Low Brass Techniques

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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.

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• 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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