Articles

Apr 23, 2019 • #Viktor Ewald

Viktor Ewald

In addition to his magnificent playing and composing, Ewald also published and collected Russian folk songs. And, to this day, brass players will forever be indebted to him for his series of quintets

Apr 23, 2019 • #Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

The older he got, Johann Sebastian Bach held several violin and organ posts throughout Germany, including being a Kapellmeister, which was the highest rank given to a musician during the Baroque age

Apr 21, 2019 • #Developing a beautiful Brass Sound #Joe Neisler

Developing a Beautiful Brass Sound

by Joe Neisler Illinois State University 2014 This discussion was developed for horn students, but works well for all brass. Sound is the first thing we notice and the last thing we remember about any performance. Tone is the most important aspect of our playing. Every note we play demonstrates...

Apr 21, 2019 • #Mahler 7 Euphonium

Playing Mahler 7 Tenor Horn part

Some thoughts on playing the Mahler 7 Tenor horn part

Apr 19, 2019 • #Switch from Tenor to Bass Trombone

Making the Switch daily - Tenor Trombone to Bass Trombone

Making the switch daily - by Brian Bindner, 2nd/Bass Trombone at the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. This article is about my thoughts and experiences on switching between tenor and bass trombone - easy for some, hard for others, but there's absolutely no reason why it shouldn´t be easy for all. ...