Brass instrument 101

[Trumpetsplus]

I have often been surprised at the lack of students' understanding of how trumpets work, so am fated to write some brief articles to help them. Here is the first effort:
http://www.jaegerbrass.com/Blo/Entries/2019/12/explaining-brass-instruments---1-the-basics.html

[Kehaulani]

Dummied-down. Thank you.

[J. Jericho]

@Trumpetsplus said in Brass instrument 101:

http://www.jaegerbrass.com/Blo/Entries/2019/12/explaining-brass-instruments---1-the-basics.html

Perfectly worded and composed. Precise, concise, and absolutely educational.

[GeorgeB]

Nice work, Ivan.

[Trumpetsplus]

Here is chapter 2.
http://www.jaegerbrass.com/Blo/Entries/2019/12/explaining-brass-instruments---2-the-notes.html

[Vulgano Brother]

For those interested in Benade and his work here is a fun site:

https://ccrma.stanford.edu/marl/Benade/

I must confess, that when I studied acoustics Fundamentals of Musical
Acoustics was in its first edition.

[Dr GO]

@Vulgano-Brother said in Brass instrument 101:

Acoustics* was in its first edition.

Never heard of it.

[administrator]

This is good stuff, thank you, Ivan.

[Trumpetsplus]

Here is the next installment of Brass for Dummies, or Brass for Parents.
http://www.jaegerbrass.com/Blo/Entries/2020/1/explaining-brass-instruments---3-more-notes.html