Statue of Vaugh-Williams

Brief History of Early 20th Century Music

Perhaps the most obvious and sweeping change that has affected the first part of the 20th century has been the rapid advance of technology. Radio and television broadcasting, records and compact discs have changed musical life beyond imagination.  Music has now become a commodity, readily available anywhere.   Against this background of change and development, although traditional sounds of classical music still persist, experiments using these new methods occurred in the early part of the 20th century.

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The School Choral Program Student Leadership and Motivation DVD Review

In yet another timely DVD presentation Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser brings his wisdom and inspirational teachings on student leadership to a new group of students.  More well known perhaps for his work with high school bands, Dr. Tim turns hi...

 

Trends and Technologies Shaping Music Education

This article includes a PDF presentation given during the 2008 Iowa Music Educator's Association Conference on the topic of the latest trends and new technologies that are poised to change music education as we know it today. ...

 
An Orchestra Rehearsal

Top Ten String and Orchestra Recruiting Tips For Teachers

Recruitment strategies can often make or break a string orchestra program. This is why it is so important to have a plan of action that takes you from the first day of school to the last. Here is a list of top ten recruitment tips for str...

 

Brief History of Romantic Music

The Romantic Period is from c.1820 – 1900, with Early Romantic Period (1820-1850) and Late Romantic Period (1850-1900.) Up until the early part of the 1800s, music was ordered and refined. After the 1820s, emotional expression was con...

 
Christmas tree with ice

Sacred vs. Secular Music In Public School Concerts

It's that time of year again when thoughts turn to holiday concerts and that one, slight possibility that lingers in the back of a teacher's mind that someone, somewhere in the audience will make a stink because of the inclusion of one or...

 
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1. Brass Musical Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
Brass musical instruments are generally made from alloy of chemical elements copper and zinc. The most common of these brass instruments are trumpet, cornet, bugle, French horn, trombone, tenor horn,

2. Free Trombone Music Recordings
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... Arrows of Time (Fast) Arrows of Time (Slow-Freely) Arrows of Time (Up) Brass Ensemble Music Recordings featuring Trombones The complete Hindemith Trombone Son...

3. Magic Valve Slide Cleaning Kit
(Music Products/Brass Cleaning and Maintenance)
...of power in inexperienced hands may lead to unanticipated problems if used too liberally. Brass instrument valves and slides get dirty over time. Since oil by its nature attracts dust ...

4. Tuning and Intonation for Your Band
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...rforming in is very cool to begin with and heats up as the night goes on, your instruments (especially brass, percussion, and woodwind instruments) will get more and more sharp as they heat up. ...

5. Tuning, Intonation, and Your Band
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...erforming in is very cool to begin with and heats up as the night goes on, your instruments (especially brass, percussion, and woodwind instruments) will get more and more sharp as they heat up. ...

6. Brief History of Ancient Music
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...nd the syrinx, often called  the panpipes.   Roman Instruments The Romans developed brass instruments for festivals and for military use.  Bible-Referenced Instruments...

7. When The Metropolitan Opera Comes To Town
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
... Not too many years ago I remember signing up my class to watch a live performance of the Canadian Brass at the University of Iowa.  The event was being broadcast over the state's Iowa Com...

8. Baroque Orchestra Beginnings
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
...audio Monteverdi was able to use a forty strong band of strings, flutes, cornetts (or cornetto, an early brass instrument) and trombones for his opera Orfeo. The fusion of brass and strings as opposed...

9. Online and Mail-Order Band Instrument Providers
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... instruments heavily to band directors via a quarterly mail-order catalog. The Woodwind & The Brasswind - A huge retailer of band instruments and string instruments as well as all kinds of...

10. Practicing Music - What To Do
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...racticing a little often is that your concentration levels are kept up throughout your practice session. Brass players will understand this the most – after playing a trumpet or any brass instru...

11. Brief History of Romantic Music
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
... tuba. The improvements to the clarinet, flute oboe also took place, and pistons were developed for brass instruments. The saxophone ('sax') was invented by Adolphe Sax during the early 1840s and...

12. Wii Music- From A Music Educator's Point of View
(Computer Software/Music Education and Theory Software)
...ro style scrolling music notation.  Wii Music provides sixty different instruments from basic brass and woodwinds to other special instruments such as sitars and conga drums.  No fin...

13. Woodwind Musical Instruments
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...cal-bored musical instrument invented by Adolphe Sax in the early 1840s. It is usually made of brass and is played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to the clarinet. Its i...

14. SmartMusic Master Educators Share Their Secrets
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
... trumpet player how to kick out his third valve slide for "D."  Use the tuner to help brass players visualize their mouthpiece buzzing.  - Joe Clark, Claughton Middle School, H...

15. New Japanese Robot Plays Violin- Video Clip
(Blogs/Tales From The Podium)
...own sick before a gig you might be able to hire good old Asimo to come fill in.  Luckily all of us brass and woodwind types are safe for the time being. Read on to see the video clip.&nbs...

16. New Ways To Use SmartMusic
(Teacher Resources/Computers)
...mpet player how to kick out his third valve slide for "D."  Use the tuner to help brass players visualize their mouthpiece buzzing. Tips from Robert Grifa, Greenbrier M...

17. The History of the Electric Guitar
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
... began in the big band era when guitarists needed to amplify their instruments to compete with the large brass sections found in most jazz orchestras. In the beginning, electric guitars were primarily...

18. Mouthpiece Pullers- The Correct Way To Remove A Stuck Mouthpiece
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
... and slightly more bulky than the Bobcat and is more commonly found in band classrooms than in personal brass instrument cases.     The DEG Magnum Mouthpiece Puller ...

19. Cleaning Your Trombone
(Teacher Resources/Playing an Instrument)
...Make sure the water is NOT HOT! Hot water in some cases can literally melt the lacquer finish off of a brass instrument. After the horn has soaked briefly take the cleaning snake and scrub the in...

20. Marching Band vs. Drum Corps
(Teacher Resources/Music History)
... all grew up with in our local communities. For one thing, all drum corps are restricted to using only brass and percussion instruments. In 2005 for the first time woodwind instruments were allowed...

21. How to Choose and Buy an Acoustic Guitar
(Teacher Resources/Music in General)
...coustic guitar strings, come in a wide variety of ‘flavours’. They can be made out of nylon, brass, steel, or a combination. Nylon strings are usually only found on Classical guitars and S...

22. Trumpet Care for Musicians
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass / Trumpet)
A very well written and detailed tutorial on how to clean and care for a trumpet. 

23. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Sheet Music)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

24. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

25. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Sheet Music / Band and Large Ensemble Sheet Music)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

26. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass / Trumpet)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

27. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass / Trombone)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

28. XtremeBrass.com - Marching Brass by Wayne Downey
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass / Tuba)
Marching Brass and accessories from Wayne Downey and Dynasty Band USA. For sale: trumpet, mellophone, baritone, euphonium, valve oil, sheet music, CyberLesson.

29. Conn-Selmer Education
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments)
Dozens of resources from Conn-Selmer, Inc.

30. Conn-Selmer Education
(Bookmarks:Music Ed Links / Instruments / Brass)
Dozens of resources from Conn-Selmer, Inc.

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