Brass
Trumpet: Brass studies emphasize embouchure, breath support, range, and style across trumpet, trombone, tuba, and euphonium.
Brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, euphonium) focuses on embouchure stability, efficient airflow, resonance, and slide/valve coordination. We build safe range through lip flexibility, long tones, and dynamic ladders, plus articulation drills for legato, marcato, and fanfare clarity. Younger players get band-ready fundamentals; advanced students prep for honor bands, jazz lead charts, pit work, and drum corps.
Historically, brass moved from ceremonial signal to virtuoso solo voice, evolving with valves and bore designs. We frame Baroque clarity, Romantic lyricism, and cinematic breadth so students can pivot between orchestra, jazz band, drum corps, and modern scoring sessions. Parents value discipline; Gen Z/Alpha enjoy pep band hype, DCI shows, and viral brass features.
Model performers—Wynton Marsalis, Joseph Alessi, Roger Bobo, Steven Mead—inform tone and phrasing labs. Outcomes: lung capacity, pitch centering, blend awareness, and confidence for ILMEA/All-State auditions, drum corps tours, collegiate ensembles, and spotlight solos.
We add audition mock-ups, endurance planning, and section leadership skills so students can thrive in concert band, marching band, brass choir, and recording projects.
