This is a fun video made by the trumpet students from the Royal Academy of music. Brass players notice that there are no puffy cheeks, no movement of their chins up and down. Their jaws remains stable. As little movement there as possible.
Chromatic scale example: Wynton Marsailes plays Flight of the Bumblebee
Wynton is an incredible trumpet player. This is a perfect example of why we learn a chromatic scale. Start on any note in your fingering chart up and/or down to learn it. Once you do, it will start becoming second nature to you and it becomes easy to play! Even at this speed! This piece is simply a version of a chromatic scale!
Chromatic scale-example: fun version Fight of the Bumblebee on Tuba
Here is a performance from the Canadian Brass featuring the tuba player. Remember, once you know your Chromatic scale it simply comes naturally.
The Bands of HM Royal Marines
Brass section rehearsal outside together following social-distancing guidelines. They found a great way to rehearse together!
New York Philharmonic plays Ravel's Bolero
This video will give you a chance to hear solos on almost every instrument, winds, percussion and strings.
It will start with one snare drum player and continue to grow and grow!
Trumpeters performance of Queen
Some of the best trumpet players from around the world play a popular song from the group Queen. Enjoy!
Band lesson 2
Today we will expand upon lesson 1 with the addition of a few more music vocabulary words as well as discuss the chromatic scale, enharmonics and demonstrate warm ups. We will also look at a few antique flutes and a civil war era fife.
Band lesson 1
We will celebrate what we already know and what new skills we can learn and improve upon. Today's video will be a vocabulary lesson for all grades.