Wind Talk for Brass

Mark C. Ely, Ph.D. is Professor of Music Education and Saxophone at the University of Utah. Dr. Elt holds a Master of Music Degree in saxophone performance from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Music Education from The Ohio State University. He currently teaches courses in music education and wind methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Amy E. Van Deuren holds a J.D. from the S.J. Quinney Law School in Salt Lake City, Utah, a Master's degree in Music Education from the University of Utah, and an undergraduate degree in Music Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Van Deuren taught high school and middle school instrumental music in the Salt Lake City area and continues to be involved in music and music education as a private teacher and performer. She has presented at state music education conferences and has published several articles in music education and law journals.

This book is amazing! It is a Swiss Army knife for band teachers. The question and answer sections, definitions and illustrations are so inclusive and well defined that this book is a must for well seasoned and novice band teachers. The common technical faults and corrections section alone is phenomenal! This book does not stop there. As a brass specialist, I have had many colleagues ask me to help their students fix 90% of the problems that are solved in this book. To the authors, I have to say: Thank you for proving such a powerful tool for band teachers.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; PREFACE ; 1. Brass Commonalities ; 2. Trumpet ; 3. Horn ; 4. Trombone ; 5. Euphonium-Baritone ; 6. Tuba-Sousaphone ; PRACTICAL TIPS