Posted by JoeS on March 24, 2003 at 19:05:05:
In Reply to: Poor HS Student in need of Euphonium posted by Rasheed A. Akande on March 24, 2003 at 18:06:22:
Y'know, completely understanding what you want and what you've been told by others that you need , I think you're in pretty darn good shape.
I cannot list many euphonium players that (setting his sense of imagination aside) can do what Rich Matteson could do, technically.
Rich played a YEP-321.
Oh yeah, later on Rich had a rotary gadget that (though he almost never used it) could play the pitches below low E. Tony Clements has two of those gadgets in stock, but I strongly suspect that you've not at all "outgrown" what you have. I encourage you to set aside movie-watching, "messin' around", and video-game-playing. Find work to do that will eventually earn money to buy an instrument and shop cleverly once you've raised the money. Practice with diligence on your fine YEP-321 and excel in your academic studies.
Others will disagree.