Embouchure

Hi, if you didn’t know I’m Morgan Fish. When Shave was talking about getting a new drum major this year I got excited because ever since my oldest sister, Alison, was in marching band I had always been fascinated by drum majors. I went to all of the football games so I could watch the field show. The field shows were and still are the most exciting part of the football game to me and now that I am actually a part of the show it is much more exciting. I absolutely love marching band. Marching band

Origin The trombone is one of the only instruments that does not use keys or valves and is therefore a very unique instrument as it has a slide instead. The trombones first ancestor was an instrument called the tromba, which was essentially a trumpet. Then they added a slide to the trumpet and named it the slide trumpet. The slide trumpet became not as well known as its brother, a larger version of the slide trumpet known as the sackbut (original name for the trombone). From the sackbut came 4 new

Aaron Copland’s 1942 musical work ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ demonstrates the typical elements, performance practises and features of a fanfare. These components present a powerful and effective example of a musical piece, written for an orchestra of primarily brass and percussion instruments. A fanfare is classed as a musical work performed on brass instruments, usually a short ceremonial tune or flourish. ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ is only composed for brass and percussion, as opposed to a

He who is a true trumpeter ... can both sound across a great distance out in the open air, and also moderate with a pleasing voice in the princely chamber when the occasion arises' -The Gentleman's Journal of January 1692 The trumpet is an aerophone, and it produces sound by passing a airstream “through the player's vibrating lips, so gaining intermittent access to the air column which is to be made to vibrate” (14, par. 1). Present-day trumpets are made of brass, and can play a very wide range

demonstrate the ability to correctly operate mechanical intonation adjustments on their instrument. 3. Students will demonstrate the ability to recognize the absence or presence of acoustical beats. 4. Students will demonstrate the ability to adjust their embouchure or airstream to make slight pitch changes on their instrument. 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of pitch tendencies on their instruments. 6. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the effects of dynamics and temperature on their

breath support means that there is a single force which goes against another force, which implies that it’s with nice pitch whereas blowing hard implies a single force with no opposing force to balance out so that it cannot have a great tone. (4) The embouchure must be set before attack the note, or a sound of it. The roles of the tongue are to circulate, or build the sound, to attack, and to stop notes. (2) As other wind instruments, clarinet rise pitch when it becomes warmer. Oppositely, when it’s cold

Berdiev, V. 17 Studies for Trumpet. This etude book by Berdiev is a collection of 17 etudes that can be used for intermediate to advanced trumpet players. This book covers a wide variety of musical styles and techniques ranging from complex rhythms, articulation, dynamics, range, and different key signatures. Due to its interchanging styles between technical and lyrical phrasing, this book can be used in a plethora of ways to advance a trumpet player’s technical ability. Boehme, O. 24 Melodic Studies

What do you think of when you hear “marching band?” Something along the lines of nerd, geek, unpopular, awkward, etc. Why is that so? Movies and TV shows portray students in the marching band as nerds that are socially awkward and are only focused on grades. Marching band is challenging, more so than people think it is. Marching band is often portrayed incorrectly on TV shows and in movies; they are not what most people think they are. Marching band requires dedication, determination, skill, and

Liana Frauenberger Professor Campbell Music 251 31 October 2017 Concert Report #1 - Saint Rose Camerata Firstly, the audience heard “Saints Without Tears” by Libby Larsen. This feature was composed in 1976, and has five movements of music. At the College, Suna Gunther sang soprano voice, Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough performed on flute, and Susan Loegering Daves performed on bassoon. The first movement titled, “The Temptations of Saint Anthony” contained small sections of sixteenth and thirty-second

It is eighth hour on a Tuesday, this means I have band today. I walk into the band room, and I see a handful of other students have already arrived and are watching a video that is being played up on the starboard. They stand and watch as the Notre Dame marching band performs an intricate routine during a college football game. A few others hustle around to get their instruments and get to their seats before the three minute allowance is up. I hear random chit chat among friends and people beginning