1. Cleaning Trumpet Tuning Slides and Mouthpieces
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

... There are three main parts of a trumpet that must be cared for on a regular basis. The valves, the tuning slides, and the mouthpiece. Each of these parts of the trumpet has its own care and ...

2. Tuning and Intonation for Your Band
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...d is incredibly important.  This article provides three tips as well as links to other sites about tuning and intonation.  It is written with the amateur band leader in mind. Tuning you...

3. Tuning, Intonation, and Your Band
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...and is incredibly important.  This article provides three tips as well as links to other sites about tuning and intonation. Tuning your band is not the easiest task in the world to accomplish....

4. Timpani Tuning and Technique
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

Unless you are a percussion professional tuning or replacing a set of timpani heads the proper way can often turn into an exercise in aggrivation. Most band programs will replace the heads o

5. How to Choose and Buy an Acoustic Guitar
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)

... the long piece extending from the body and ends at the ‘head’ of the guitar where the ‘Tuning Heads’ are, also known as ‘machine heads’. The strings travel from th...

6. Everything You Wanted To Know about Guitar Strings
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

Worn strings are by far the most common cause of a bad tone and contribute to a lot of tuning problems. These simple tips will help you get the most out of your guitar. "How often shou

7. String Instruments Family
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

...ed for folk music, bands and orchestras. It has a triangular body and long neck with three strings. Usual tuning is E-E-A.      The String Players     Str...

8. How Bagpipes are Constructed
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)

...or more parts, with a sliding joint so that the pitch of the drone can be manipulated. Some drones have a tuning bead, which effectively alters the length of the drone by opening a hole, allowing the ...

9. John Cage and Experimental Music
(Teacher Resources/Music History)

... the juice. Other pieces involved the use of "prepared piano," and included the intentional detuning of the strings, placing objects on or between the strings, or other manipulations of t...

10. Music Games for Band and Choir Class
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...d must sit down.  Depending on their ability level the students can be asked to play anything from a tuning note to a full scale to a complete piece of concert band music.  The game continue...

11. Selling Musical Instruments On eBay
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)

...Take photos of both sides as well. If something does not work, be sure to say so. If a tuning slide is stuck be honest about it. Consider not accepting bids from b...

12. Slide Trombone Care And Maintenance
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)

... placed on the floor it should be placed with the slide pointing up into the air with the mouthpiece and tuning slide touching the floor. This way it is easier to see the trombone and it is less l...

13. Tuning Your Drum Set
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Percussion)

A useful article from the Evan's percussion web site provides a step by step guide for tuning up the various parts of your drum set. 

14. Timpani Tuning
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Percussion)

An article, hosted by BandDirector.com by Jan Evans which goes into detail on how to porperly tune and maintain a set of timpani. Also included in the article is instruction on how to remove and repl

15. Tuba Clinic Notes - Dr. Little, University of North Texas
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass / Tuba)

...y specific and very useful information  on aspects of posture, tone, embouchure,  articulation, tuning,  and performance.   ...

16. Instrument Tuning and Intonation
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

No one will respect you as a musician (or even want to listen to your performance) unless you can play or sing in tune. Playing in tune is not an easy skill to learn, but with dedication and the corre

17. Listing of ALL Intonation Bookmarks at MusicEdMagic.com
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

A listing of all of the bookmarks related to intonation and tuning in the MusicEdMagic Database.  Dynamically updated so if new items are added they will appear here also.

18. Lesson Plan - Playing In Tune Using SmartMusic Studio
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Lesson Plans and Web Quests)

A great PDF lesson plan with national standards correlations to teach your students to play in tune using the Smart Music Studio software. May require a subscription to the SmartMusic service. How

19. Tune Up: Intonation Training System
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

The TuneUp System comes highly recommended in several publications including in the book Improving Intonation in Band and Orchestra Performance by Robert Garofalo.

20. Improving Intonation
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

Recently, the intonation of bands and orchestras has been receiving increased attention and investigation. Intonation is often one of the standards by which judges rate a competition performance. Ta

21. Tuning for Intermediate and Middle School Bands
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

How can a teacher effectively incorporate teaching good intonation?  Teachers already have an increasing amount of elements which must be taught in ever decre

22. Tuning - Intonation - Tone: They
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Teaching / Tuning and Intonation)

John Darling has written a summary article on the subject of getting your band to play with proper intonation.  Exerpts from the book “Rehearsing the Band” by John E. Williamson are i