US Army Demonstration Band (Good to watch to help you choose your instrument!)
BEGINNER VIDEOS (Scroll down for your instrument):
Everyone Click Here! (Except Percussion and Bass) Posture, Breathing, Sizzle
Flute
Lesson 1 = Opening the Case and Naming the Parts
Lesson 1 – Forming the Emboucher (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2 – How To Make a Sound
Lesson 2 – Assembly (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 3 – How to Put the Flute Together
Lesson 3 – Disassembly and Cleaning (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 4 – Holding the Flute (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 4 – How to Hold the Flute
Lesson 5 – Playing Position (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 6 – First Sounds (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 8 – Tonguing (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 6 – New Note (Eb) & Shark Attack!
Dr Selfridge Flute Playlist (includes a few tunes)
Clarinet
Lesson 1 – Opening the Case & Naming the Parts
Lesson 1 – Assembly (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2.1 – Assembling the Mouthpiece, Barrel and Reed
Lesson 2 – Disassembly & Cleaning (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2.2 – How to Make a Sound
Lesson 3 – How to Assemble the Clarinet
Lesson 4 – Holding – right hand (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 5 – Holding – right hand (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 4 – How to Hold the Clarinet, and Home Position
Lesson 6 – Moving Fingers (Mr Glynn)
Playing Lesson – The First 3 Notes
Lesson 7 – Tonguing (Mr Glynn)
Playing Lesson – The 5 – Note Scale = C-D-E-F-G
Lesson 8 – Musical Alphabet (Mr. Glynn)
How to Play the High Notes in 2 Easy Steps Part 1
How to Play the High Notes Part 2
Alto Sax (Also Tenor Saxes!)
Lesson 1 – Opening the Case, Naming the Parts
Lesson 1 – Saxophone Assembly – Mr Glynn
Lesson 2 – How to Assemble Mouthpiece, Reed and Neck
How to Hold the Saxophone (Proper Playing Position) (For Altos, we use the center position)
How to Hold the Saxophone (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2 – Disassembly and Cleaning (Mr Glynn)
Tonguing and Playing (Mr Glynn)
HELP! My Note Doesn’t sound Right! (Or Isn’t Working): Sax Tutorial
Trumpet
Lesson 2 – The Parts of the Trumpet
Lesson 2 – First Sounds (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 3 – Making Your First Sound
Lesson 3 – Playing Without the Tuning Slide (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 4 – C & G (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 5 – Learning the Valves (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 6 – Tonguing (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 7 – Combining Tonguing and Valves (Mr Glynn)
Hot Cross Buns – Challenge piece
Why Does the Trumpet Only Have 3 Valves?
HELP! My Trumpet Isn’t Working (Or Sounds Weird!)
How To Give Your Trumpet a Bath (Do Not Take Your Valves Apart – skip this step and just wash the piston part of your valves)
Trombone
Lesson 1 – Open the Case Correctly and Name the Parts (Mr Olson)
Lesson 1 – Assembly, Disassembly & how to hold (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2 – First Sounds (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 2 – Trombone Emboucher (Mr Olson)
Lesson 3 – Learning the Slide (Mr. Glynn)
Lesson 3 – Mouthpiece Buzz (Mr Olson)
Lesson 4 – B – flat and F (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 5 – Tonguing (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 6 – Tonguing and Sliding (Mr Glynn)
Lesson 7 – First 5 Notes (Mr. Glynn)
Electric Bass
How To Pluck The Strings on Your Bass (Right Hand)
Learning the Notes of the Fretboard
How to Fret the Strings (Left Hand)
Learn Your Bass Fretboard Notes (First half of video, 2nd half is extra)
4 Things You HAVE to practice (Intermediate = October/November)
Beginner Funk Bass Made Simple (Extra!)
Alana Alberg Jamiroquai (Fantastic inspirational video showing great hand position)
Beginner Blues Survival Shapes (Extra)
Advanced: (Jazz Band Advanced) 5 Tips That Will Make You a Better Bass Player!
Percussion
Bells – Find Your Way Around the Keyboard
The Complete Percussionist: US Army Band
