Singing for Brass Musicians

PSBR-211

This course teaches the incredible benefits of singing everything one plays. This course explores and connects the origins of solfège, Guido d'Arezzo, the teachings of amazing wind teacher Arnold Jacobs, scat singing, and the long tradition of singing to enhance musical performance of every kind. It benefits basic playing technique like tone development, rhythm, playing in tune, pitch development and musical phrasing. It benefits improvisers beginning to advanced and a proven method to learn how to play what one hears. It’s the first and most important step to transcribing solos and deciphering what is in one’s mind/ear. Singing improves general musicianship and trains the ear to truly play what one hears and imagines.

Credits
1
Prerequisites
None
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
BRASS
Course Chair
Tanya Darby
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