French Horn
What was the French horn originally used to signify?
The Hunt
What notes were playable on the earliest form of the trumpet, i.e. the Natural Trumpet?
The pitches on the harmonic series for that length of tubing.
What are the three most common types of trombones?
Alto, Tenor, Bass
Are baritone and euphonium the same?
No!!!!
What instruments are considered conical bore instruments?
Tuba, Euphonium, Horn, Flugelhorn
What type of horn do beginners typically start on?
A single-horn in F.
Which type/key of trumpet is the standard instrument used in many American and European orchestras?
The C trumpet
What are the two common valve configurations of a bass trombone?
Independent and dependent
What are the two primary types of tubas?
Bass and Contrabass
Which brass instruments are considered Cylindrical instruments?
Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone
What are the less-common relatives to the French Horn? Hint: there are 4
The Triple horn, the descant horn, Tenor/alto horn, and the Wagner Tuba.
Which type of trumpet do almost all students begin playing on?
B-flat trumpet
What function does the valve trombone serve?
Allows euphonium players the opportunity to play in jazz band.
Why is the euphonium a good instrument to switch trumpet players to?
Because band music includes B-flat treble clef parts and when read, the fingerings would be the same.
What are the four main parts of a brass instrument?
Mouthpiece, a conical lead pipe, tubing containing the valves or slide, and the bell flare.
A double horn contains sets of tuning slides in which two keys?
Why was John Philip Sousa so influential in the popularization of the B-flat trumpet in America?
Because he wrote B-flat trumpet parts for his new works for band at the turn of the 20th century.
Which bore size of a trombone would you recommend to a student interested in pursuing music/trombone as a major in college?
Large Bore
What are the keys that bass and contrabass tubas typically come in?
Contrabass: CC and B-flat
What notes were available to brass instruments prior to the invention of the valve?
Only those that existed on the overtone series.
Why is understanding the natural horn important to modern day pedagogy?
It influenced the use of the right hand for altering intonation. Other uses included hand stopping.
What are the common uses for each of the following types of trumpet: Rotary Trumpet, Flugelhorn, and Piccolo Trumpet
Rotary Trumpet: Classical and some Romantic German and Austrian composers (Bruckner, Brahms, Beethoven, and others.)
Flugelhorn: Used most commonly in Jazz Band.
Piccolo Trumpet: Used to play baroque music such as Bach and Vivaldi.
What impact does the F-attachment have on a trombone?
Explain the difference between compensating and non-compensating euphoniums
Compensating - Extra set of tubing, 3+1 valve configuration, allows the player to use the same fingerings for the low octave (with fourth valve) as the octave above.
Non-compensating - no extra tubing, 4 valves, fingerings have to be altered to adjust for pitch.
Correctly write out the overtone series beginning on concert B-flat for trombone and trumpet.