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Podcast on The Brass Gym
The episode of The MelloCast for this week, episode 46, focuses on The Brass Gym for horn, a comprehensive book and CD for warm-up and technical development. I worked with authors and tuba vurtuosi Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan to “translate” the original version which was for tuba/euphonium for the horn. I describe in the podcast background on how the authors conceived the exercises and also how to effectively use them for horn (and mellophone).
One question they asked that I have been asked several times is am I on the CD? The answer is no, the players on the CD are Sam and Pat. This was by design; use them as a great pitch reference and work on the ear when warming up.
Another question people always wonder is does it include breathing exercises? The answer is no, for those you have to buy The Breathing Gym, but they do work on breathing a lot in a sense in The Brass Gym by the method of subliminal messages! You hear them breathing long and deep on the CD, and you imitate it naturally. Also, many of the exercises as printed require very large breaths, something you must insist on in all your practice.
Check out the podcast, it came out well. And check out The Brass Gym for horn, it is available through Horn Notes Edition and other sources.
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