I'm posting less frequently these days.

[MineralMan]

13. Surprisingly, it's not that different.

I was mainly an oboe player, which builds a strong embouchure. I remember picking up the french horn of the player in our woodwind quintet once, just for fun. She was shocked that I could produce a very wide range, from pedal tones to very high notes on her instrument. The embouchure seemed very similar to me.

I'm discovering that tone production through three octaves of the euphonium's range isn't really a problem. The real issue is fatigue. My chops are pretty out of condition. That'll return soon enough, though. For the brass instruments, a good ear and knowing what note is supposed to be produced appears to be a primary function. I'm not having much problem with that, really, so far, and have figured out how to make the euphonium sound like a euphonium. That's a good thing.