Superbrass This book belongs to... (and one day soon, I will be a music marvel) written by Matt kingston & steve legge Published in the UK by Big Shiny Brass The Studio, Purcombe Farm, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, DORSET, DT6 6RL 2010 Big shiny brass ISBN: 0-956-12292-6 for free downloads, games, backing tracks and extra exercises, visit our website: www.musicmarvels.co.uk/superbrass
1 clap the rhythm stomp the beat clap the rhythm count out loud Here we go Here we go Here we go Why are we wait - ing? can you work out this rhythm? Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm CROTCHETS are worth... minims are worth...
play my first rhythm Find your starting note. use these rhythms to help you practice and improve 2 1. Good King Wen - ces - las looked out 2. I like fish and chips j new note this is a semibreve. How many beats is it worth? 3. Jin - gle Bells, Jin - gle Bells Think about the different lengths of notes.
5 My First TuNE backing tracks: www.musicmarvels.co.uk/superbrass Let s use the notes and rhythms we ve learned to play our first tune Feel- ing down Feeling Down, Feeling Blue Feel- ing blue Feel- ing down and $ blue How did that go? Are you ready for another? Bangers n Mash $ I like sau - sa - ges, I like mash before you start... OVER TO YOU Using the same backing tracks, try improvising your own tunes using the notes C and D can you hear the rhythms in your head? can you name the notes you ll be playing? are you sitting or standing correctly?
7 note perfect play these rhythms on each of the notes you ve learned so far. can you name each note before you play it? $ $ can you match the words to their meanings? word meanings rhythm the speed of the music can you explain the difference between beat, rhythm and tempo? the pattern of notes in a phrase tempo beat The regular Pulse of the music
8 Tone Builder Play these long notes every day. play each note for as long as you can to help develop your tone. what does this symbol mean? j My long note times Date note length see how long you can hold a note. get a friend or teacher to time you. Concentrate on improving your tone.
13 football rhythms Think of other teams and work out their rhythms Man - ches - ter U - nit - ed Liv - er - pool As well as football teams, can you work out the rhythms of your favourite players names?
19 fill in the bar lines These christmas songs are missing their bar lines. can you write them in? Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells $ $ sing these songs before you start, to remind yourself of the tune. How many beats are there in a bar?
the confused composer Can you help the confused composer to finish his tunes? 20 A Sad Song??? Victory March??? What note should each tune finish on? try a few endings ands decide which one is the best
answering back Ask a friend or teacher to play these phrases, then make up your own phrase in response. 22 1. TEACHER you 2. TEACHER you 3. TEACHER you 4. TEACHER you Start each new phrase on the last note of the previous bar
23 over to you backing tracks: www.musicmarvels.co.uk/superbrass try using the notes and rhythms you ve learned to make up your own tunes Make it up as you go It s time for you to be a composer Fill in the missing bars to make up your own tune Choose one of the titles from the list and write a tune to suit the title. Think about pitch, rhythm, dynamics and articulation. Once you ve written your tune, you can perform it to your friends. Remember to take a bow at the end 1. The Haunted House 2. boogie woogie 3. Lullaby $
musical rounds a round is a very clever tune that can be played on top of itself 24 Heave Ho Pirates $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ You can play these tunes in a group as a round. After the first player starts, the next player can wait for two bars before starting, and so on. Frère Jacques
25 the Careless composer The composer of jingle bells has lost a few notes. can you fill in the blanks? Jingle Bells??? $? $ how many beats should there be in each bar? do your bars have enough beats?
27 dynamics Think about dynamics. when should you play loudly, and when should you play quietly? $ Shark Bait $ % $ What will happen to the dynamics as the shark gets closer? How will your playing change? Blast Off $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ What happens to the sound as the rocket prepares for lift off?
28 tempo What does the tempo of a tune mean? How is Tempo different from the beat? Tempo Train Approaching mf rall. % $ What will happen to the tempo as the train approaches the station? p Making a Cuppa $ How will the tempo and dynamics change as the kettle boils?
SCRAMBLED PHRASES this tune has become jumbled up. can you re-arrange the phrases in the correct order? 30 Merrily we roll along A. B. C. D. Merrily we roll along - how it should be before you start can you sing the whole song in your head? once you un-scrambled the phrases, write out the tune properly.
Trumpet fingerings C D E F G A
Trumpet fingerings F C Bb B Eb Ab