Sounding Brass » Practice http://www.soundingbrass.com On Brass Bands and Brass Playing Thu, 29 May 2008 17:50:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en How to double tongue unevenly http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/12/18/how-to-double-tongue-unevenly/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/12/18/how-to-double-tongue-unevenly/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:12:06 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/12/18/how-to-double-tongue-unevenly/ Dave Werden give an idea how double tonguing could be used to articlulate rapid dotted 8th/16th passages.

This feels awkward at first, but it is possible to get used to it fairly quickly. Once you have mastered it, you can play a dotted-8th/16th figure with much more speed and fluidity.

Read at Tuba-Euphonium Blog: When Do You NOT Want to Double-Tongue Evenly?

]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/12/18/how-to-double-tongue-unevenly/feed/ Tutoring Tutors http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/30/tutoring-tutors/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/30/tutoring-tutors/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:33:22 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/30/tutoring-tutors/ Theme Magazine —from The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory— has republished some thoughts from Staff Bandmaster Brian Burditt on being an effective brass teacher.

The teacher’s responsibility is threefold: observation, diagnosis and prescription.

First, the teacher observes the student and his performance problems; second, he thoroughly analyzes the problem; and third, he prescribes a remedy to solve the problem, which, with patience and careful practice, will in time correct the difficulty.

Salvationist.ca – Theme Magazine -Tutoring Tutors

]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/30/tutoring-tutors/feed/ 3 Euphonium Articles http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/06/3-euphonium-articles/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/06/3-euphonium-articles/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:55:37 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/06/3-euphonium-artilces/ Here are links to three articles on Euphonium playing written by Arthur Lehman, formerly a euphonium soloist with the U.S. Marine Band:

]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/11/06/3-euphonium-articles/feed/ Boosting Your Brass Band’s Skill http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/10/06/boosting-your-brass-bands-skill/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/10/06/boosting-your-brass-bands-skill/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:19:56 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/10/06/boosting-your-brass-bands-skill/

Boosting Your Brass Band’s Skill —an article by Bram Gregson, from Theme The Salvation Army’s new online music and gospel arts e-zine.

]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/10/06/boosting-your-brass-bands-skill/feed/ Brass Warm-up - Open-Tone Lip Slurs http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/06/19/brass-warm-up-open-tone-lip-slurs/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/06/19/brass-warm-up-open-tone-lip-slurs/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:30:17 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/06/19/brass-warm-up-open-tone-lip-slurs/ The attached pdf has a series of lip slurs played on open tones. Work to make the slurs cleanly, with no stray notes or sounds in between.

Click to download:

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]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/06/19/brass-warm-up-open-tone-lip-slurs/feed/ Free Download: Brass Warm-up - Long Tones http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/30/free-download-brass-warm-up-long-tones/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/30/free-download-brass-warm-up-long-tones/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 00:41:32 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/30/free-download-brass-warm-up-long-tones/ Playing long tones is a solid foundation to individual practice, rehearsals and performance. The long tone helps to strengthen the embouchure, develop breath control and shape the player’s tone and intonation.

The attached PDF file is a one-page series of long tones, starting on second line G and chromatically alternating higher and lower tones.

When practicing, use a metronome to make sure you give full value to the exercise. Start tones softly but distinctly. Make sure that the pitch does not get sharp or flat as you crescendo or decrescendo. Periodically check your tuning against a tuner, but work to develop your ear. Play tones steady, without any vibrato.

Click to download:

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]]> http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/30/free-download-brass-warm-up-long-tones/feed/ Articles on Brass Playing http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/27/articles-on-brass-playing/ http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/27/articles-on-brass-playing/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:22:09 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.soundingbrass.com/2006/04/27/articles-on-brass-playing/ Some links from Jeff Purtle:

Purtle.com - Jeff - Articles on Brass Playing

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