BRASS FUNDAMENTALS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Music: Education BM Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and demonstrate proper care and maintenance of brass instruments. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate fundamental technical playing proficiency on trumpet, horn,trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain and demonstrate the function of the embouchure, tongue, and oral cavity in tone production. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate proper breathing and explain its impact on brass performance. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate knowledge of intonation issues and fixes. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate an understanding of trumpet and horn transpositions. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Demonstrate an understanding of the clefs most often used in trombone writing. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain the harmonic series and function of the valves and slide. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and solve the common problems of beginning brass students. Audience: Undergraduate 10. Demonstrate knowledge of method books, etude books, and appropriate solo repertory. Audience: Undergraduate 11. Demonstrate knowledge of recommended makes and models of brass instruments and accessories. Audience: Undergraduate 12. Demonstrate knowledge of relevant and important brass instrument performers in all genres. Audience: Undergraduate 13. Play each brass instrument with a proper setup and an understanding for how to identify and produce a characteristic sound. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain and demonstrate proper care and maintenance of brass instruments. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate fundamental technical playing proficiency on trumpet, horn,trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain and demonstrate the function of the embouchure, tongue, and oral cavity in tone production. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate proper breathing and explain its impact on brass performance. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate knowledge of intonation issues and fixes. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate an understanding of trumpet and horn transpositions. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Demonstrate an understanding of the clefs most often used in trombone writing. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain the harmonic series and function of the valves and slide. Audience: Undergraduate 9. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and solve the common problems of beginning brass students. Audience: Undergraduate 10. Demonstrate knowledge of method books, etude books, and appropriate solo repertory. Audience: Undergraduate 11. Demonstrate knowledge of recommended makes and models of brass instruments and accessories. Audience: Undergraduate 12. Demonstrate knowledge of relevant and important brass instrument performers in all genres. Audience: Undergraduate 13. Play each brass instrument with a proper setup and an understanding for how to identify and produce a characteristic sound. Audience: Undergraduate