by dabbacwm | May 31, 2016 | Basic Principles
A widely accepted adage with respect to sequencing in brass pedagogy is Sing-Buzz-Play. The human voice is the most natural instrument we possess, and instrumentalists spend a good deal of time trying to replicate its tone and expressiveness. If beginning students...
by dabbacwm | May 31, 2016 | Fundamentals of Musicianship
Detailing a complete curriculum for beginning students based on the concept of audiation is beyond the scope of a website designed for university students in brass techniques courses; however, preservice music teachers should carefully reflect on certain basic...
by dabbacwm | May 31, 2016 | Fundamentals of Musicianship
Musicians depend on good aural perception and understanding of musical sound to perform accurately, expressively, and in response to others in performance. All instruments present their own challenges, but skills in pitch and rhythm recognition and manipulation are...
by dabbacwm | May 26, 2016 | The Harmonic Series
Intonation Obviously, players strive to play with good intonation (we hope), and teachers bear responsibility for informing students of instrumental pitch tendencies and providing strategies for adjustment. All strategies are predicated on performers’ abilities...
by dabbacwm | May 26, 2016 | Partials and Overtones
There’s a very good reason why valved brass instruments can never be completely in tune without adjustments (trombone players like to hold this above the rest of the section). To lower a length of tubing by a half step, approximately 6% of additional total...
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