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Brass Techniques and Pedagogy
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Prelude: Introduction to Brass Techniques and Pedagogy
1. A Brief History of Brass Instruments
2. Getting Started with Posture, Breathing, and Embouchure
3. Tone Production Fundamentals on the Mouthpiece
4. Brass Acoustics
5. Tone Production Fundamentals on Brass Instruments
6. Pitch and Intonation
7. Articulation on Brass Instruments
8. Instrument Care
9. Advanced Techniques
10. Experimentation, Improvisation, and Composition in Beginning Instrument Methods
11. The Trumpet
12. The Horn
13. The Trombone
14. The Euphonium
15. The Tuba
16. Guided Practice Lesson 1.1
17. Guided Practice Lesson 1.2
Guided Practice Lesson 1.3
18. Guided Practice Lesson 1.4
19. Guided Practice Lesson 1.5
20. Guided Practice Lesson 1.6
21. Guided Practice Lesson 2.1
Guided Practice Lesson 2.2
22. Guided Practice Lesson 2.3
23. Guided Practice Lesson 2.4
24. Guided Practice Lesson 2.5
25. Guided Practice Lesson 3.1
26. Guided Practice Lesson 3.2
27. Guided Practice Lesson 3.3
28. Guided Practice Lesson 3.4
29. Guided Practice Lesson 3.5
30. Guided Practice Lesson 4.1
31. Guided Practice Lesson 4.2
32. Guided Practice Lesson 4.3
33. Guided Practice Lesson 4.4
34. Guided Practice Lesson 4.5
Fingering Charts
Practice Materials
Recommended Equipment
Important Brass Terminology
35. Additional Resources
36. Course Overview
37. Semester 1 Syllabus and Lesson Overview
38. Semester 2 Syllabus and Lesson Overview
39. Sample Assignments
40. Playing tests
41. Lesson Planning
42. Cleaning Video
Author Bio
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Brass Techniques and Pedagogy by Brian N. Weidner is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.