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Learn more about your instrument by watching the helpful videos below.
Flute
Assembling the Flute
Taking Care of Your Flute
Cleaning the Flute
Hand Position
Tone Production
Tone Production Part 2
Oboe
Articulation Exercise
Double Reed Articulation
Bassoon
Assembly, Reed, & Embouchure
Posture & Fingerings
Disassembling Your Bassoon
Position & the Right Hand
Breathing & Maintenance
Articulation Experiments
Stopping the Note
Metronome
Playing in Tune
Difficult Fingerings
Finger Technique
Clarinet
Breathing & Posture
Taking Care of Your Clarinet
Cleaning Your Instrument
Embouchure
Playing Notes & Tonguing
Saxophone
Assembling Your Saxophone
Breathing
Taking Care of Your Saxophone
Holding the Saxophone
Get Better at Playing Low Notes
Posture
Reed Information
Tonguing
Trumpet
Disassembling the Trumpet
Cleaning the Body of the Trumpet
Cleaning the Slides & Mouthpiece
Cleaning the Valves
Greasing the Slides
Oiling the Valves
Air & Embouchure
Articulation
Range & Endurance
Warm-Up
Warm-Down
Equipment
Daily Routine
How to Practice
Horn
Embouchure
Embouchure to Change Pitch
Greasing the Slides
Holding the French Horn
Intonation Adjustments with Hand
Intonation Adjustments with Slides
Mouthpiece Pressure
Playing Notes
Practice Technique
Trombone
Disassembling the Trombone
Cleaning the Trombone
Cleaning the Tuning Slide & Mouthpiece
Cleaning the Hand Slide
Greasing the Tuning Slide
Euphonium
Disassembling the Instrument
Cleaning the Body of the Euphonium
Cleaning the Slides & Mouthpiece
Cleaning the Valves
Greasing the Slides
Oiling the Valves
Tuba
Disassembling the Tuba
Cleaning the Body of the Tuba
Cleaning the Slides & Mouthpiece
Cleaning the Valves
Greasing the Slides
Oiling the Valves
Percussion
Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Marimba
Marimba, Xylo, Chimes
Snare Drum Basics
Timpani
Triangle
Triangle & Tambourine
Vibraphone & Bells
More Percussion Videos
Everyone!
Counting Long Rests
Metronome Help
Help with Using a Tuner