resources for Treble Clef Brass
Welcome to our Music Diary page for Treble Clef Brass
Trumpet, French horn, Tenor horn, Baritone, Euphonium, Bb Trombone and Eb Tuba
Make a note of these recommended activities in your Music Diary to help with your practice.
Regular practice will help you get better and better. The more you play, the more advanced you'll become.
Remember - you're in charge of your practice routine so you can work at your own pace. Keep working on new pieces or skills until you feel confident with them before moving on to the next challenge.
Click “Additional Activites and Resources” tab to access the Instrumental Update Worksheets to get the most from these activities in your practice.
Posture and Breathing
How to maintain correct posture and breathing in preparation for practice
Embouchure and Note Production
Using the correct technique for playing
Warm Up
Mr Wightman demonstrates a simple way to warm up using scales and arpeggios
Lip Flexibility Exercise Tutorial
Top tips on how to improve lip flexibility
We Will Rock You
It's a rock classic - and here's how to play it
Shh and Funky
How to play two pieces for Bb treble clef brass. The music is on the screen to play along.
Boombox
Another top tune that Bb treble clef brass players can learn
Jurassic Park
How to play the famous theme tune from the Jurassic Park films. Suitable for WCET beginners to grade 2 standard
German Tune
A piece that can be played as a trio or duet. Suitable for treble clef brass, bass clef brass or a mixture of the two.
Slurs
Technical advice to produce slurs
Play a Duet with Mr Wightman
Pupils can use the 'Slur' video to practice slur technique first, and then play along with Mr Wightman in this duet (the music will appear on the screen as part of the video):
Lip Flexibility for Brass Instruments (Treble Clef)
Exercises specific for each grade (1 to 8)
Speedy Fingers Exercise - Trumpet Bb
Bb brass players can improve their articulation and valve co-ordination and strengthen their fingers with this exercise.
German Tune - Trio or Duet
A piece that can be played as a trio or duet. Find the right part for your instrument in the sheet music and Mr Dolling will show you how to play it.
