Wind talk for brass : a practical guide to understanding and teaching brass instruments / Mark C. Ely, Amy E. Van Deuren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ely, Mark C.

Contributor:

Van Deuren, Amy E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brass instruments--Instruction and study.

Brass instruments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Providing instrumental music teachers, practitioners and students with a pedagogical resource for woodwind instruments found in school instrumental programmes, this work includes coverage of the most common woodwind instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. Wind Talk for Woodwinds provides instrumental music teachers, practitioners, and students with a handy, easy-to-use pedagogical resource for woodwind instruments found in school instrumental programs. With thorough coverage of the most common woodwind instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon - the book offers the most topical and information necessary for effective teaching. This includes terminology, topics, and concepts associated with each specific instrument, along with teaching suggestions that can be applied in the classroom. Be sure to look to the back of the book for a "Practical Tips" section, which discusses common technical faults and corrections, common problems with sound (as well as their causes and solutions to them), fingering charts, literature lists (study materials, method books, and solos), as well as a list of additional resources relevant to teaching woodwind instruments (articles, websites, audio recordings). Without question, Wind Talk for Woodwinds stands alone as an invaluable resource for woodwinds!

Contents:

Brass commonalities

Trumpet

Horn

Trombone

Euphonium-baritone

Tuba-sousaphone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-528) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-32873-5

9786612328732

0-19-971631-5