit a high C, the staff can take it from there. People are going to say "up to high C" but honestly unless you're looking for top 5 I wouldn't stress too much.

The mellophone stands out in marching brass settings, effectively bridging the gap between trumpet and French horn sounds. Instrumentalists must master different techniques for both, appreciating what each brings to the table.

Though they are usually played with a V-cup cornet-like mouthpiece, their range overlaps the common playing range of the horn. This mouthpiece switch makes the mellophone louder, less mellow, and more brassy and brilliant, making it more appropriate for marching bands.

2004年12月30日 · The mellophone is a brass instrument that is typically used in place of the French horn in marching bands. Like the horn, the mellophone has three valves. However, the valves are pressed with the right hand for mellophone, instead of the left for a concert horn.