This extensive list of instrumental recordings is a great tool to use with your students to: give them an opportunity to…
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Brass (Low Brass)
A Link Between Wind Instruments and Edison (Quick Tip)
What do musicians and Thomas Edison have in common? If we say both have to be creative and inventive, we…
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Sound is Caught, Not Taught
Beyond the beginning band stage, I have never had much success teaching students how to develop a great sound by…
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The Relationship Between Oral Cavity and Aperture for Wind Instruments
Helping students gain an understanding of what is necessary to physically create and maintain an open, resonant tone can be…
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Tips for Teaching Embouchure in Beginning Band
“Spend time now to save time later” is a great quote, especially when it comes to teaching embouchure to beginning…
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Glissandi Exercises for Trombones – Giving Pitch to Air Flow
The glissando. The best thing about playing the trombone. But did you know you can use glissandi as a means…
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