Meet Ragnar, possibly the first trumpeter in the history of the world. He lived about 15,000 years ago in the caves of Southwest France. Ragnar was admired and feared by others because he knew how to make loud sounds by vibrating his lips into a bison horn – a terrifying noise that could frighten away […]
Members of the MIC Advanced Trumpet Ensemble: (right to left) Sasha Boutilier, Michael Werner, John Kinne, Katy Rose O’Brien, Sawyer Lindland, Thomas Moscinski, and Chris Hasselbring with timpanist Brandon Padjasek performing C.P.E. Bach’s March for the Ark. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBxeQxi8Yrw&w=560&h=315]
Enjoy students from the MIC Intermediate and Advanced Trumpet Ensembles performing Toccata from Monteverdi’s Orfeo at Nichols Concert Hall on May 31st 2013. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2tm8RgS9Q&w=560&h=315]
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Last evening’s year-end studio recital at the Music Institute of Chicago’s (MIC) Nichols Concert Hall was a great success. Students from the Advanced Trumpet Ensemble at MIC performed the concert’s prelude: ancient trumpet sounds (including the conch shell, shofar, and cornetto) followed by a 19th century fanfare by Felix Mendelssohn. Brass for Beginners students from […]
What a fun way to start the day! Students at Walker Elementary have learned some very sophisticated rhythms and are playing with a great groove. We should add some Brazilian drums to this! [wpvideo nixgH0UZ]
Part of the BFB curriculum is to use groove-based music (with syncopated rhythmic textures) to help develop a beginning student’s sense of inner pulse- something that can be extremely challenging to accomplish in the early stages of learning a brass instrument. Students at Walker Elementary School are learning a style of Brazilian Music called Samba […]
Enjoy students from Walker Elementary School singing and playing a short piece from Unit 5 in the Brass for Beginners method book. Sounds great kids! [wpvideo 34bXtqDD]
Enjoy students from Lincoln Elementary School performing the “Morning Bell Fanfare” to signal the start of the school day. Trumpets have been used for signaling purposes such as this for thousands of years. Listen as students build the fanfare to form a complete major chord (playing three distinct pitches- all part of the naturally occurring […]
Students at Lincoln Elementary School are now playing music on the treble staff, focusing at first on Middle C and low G. They are learning to sing the notes using Solfege (“Do” and “Sol”) to develop a strong inner sense of pitch. There are no keys or valves on a natural trumpet to help students […]