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Teaching BRass

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Inside the Mountain Peak Methods web page you will find the following books:

Teaching Brass: A Guide for Students and Teachers

Beyond the Notes and Rhythms: A Practical Approach to Musical Expression

 

These books are unique and innovative resources housed online. To use either book, click on the "register" tab above and enter your access code.

 

Don't have an access code? You can purchase one from Mountain Peak Music here:

 

Purchase Access Code

 

Inside the Teaching Brass web page you will find videos, text, sound files, PDF downloads, PowerPoint shows and images galore! These tools, along with the printed book for in-class playing, create a unique learning environment suitable as the text for a brass methods course, as a supplement for brass students of all ages, or as a director's reference guide to the brass instruments.

 

Beyond the Notes and Rhythms is a practical guide to cultivating musical expression by using thater pedagogy techniques. The book consists of introductory information and explanations, videos, internet links, sound files and PDF downlads including 31 etudes designed to accommodate expressive experimentation.

 

Here is more information about Teaching Brass...

 

  • To View Samples from the Hard Copy Book, including a complete table of contents, click here:

Teaching Brass Samples.

 

  • To view a tutorial explaining how to log in and use all the resources, click here:

Teaching Brass Tutorial

 

  • To purchase your book and access code, click here:

Purchase Teaching Brass.

 

Teaching Brass: A Guide for Students and Teachers comes with a printed book for in-class playing and a unique access code which gives you entry to the web-based resources. One year and ten year codes are available.

 

Teaching Brass takes you from the first day of instruction all the way through advanced playing techniques. It includes chapters on basic techniques such as assembling, holding and maintaining the instruments, breath support, intonation, articulation, and much, much more. Here are some sample videos from the web page:

 

How Brass Instruments Work

Trombone Slide Technique

 

Teaching Brass was written by expert teachers on each brass instrument:

 

David Vining, Trombone and Lead Author

Steve Dunn, Trumpet

Nancy Sullivan, Horn

Lloyd Bone, Euphonium

Alexander Lapins, Tuba

 

 

Brass Methods professors: request a free trial by e-mailing us at:

info@mountainpeakmusic.com

Please include the name of your institution and the approximate enrollment of your class.

 

See who's already using Teaching Brass: Programs using Teaching Brass