MUSC 1250 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Trombone, Rubber Bowl, Euphonium

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSC 1250
• Professor: ronaldsmith

Document Summary

Crook an added u-shaped pipe that was inserted at certain points along the length of the original tube of brass instruments. Trombone 2 crooks, one which slides into the other. Tenor trombone has 7 positions on the slide. Fundamentals/pedal tones bb a ab g gb f e. Player keeps lips loose for low notes and tightened them as they move up into higher registers. In really high registers, soft attacks and controlled articulations are difficult to execute because of firmness of lips and velocity of breath. Requires a lot of breath, composer should allow plenty of rests so that they can catch the breath and lips can recouperate. Brass instruments can execute sforzando attacks better than any other instruments. Triple tonguing syllables tuh-kuh-tuh or tuh-tuh-kuh or teh-keh-teh or teh-teh-keh . Flutter tonguing is very effective and easy to produce on all brass instruments. The mutes make the instrument softer and change character or color of the sound.