30 episodes
Brass Instruments - for iPad/Mac/PC The Open University
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Technology and music have been closely associated since the very first musical instruments were constructed, and in the 19th century an explosion of invention revolutionised the way brass instruments could be played. The 14 video tracks on this album introduce the basic acoustical principles of brass instruments and how technical developments have affected the way they are designed and played. The album explores the latest scientific research, performers' perspectives and the manufacturing process. This material forms part of TA212 The Technology of Music.
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How Brass Instruments Work
Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments.
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Transcript -- How Brass Instruments Work
Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments.
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Changing Key and Pitch
Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.
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Transcript -- Changing Key and Pitch
Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.
Customer Reviews
Fails to include a lot of material
From the material: "The way in which the player can control the sound of a brass instrument with the lips is fascinatingly complex and not scientifically understood fully."
This course completely ignores the fact that the tongue level in the mouth and the pressurization of air are both involved in tone production and manipulation. This is a serious flaw. Principles of air dynamics should be discussed, at least peripherally (and this has been studied extensively in many instruments, not just brass). If you weren't a brass player, you'd leave this course thinking that all brass players do is buzz their lips to play their instruments. If you're interested in learning more, look at the trumpet instruction books by Claude Gordon.
Generally, this is a very superficial and disappointing treatment of the material.
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