TRUMPET, The (It's Practice & Performance) - Book, Books, Howard Snell Music
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£12.95 Composer / arranger: Howard Snell Categories: Books, Howard Snell Music
If you are a brass player, you need this book. It is the most valuable book of advice available, covering every aspect of physical & mental preparation a brass player needs to contemplate, and at a price not even the miserly of bandsmen can complain about - buy it, read it, practise Howard's advice, and be a more successfull brass player.
CONTENTS Dedication and Acknowledgements Foreword i Autobiographical Note 5
Section 1: MIND SKILLS Introduction Learning Music Listening Melody Playing and Phrasing Memorisation Reading Music Style and Styles Talent and Personality Time and Rhythm Time Patterns
Section 2: PLAYING SKILLS Introduction Articulation Body Movement Breathing 1: The Process Breathing 2: The Airstream The Embouchure, the Mouth and the Throat Fingering and Hand Positions Finger Drills Physical Conditioning Posture Range (High and Low) Slurring Sound Speed Playing Technique
Section 4: PRACTICE Introduction Auralisation Practice 1: General Practice 2: Improvement Routines Practice 3: Complex Problem Solving Scales and Arpeggios Scales and Arpeggios: Examples Stamina and Recovery Teaching
Teaching 2: BEING TAUGHT Transposition Vocalisation
Section 5: CAREERS & SITUATIONS Arranging for Brass Auditions and Auditioning Brass Bands Careers: 1 A General View fo Younger Students Careers: 2 Orchestral Performance Careers: 3 The Soloist Competitions Conductors Criticism and Critics Masterclasses Music Editions Recital Programme Planning Repertoire Self-Publishing
Section 6: ATTITUDES, STRATEGY & TACTICS Introduction Aims and Goals Anxiety Control Awareness, Attention and Concentration Consistency Loss of Form Professionalism Progress Visualisation
Section 7: RECAPITULATION Introduction My Approach Learning and Teaching Coda
