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Originally Posted by Josiah  Hello! Ok so I am at a cross roads in my music career. I am in Sr. in high school and want to go into music in college. A few days ago a picked up a Euphonium. I love it and everything and I actually have a better sound on Euphonium than trumpet and I've only been playing a couple days on euph. t. I've been playing trumpet for 7 years but I have a better sound a euphonium. I'm also marching drum and bugle corps with a DCI corps so I am going to have to play trumpet this summer. How do you know if you should switch? I don't know if I want to switch. Can someone shed some light on this?  please!  |
Josiah,
YOU claim that you are at the crossroads. As you have been playing trumpet for a while, this is probably not something that is just a whim. I assume that you are a bit frustrated with your current trumpet development and found with the euphonium something new and fun.
Why this is can be easily explained: (excerpt from wikipedia) The euphonium is a conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "beautiful-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (eu means "well" or "good" and phonium means "voice").
AS the amount of p(l)aying jobs with the trumpet are limited, and you are not chronically infected with wanting to be the best trumpet player on the planet, play both until you are forced to make a decision (if you are lucky, it may never happen). As an amateur, there are enough parts in wind bands to keep you occupied. You will find that technical things are a bit tougher than on the trumpet.
If you wander away from the trumpet, then future questions should be directed here:
International Tuba Euphonium Association