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| Title: | Teaching Brass
: 2nd Edition |
| Author: | Kristian Steenstrup |
| ISBN: | 8798839330 : 9788798839330 |
| Illustrations: | b/w illus & tables |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 150x240mm |
| Pages: | 150 |
| Weight: | .294 Kg. |
| Published: | Royal Academy of Music - December 2007 |
| List Price: | 27.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Brass instruments: Teaching skills & techniques |
"Teaching Brass" thoroughly looks at the different aspects of teaching brass players. First and foremost, the book is written for brass teachers, who wish to get a greater insight into the scientific foundation of brass educational theory and practice -- an area in which it has previously been difficult to obtain relevant specialist literature.
Introduction; The Laws of Physics and Brass Players; Analogies between Singers and Brass Players; Mouthpiece Playing; The Regime of Oscillation; The Oscillation of the Lips and the Embouchure; The Embouchure of the Singer; The Vocal Cords of the Brass Player; The Musculature of the Embouchure; Placing the Mouthpiece; The Thickness, Length and Tension of the Embouchure; The Embouchure and Aerodynamics; The Brain's Control of the Physiology of the Brass Player; The Brass Player and Solfeggio; Respiratory and Aerodynamic Aspects of the Teaching of Brass; Conscious Control of the Respiratory System; The Physiology of Breathing; The Psychology of Breathing; Bibliography.
