STME58
800 posts
May 06, 2014
12:22 PM
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If you had asked me where you could get some good musical instruction, in an easy to understand and well produced format, the US Army is not a source that would have come to my mind, until I found this. The musicianship here is top notch, the production is well done, interesting and easy to understand. It does get a bit corny at times but even that helps to keep it interesting.
On second thought, taking advice from the military may not be so surprising amongst a group that plays an instrument called a MARINE Band.
This is intended for trombonists but there are some gems here that I think are very applicable to the harp and I have put links to start of sections members of this forum might be interested in below. I could not get this to start automatically at the correct times so I have listed the times the relevant sections start at. If anyone knows how to get a video to start at a specific time, would you please share that with me?
Breathing Exercises. I know harp players blow both direction and ‘bone players don’t, but using full lung capacity is a good thing for all wind players to know. This is similar and supplemental to the excellent recently posted video on the topic by Michael Rubin.
TIME 28:24
Intonation, this includes an interesting demonstration of why you use a different intonation in a chord than in a melody. I see a connection here with the various temperaments of harmonica. A trombonist can pull any note to the pitch required with the slide (with the advantage to students that you can see this happen, unlike watching a harp player). A harmonica player has this option on a lot of notes, and it would help to understand the concept. My favorite quote from this section is, “Just because a tuner tells you are in tune, it doesn’t mean you are in tune with the others around you.”
TIME:54:03
Intonation
Vibrato and versatility. I cut in here after the discussion of how to achieve vibrato on the trombone, so as not to bore harp players. This starts with a discussion of where and when to use vibrato and leads into a discussion on the importance of versatility, especially for the aspiring commercial player. I think this applies to just about any instrument.
TIME:1:00:52
Vibrato and Versatility
Last Edited by STME58 on May 06, 2014 1:36 PM
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