FLUTE
BASS CLARINET
TRUMPET
EUPHONIUM
OBOE
BASSOON
FRENCH HORN
TUBA
JAZZ
CLARINET
SAXOPHONE
TROMBONE
PERCUSSION
FLUTE
Listening Resources
PICCOLO
FLUTE
SAXOPHONE
INTERACTIVE
VIRTUAL SAXOPHONE STUDIO from the OU SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Social Media
YouTube: @OUSaxophones
Instagram: @OUSaxophones
Twitter: @OUSaxStudio
Facebook: @OUSaxophonesSOM
Books
Altissimo
LISTENING RESOURCES
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
VARIOUS
Kenneth Tse (University of Iowa) – La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25
Debra Richtmeyer (University of Illinois) – Glazunov Concerto
Eugene Rousseau (formerly at Indiana University and University of Minnesota) – Tosca Fantasy
Timothy McAllister (University of Michigan) – Vocalise-étude
Nobuya Sugawa (Tokyo University of Arts) – Fuzzy Bird Sonata, Mov. I
Branford Marsalis | Video 1
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Lynn Klock (retired from University of Massachusetts) – Krzywicki FableArno
Mark Watters – Rhapsody for Baritone Saxophone and Wind Orchestra
Ronnie Cuber | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5
Saxophone Quartet
CLEANING BRASS INSTRUMENTS
“How to Give Your Brass Instrument a Bath” (recommend 3-4 times per year)
1. Prepare the Water: Run warm, NOT HOT, water in a sink or bathtub with Dawn dishwashing soap. (Water that is too hot can melt off the lacquer coating).
2. Disassemble the Instrument: Remove all slides (carefully take apart playing slide for trombone), valves and bottom valve caps and carefully place in the warm, soapy water with the instrument. Remove ONLY the slides for French horn. For euphonium/tuba be careful not to lose the springs underneath the valves.
3. Soak the Parts: Let the instrument, slides, and valves sit in the water overnight or for at least 5 to 6 hours. Run the mouthpiece through a cycle in the dishwasher OR run hot water through the mouthpiece while using a mouthpiece brush (or a Q-tip if you don’t have a brush). I recommend cleaning the mouthpiece at least once a week, especially during the winter cold and flu months.
4. Scrub: After soaking, leave the instrument, slides, and valves in the water and run a snake brush through the slides, instrument tubing, and carefully through the holes in the valves. Use baking soda on the brush for extra cleaning. For trombones make sure to push the snake around the bend of the outer slide. If you don’t have a snake or slide brushes an old toothbrush should work – NO metal bristles.
5. Rinse and Dry: Thoroughly rinse the instrument, valves, and slides with warm water and dry with a towel and/or air dry with a fan.
6. Reassemble with Care: Put a small amount of slide grease on each slide before re-inserting into the instrument. Put valve caps and valves (plus springs for euphonium & tuba) in the correct valve casings (each valve will have a stamped number). Place a few drops of valve oil on each valve (slide oil on the trombone slide) and fasten to the valve casing.
7. Test the Instrument: Play test to make sure the valves are in the correct casing and positioning -- if no air goes through the instrument there is at least one valve in the wrong place.
TRUMPET
6th Grade Trumpet Summertime practicing resources click here
'Loosening the Valve Cap' Trick click here
LISTENING RESOURCES
Manny Laureano | Video 1
