BFB students from Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston, IL, and from the Music Institute of Chicago, are preparing for a presentation at the 2015 Chicago Brass Festival at Northeastern Illinois University on Saturday March 14th. Brass for Beginners® ‘Volume 1, Prehistory to Classical Antiquity’ utilizes a great deal of student centered learning to inspire students’ […]
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Last evening’s year-end studio recital at the Music Institute of Chicago’s (MIC) Nichols Concert Hall was a great success. Students from the Advanced Trumpet Ensemble at MIC performed the concert’s prelude: ancient trumpet sounds (including the conch shell, shofar, and cornetto) followed by a 19th century fanfare by Felix Mendelssohn. Brass for Beginners students from […]
What a fun way to start the day! Students at Walker Elementary have learned some very sophisticated rhythms and are playing with a great groove. We should add some Brazilian drums to this! [wpvideo nixgH0UZ]
Enjoy students from Lincoln Elementary School performing the “Morning Bell Fanfare” to signal the start of the school day. Trumpets have been used for signaling purposes such as this for thousands of years. Listen as students build the fanfare to form a complete major chord (playing three distinct pitches- all part of the naturally occurring […]
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 […]