Informed Pedagogy: Brass

Sound and Intonation

Listening, Resonance, and Pitch Awareness

This section will focus on the listening and perceptual side of horn playing: tone, resonance, intonation, descriptors of sound, and the habits that connect hearing to physical response.

Descriptors of Acoustical Energy

An academic examination of the four physical parameters of sound — waveform, frequency, amplitude, and time — and their application to brass performance through drone-based practice.

Open Descriptors of Acoustical Energy

Drone-Based Practice

Intonation and listening materials that connect perception, cognition, and practical tuning work for wind players. The Basic Expansion Drill proof of concept is the first working model in this area.

Open Drone-Based Practice