How to Clean a Trumpet by Paul Copenhaver. Found online at palenmusic.com Students should clean their entire horn approximately every 6-8 weeks. This is rarely done! Cleaning the mouthpiece, lead pipe, and main tuning slide should occur at least every other week. Once per week is better....
Hello Everyone, This is the fifth and final version of Brass Notes. I want to thank all of you - once again - for volunteering for this "Tribute Corps" and I hope you will read this update carefully and consider my suggestions below. At our May 4th...
This is the fourth version of Brass Notes, an update for the brass section of the Arbella/Salem Drum Corps Tribute Corps. It is intended to summarize progress to date and provide info on next steps....
This is the third version of Brass Notes, an update for the brass section of the Arbella/Salem Drum Corps Tribute Corps. It is intended to summarize progress to date and provide info on next steps....
Members, probably the best and most simple explanation of some really important foundation concepts we need to master. I recommend watching these often and frequently and think of these things every time you play!! Here's the entire series: ...
One of the greatest paradoxes of old school drum corps in our area, not just Arbella, is that the quality of the programs were so astounding - and yet virtually none of the brass players could read music! And, hardly any of them ever continued...
To the Color is a bugle call to render honors to the nation. It is used when no band is available to render honoros, or in ceremonies requiring honors to the nation more than once. To the Color commands all the same courtesies as the...
If you are having issues with your equipment or need a servicing, contact: CHUCK PETERSON 32 South Terrace, Beverly, MA 01915 978-927-6745 e: czaucer@msn.com Chuck services virtually everyone in the area at his home-based repair shop. He's the guy to call!...
Sometimes I get so carried away with the details of arranging and teaching our music that I forget to take a step back and evaluate where we are. I can be a real nerd that way. So here’s some type lice about our current position: A...
A few months ago I had mentioned to Mary Ann and Frank Silva that I would play taps for any Veteran who had died who was looking for a bugler, if they happened to hear of anything. This week, the director of Veterans Services called...
When we were looking through our old music from the 70s and 80s we noticed that alot of music had notes and fingerings on it, it struck me how many early corps peeps didn't actually know how to read music. When I listen to the...
If you are an alumnus trying to get your lip back, get yourself a mouthpiece at your local music store and start buzzing. Trumpet/soprano players, a Bach 3C will probably feel familiar. You may feel wierd buzzing all the time, but it is an awesome...