Congratulations to Brass for Beginners students from Walker and Lincoln Elementary Schools on a great presentation at the 2013 Chicago Brass Festival on March 9th. There was a riveting battle between the Roman and Celtic trumpeters- watch the video below to see who won! By providing the students with historical context, giving the trumpet a […]
BFB students from Lincoln Elementary School have been working on the Celtic battle call for this Saturday’s battle with the Romans at the Chicago Brass Festival. The Celts played a very unusual instrument called a Carnyx with the head of a Boar. Enjoy students from Lincoln Elementary practicing the Carnyx call. [wpvideo jNZ5cilu]
BFB students are getting ready for our presentation at the 2013 Chicago Brass Festival on March 9th at NEIU (click here for info). In the year 122 C.E., the Romans, in what is now Northern England, began to build a wall (known as Hadrian’s Wall) to keep the Celts away. The Romans were terrified by […]
Gabriel started with the Brass for Beginners method three years ago in private lessons and then moved to the valve trumpet. He has recently returned to the natural trumpet and is shown here playing interval studies by Dauverne as they appear in Edward Tarr’s The Art of Baroque Trumpet Playing. It is much harder than […]
These are the third and fourth portions of the Shofar call. The “Teru’ah” is said to signify a call to battle or alarm, and the “Tekiah Gedola” is said to signify hope and the ultimate triumph of goodness and joy. Trumpets have been used throughout human history to call people to worship and to wake […]
The Shofar (Ram’s Horn) is an ancient form of trumpet that has survived over three thousand years of human history through its use as an instrument of war and religious ceremony in the Jewish tradition. In order to play the second part of the call, named “Shebarim,” one must be able to move between two […]
This is high school senior, Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) student, Sasha Boutilier playing a modern replica of a natural trumpet. Sasha started playing trumpet in 3rd grade and has been playing natural trumpet for seven years. The music is From Fanfare #2 by Johan Dismas Zelinka (1679-1745). Sasha currently plays first trumpet in the […]
Students at Walker Elementary School in Evanston, IL playing consecutive articulated notes. [wpvideo WnYgyjtH]
This is an example of the use of natural trumpets for more advanced students. The instrument in the foreground is a hose horn fitted with a vented yard (in this case, a copper tube with finger holes) that allows the player to make certain notes in the upper register sound more “in tune.” The student […]
Lincoln Elementary School started classes on October 30th, 2012. Classes are weekly (for 30 weeks) and will culminate in public performances in the Chicago area. Updates of the students’ progress will be posted periodically. [wpvideo u4yOlGGB]