Trendmarching : Situs Library Marching Band Indonesia

Ditulis Oleh: Philip T. Cansler

These simple practice tips can lead to better playing – and a fuller life.We live in a busy world, but brass players, like all musicians, need to set aside sufficient time each day to practice. It lays the firm foundation on which [...]

Ditulis Oleh: Wil Bijl

After GPMB 2009 a discussion has been held between instructors of some corps and judges about the scores for General Effect.
Without mentioning the names of the units and/or the judges I have the feeling that many people in Indonesia do not really understand the common rules for the [...]

By : Tim Hinton
I think it’s great when a band or a band program has a style or look that is its own.  Many marching bands perform a certain type of music well, usually driven by the interests of the director.  This sense of a particular “identity” can be a strong plus for a program.
However, [...]

Five considerations for producing a quality sound
By Wayne R. Downey, XtremeBrass.com
Welcome to the world of XtremeBrass technique. This guide is designed to be your “guide to success” in reaching your peak potential as a brass player. As with any road map, there must be a destination in mind. The destination for all brass players in [...]

By Wayne Downey
Embouchure/Aperture
A) Position of Jaw & Corners – Vertical alignment of teeth
B) Mouthpiece placement – Dento facial features
C) Mouthpiece pressure – Evenness of pressure on upper & lower lip
D) Shape of aperture – Oval, shaped by facial muscles
E) Size of aperture – Varies as to register, controlled by the position of the jaw, corners [...]

Oleh: Marko S Hermawan*
Sering kali ketika saya melakukan penjurian di berbagai daerah, terutama untuk Music Analysis Hornline caption, saya terkadang memberikan masukan dalam memperbaiki aransemen di alat tiup, baik itu horn maupun pianika. Banyak hal yang sepertinya harus diperbaiki dalam teknik mengaransi ini, karena yang [...]

Relaxation
By : Bryan Goff
Wait a minute, shouldn’t that be “One, Two, Ready, Play!”? One of the most common playing problems that have observed in my teaching is excessive tension, and the most prevalent tension problem us usually excessive embouchure tension on the first note. It is obvious that if we start out playing with too [...]

Have you been doing your lip flexibility exercises on a regular basis?
So often we tend to say that we have a few “set exercises” that are always included in our daily routine, but when we think back over the past couple of weeks’ practice sessions, we may realize that some of those exercises have been [...]

By : Bryan Goff
I keep repeating the theme that in order to not neglect certain playing techniques, we must include these techniques in a specific slot in our regular daily practice schedule. I have previously mentioned techniques such as lip slurs and single tonguing. I feel that it is also important to ensure that we [...]

Following are the names of the transposition keys encountered by trumpeters as they are listed  in English, Italian, French, and German:

English
Italian
French
German

Trumpet
Tromba
Trompette
Trompete

C
DO
UT
C

D
RE
RE
D

E b
MI b
MI b
Es

E
MI
MI
E

F
FA
FA
F

G
SOL
SOL
G

A b
LA b
LA b
As

A

LA

LA
A

B b
SI b
SI b
B

B
SI
SI
H

major
maggiore
majeur
Dur

minor
minore
mineur
Moll

flat
bemolle
bémol
ces

sharp
diesis
dièse
cis