Recommended

Gear & Accessories

Materials necessary for ALL students

  • Tuner (Physical or phone/tablet app)

  • Metronome (Physical or phone/tablet app)

Recommended Gear (Instruments & Mouthpieces)

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Beginners

Besson BE162

  • 3-valve

  • Non-Compensating

  • Bore size = .580 / 14,72 mm

  • 11" Bell

Mouthpiece:

  • 12c - For young, small build students - small cup helps aid in initial tone production (This is the mouthpiece I started on)

  • 6/12 AL - More general mouthpiece, larger cup



Intermediate/Advanced

Instrument: (take note of bell sizes and valve combination)

Besson 163

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Non-Compensating

  • Bore size = .580 / 14,72 mm

  • 12" Bell


Besson 164

  • 4 Inline Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Non-Compensating

  • Bore size = .580 / 14,72 mm

  • 11" Bell


Besson 165

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Non-Compensating

  • Bore size = .580 / 14,72 mm

  • 11" Bell


Mouthpiece:

  • 6/12 AL - More general mouthpiece, larger cup

  • 51D - For students that are making a characteristic euphonium sound.
    Larger "D" shaped cup , Round Cushioned rim

Advanced/Professional

Instrument: (take note of bell sizes)

Besson Sovereign BE967

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Fully Compensating

  • Bore size = .590" / 14,98 mm

  • 12" Bell

  • (Also available with tuning trigger system BE967-T)


Besson Sovereign BE968

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Fully Compensating

  • Bore size = .590" / 14,98 mm

  • 11" Bell

  • (Also available with tuning trigger system BE968-T)


Besson Prestige BE2051

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Fully Compensating

  • Bore size = .590" / 14,98 mm

  • 12" Bell

  • Standard tuning trigger included


Besson Prestige BE2052

  • 3+1 Valve Combination (3 up-top, 1 on side)

  • Fully Compensating

  • Bore size = .590" / 14,98 mm

  • 11" Bell

  • Standard tuning trigger included


Mouthpiece:

  • 51D - For students that are making a characteristic euphonium sound.
    Larger "D" shaped cup , Round Cushioned rim

  • SM (Steven Mead) Series Mouthpieces - Read More here

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Also:

  • Adams

  • Meinl Weston

  • Miraphone

  • Yamaha

  • Willson

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