Posted in Brass on Jun 29th, 2008 No Comments »
By : Bryan Goff Some trills are easy, some trills are more difficult, and some trills are nearly impossible to execute cleanly. In the following example the B-natural to C trill is very easy. The C to D trill is more difficult because the pitch must be focused, by the lip, at a pitch center [...]
Posted in Brass on Jun 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Oleh: Marko S Hermawan. Jupiter Indonesia Endorser Berhubungan dengan episode sebelumnya mengenai pemanasan alat tiup, marilah kita lanjutkan pembicaraan berikutnya. Latihan selanjutnya adalah memperhatikan nada pendek dan nada stakato. SHORT NOTES Biasanya latihan ini merupakan rangkaian pemanasan setelah Long Tones. Pemanasan ini bertujuan untuk memperkuat nada stakato, aksentuasi dan tekanan nada. Berawal dari nada ‘do’ [...]
Posted in Brass on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
By : Bryan Goff One of my other Trumpet Topics pages included a description of the virtues of Long Tones vs. Lip Slurs. Something that I should have also mentioned in that description is that long tones tend to reinforce. For example, if you are in the process of making an embouchure change, you will [...]
We all know it’s important, but how much do we use it every day? By : Bryan Goff Many of the benefits of practice with a metronome are quite obvious. When practicing a piece of music, the use of a metronome helps maintain a steady tempo throughout. A metronome is necessary for checking a composer’s [...]