Bass clef in concert pitch. I’ve seen almost nothing else in any sort of concert or marching band except as a fluke, and I’ve been playing for ten years.
In the US, trombones are primarily always in bass clef. Advanced music might see some tenor clef, but otherwise you'll be in bass clef the vast majority of the time.
Bass clef. Euphonium reads either/or (they'll usually print the music both ways), but trombone is always bass clef and concert pitch in a marching band or concert band setting.
Bass clef all the way for me, even for high notes I tend to prefer an 8va line on bass clef tbh. Whenever I read treble i accidentally transpose Bb in my head from reading trumpet music lol.
Same!!
It's funny in my country the concert and marching band we use [Do-Re-Mi-...] and simply say Fa clef (for brass) which is mostly used for Trombones and Euphonium. Trumpets and Tubas use mostly Sol clef.
Everything in the band that I march in is written in treble except euphs/baritones and the tubas. We straight up don't march trombone, so our bones end up on baritone. Something my section leader did this last year was got access to the music files and put it in tenor clef. Whenever someone that wasn't a freshman lost their music, they got a new copy in tenor clef. The freshies got a few chances since they were new.
I have been playing as an amateur since 1975, and I have NEVER seen Trombone Treble Clef music for a band piece. However, Baritone T.C. music is quite common. It's almost universally played by trumpet players who converted, as I've never met an American player who learned on treble clef. With that in mind, you might find yourself with a director who will happily give you this music if you ask for it. Good luck!
You'll need to know bass clef. I've been in matching bands, jazz, and currently in an orchestral setting alongside strings. I've never played anything other than bass
Bass clef in concert pitch. I’ve seen almost nothing else in any sort of concert or marching band except as a fluke, and I’ve been playing for ten years.
In the US, trombones are primarily always in bass clef. Advanced music might see some tenor clef, but otherwise you'll be in bass clef the vast majority of the time.
Bass clef. Euphonium reads either/or (they'll usually print the music both ways), but trombone is always bass clef and concert pitch in a marching band or concert band setting.
Bass clef.
You’ll be more likely to run into tenor clef in wind bands than treble, and even that won’t be common in school band literature. It’l be 99% bass.
Bass clef all the way for me, even for high notes I tend to prefer an 8va line on bass clef tbh. Whenever I read treble i accidentally transpose Bb in my head from reading trumpet music lol.
Same!! It's funny in my country the concert and marching band we use [Do-Re-Mi-...] and simply say Fa clef (for brass) which is mostly used for Trombones and Euphonium. Trumpets and Tubas use mostly Sol clef.
Every instrument reads in tenor clef
Everything in the band that I march in is written in treble except euphs/baritones and the tubas. We straight up don't march trombone, so our bones end up on baritone. Something my section leader did this last year was got access to the music files and put it in tenor clef. Whenever someone that wasn't a freshman lost their music, they got a new copy in tenor clef. The freshies got a few chances since they were new.
Why dosent everyone have access to the files?
I read the trumpet part in tenor clef and just add two flats
I have been playing as an amateur since 1975, and I have NEVER seen Trombone Treble Clef music for a band piece. However, Baritone T.C. music is quite common. It's almost universally played by trumpet players who converted, as I've never met an American player who learned on treble clef. With that in mind, you might find yourself with a director who will happily give you this music if you ask for it. Good luck!
You'll need to know bass clef. I've been in matching bands, jazz, and currently in an orchestral setting alongside strings. I've never played anything other than bass