Woodwind Basics

Woodwind Basics
Author: Bret Pimentel
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998806327

Woodwind Basics: Core concepts for playing and teaching flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone is a fresh, no-nonsense approach to woodwind technique. It outlines the principles common to playing all of the woodwind instruments, and explains their application to each one.The ideas in this book are critical for woodwind players at all levels, and have been battle-tested in university woodwind methods courses, private studios, and school band halls. Fundamental questions answered with newfound clarity include:- What should I listen for in good woodwind playing?- Why is breath support so important, and how do I do and teach it?- What is voicing? How does it relate to ideas like air speed, air temperature, and vowel shapes?- What things does an embouchure need to accomplish?- How can I (or my students) play better in tune?- What role does the tongue really play in articulation?- Which alternate fingering should I choose in a given situation?- How do I select the best reeds, mouthpieces, and instruments?- How should a beginner choose which instrument is the best fit?Woodwind Basics by Bret Pimentel is the new go-to reference for woodwind players and teachers.

Teaching Woodwinds

Teaching Woodwinds
Author: Kelly Mollnow Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2014-09-13
Genre: Woodwind instruments
ISBN: 9781935510710

Teaching Woodwinds: A Guide for Students and Teachers is a comprehensive resource perfectly suited for university woodwind technique classes, band directors needing woodwind details, or anyone looking for in-depth information on how to play flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone. Teaching Woodwinds is the only resource of its kind: a book and a website. The book contains playing exercises for each instrument, group exercises in score form, and fingering and trill charts. The website contains information about how to play each instrument including sub-chapters on getting started, technique, intonation, tone and much more, and offers over 300 full color images, 130 videos, audio files, PDF downloads, PowerPoint/Keynote quizzes, and hundreds of links. Designed to be a lifelong resource, the platform of a book and website has provided the authors with a rich palette with which to deliver the content with clarity and precision. This format serves as an effective woodwind methods curriculum, and will continue to be a valuable resource for music educators long after graduation.

The Modern Recorder Player

The Modern Recorder Player
Author: Walter van Hauwe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1992
Genre: Music
ISBN:

(Schott). Contents: About Breathing * 1. Inhalation * 2. Exhalation * 3. How to Hold the Air * About Articulation * 1. The consonants * 2. The Position of the Tongue with Single T and D * 3. double Tonguing with T and D * 4. Double Tonguing with More than Two Syllables * 5. Legato-Portato-Staccato * 6. The Consonants K and G

The Art of Bassoon Playing

The Art of Bassoon Playing
Author: William Spencer
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1969
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457400360

Fine bassoon teachers are a rarity in all but cities with major symphony orchestras and/or a university with a distinguished music department faculty. William Spencer took up the challenge of providing material for the serious bassoonist with The Art of Bassoon Playing, published in 1958. With William Spencer's approval, Frederick Mueller took on the task of bringing to notice recent changes in bassoon playing, pedagogy, and manufacture, resulting in revised edition of The Art of Bassoon Playing.

Chamber Music for Three Woodwinds, Vol. 2

Chamber Music for Three Woodwinds, Vol. 2
Author: H. Voxman
Publisher: Rubank Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781495019906

(Ensemble Collection). Easy to medium level woodwind trios in score form. Suitable for contest, concert or church performance, these pieces appear on several state contest lists. Includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Corelli, Couperin, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and others.

Basic Blues Harmonica Method Level 1

Basic Blues Harmonica Method Level 1
Author: David Barrett
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2015-08-20
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619115220

Basic Blues Harmonica Method is geared toward getting you playing blues harmonica as fast as possible. The songs and exercises have been designed to get you comfortable with moving around the instrument and allow you to take fulladvantage of the great sounding patterns available on your harmonica, without first having to learn advanced techniques such as bending. The basic techniques covered are single hole embouchure, tongue block embouchure and octaves. You'll be able to achieve that bluesy feel, without bending notes, by learning how to play in 3rd position. You'll also learn single note patterns and rhythms that will help you develop your motor skills and tone. This book is packed with song examples that sound great, even at this beginning stage. The online audio download that accompanies the book contains eight jam tracks for you to play along with. These jam tracks use harmonica-friendly keys and a widevariety of tempos and grooves to fit whatever mood you're in. The instruction portion of this book/audio set teaches phrasing within the 12 bar structure. Includes access to online audio

The Devil's Horn

The Devil's Horn
Author: Michael Segell
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2006-08-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780312425579

Traces the history of the saxophone from its invention by the eccentric Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in the 1840s to its role in the jazz genre in the twenty-first century.

Flute Studies in Old and Modern Styles, Volume II

Flute Studies in Old and Modern Styles, Volume II
Author: Alfred Music
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 84
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457469718

These editions contain the finest compositions of master and contemporary composers, each selected to improve technique and musicianship. Volume I contains 114 compositions, mostly short in length, all at the intermediate level. Volume II of this series follows the format of the first volume, offering forty exercises for upper-intermediate players. Both books have outstanding educational value, and are perfect for any serious student.

Christmas Carols for Band Or Brass Choir

Christmas Carols for Band Or Brass Choir
Author: G. E. Holmes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780793529339

(Instrumental). Everyone's favorite folio for caroling and virtually any holiday gathering! The flexible instrumentation of these arrangements has made them the top choice of school and community ensembles since their first printing in 1941. Though titled "for band or brass choir," the arrangements can be played by any combination of wind and percussion instruments. A full set is still economical with parts priced at $3.95 ($5.95 for conductor) - or if you need replacement copies for the well-worn set in your library.