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 | The Harmonic Series
A player is obviously not limited to just seven notes on a brass instrument. Each valve combination or slide position offers a fundamental pitch that has a unique series of resonant frequencies, or harmonics, above it. In essence, each valve combination or slide...
by dabbacwm | May 26, 2016 | The Harmonic Series
Knowledge of the acoustic principles of how brass instruments work informs a range of pedagogical topics, including fingerings, intonation tendencies, ranges, and transpositions. While preservice teachers may not require complete acoustical knowledge of each...
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