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Low Brass GuideKristianna Mortera
Spring 2016
Prof. K. Gildow
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Cross Instrumental:Breathing:
“How-to Breath”o Breathe in the word “How”
o Release on “oo”
!ir Speed
o he faster the air" the higher the pit#h.
Embouchure: hree $%s & 'er( i)portant*
• $hee+s
o Prod,#t of the #ornerso -o not p, #hee+s
r( to tea#h st,dents what to do instead of telling
the) what not to do
• $hin
o Keep a /at #hin
his is t(pi#all( harder for +ids to #on#ept,alie so
eplain well.
• $orners
o P,ll down the #orners of (o,r )o,th.
o ir)" forward #orners
!'oid s)iling
o !'oid ,sing the word “tight” & instead ,se frm corners.
Articulations:
• 3hispered “oo%s”
o a+e a 4ig 4reathe and 4reathe o,t a whispered “too”
5the word. -on%t sa( the word" 4,t instead )a+e the shape of
the word with (o,r )o,th. Sa( “oo"” hold shape" then 4reathe o,t thro,gh
that shape
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o 3or+ on rh(th)s with this shape and 4reathing the
rh(th)so his helps with e)4o,#h,re 4e#a,se (o, #orners
nat,rall( #o)e down.
• !rti#,late on 4otto) of teeth
Buzzing:
• B, witho,t the )o,thpie#e 7rst.
• Straw )ethod8
o Hold a 4ig straw in )o,th witho,t #r,shing it.
• !fter 4,ing witho,t )o,thpie#e" add )o,thpie#e #entered
on the lips.
Brass ecruitment: -,ring the all" atta#+ (o,r prin#ipal for an asse)4l(
line of fo,rth or 7fth grade pla(ers Start t,4a pla(ers at the 7fth grade le'el & no third
graders! 9,phoni,) wor+s well with fo,rth graders
• :nstr,)ent Petting ;oo
o
$(#le gro,ps of +ids thro,gho Start tea#hing the) how to 4, lips with a )o,thpie#e
o Ma+e s,re the shape of their )o,th is right
o :ntrod,#e the dierent instr,)ent fa)ilies then pla( a
short pie#e or e#erpt for ea#h. Pla( so)ething that will identif( the instr,)ent
and so,ndo 3eed o,t the st,dents who don%t want to pla( it and
#hoose the ones who are e#ited a4o,t the instr,)ent
• hin+ a4o,t the sie of the progra)o So)e )a( not ha'e the ph(si#al anato)( to 4, lips.
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Eu!honium
Intonation:
• P,lling ,ning Slides
o 9arl( on & (o, want st,dents #entering pit#hes" not
#hanging their t,ning slideso ,sting 9)4o,#h,re
o
$lose (o,r )o,th or “lip” ,ntil it 4rea+s to the netpartial 54ending of pit#h
o ?ower )o,th ,ntil it 4rea+s to net partial
• $he#+ for alternate 7ngerings if (o, ha'e a fo,r 'al'e
e,phoni,)
Care"#aintenance:
P,t #ase on the /oor
o ?at#hes fa#ing ,p with the handle fa#ing (o,
Gra4 the 4ell or o,tside part" do not gra4 fro) th,)4 ring.
Parts8
o @al'es8 deli#ate and i)portant
ell st,dents to not re)o'e witho,t instr,#tion
o Mo,thpie#e re#ei'er8 #onne#ts to lead pipe
o Bell
o ,ning slides
Ma( p,t a little 'al'e grease on end of slide
•-o not t,rn )o,thpie#e all the wa(
o :t will get st,#+
o Ao, will ha'e to p,ll it
o Ao, do not want that
• 3ipe the horn down when p,tting it awa(
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o Grease and oil get in the hands and will #orrode the
7nish on the horn.
Assembl$:
• Pla#e e,phoni,) on lap
• ilt so )o,thpie#e #o)es to (o,r )o,th
• eet /at on sho,lder width apart
• Right hand shaped in a $ on the 'al'es
%iling &al'es (te!s:
• e'er ta+e )ore than one 'al'e o,t at a ti)eC
• ?oosen the 'al'es 5n,)4ered on the o,tside and engra'ed
on the #asing• -o not t,rn e,phoni,) ,pside down or spring will #o)e o,t
•
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• !d'an#ed High S#hool8 3illson
• B,(
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+rombone:
Assembl$:
• Bell8o Point o,t the tall and short end
o Ha'e the tall end fa#e (o, in right hand
o Hold 4ell in left hand with “=” fa#ing (o,
o S#rew together tightl( 4,t not too tight.
o P,t on slide lo#+C
Hand ,osition:
Show them one fnger at a time.
• ?eft Hand
o h,)4s =p
o ?eft th,)4 on 4a#+ 4ra#e and lo#+
o :nde 7nger goes ,p on re#ei'er
o hree 7ngers on inside
• Right Hand
o Pea#e sign and th,)4s on slide.
Care and #aintenance:
• Sit tro)4one /at in #ase" not on #hair
•
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+uba:
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+uning
• ind the )ain
t,ning slide &
,s,all( with water +e(.
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o he( are dierent on e'er( t,4a.
o ra#e the 4ell to the t,ning slide.
o ind (o,r fo,rth 'al'e and 7nd what%s #o)ing o of
(o,r fo,rth 'al'e.
• :f (o,%re pla(ing a $" p,ll o,t a slide.o :f it 4e#o)es /at" then that%s the in#orre#t t,ning slide.
• rial and 9rror
o Ha'e st,dents pla( an and p,ll at dierent slides ,ntil
the pit#h drops
Intonation:
• wo things that ae#t intonation8 ,ning slide and
9)4o,#h,re.• Most prefera4le8 get st,dents to ,sing t,ning slides 7rst and
fore)ost.
• ea#h st,dents ear training so the( #an start hearing pit#hes.
(izing:
Ao, want a BB4 5B4 4elow 4ass #lef
$$ for professionals.
e'er 4,( a 4ass t,4a.• D E F,nior High
• E High S#hool
Articulation:
• -ierent on ,4a fro) 9,phoni,) &
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• Mirafone. MeinlMeinl 3eston EI !lso ,se rotor 'al'es
• F,piter & !BS
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