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Brass Essentials
A Study Companion
Brass Essentials: A Study Companion contains 32 studies drawn from those Paul Cosh used as a student at the Royal Academy of Music, throughout his years as a professional player and as a teacher at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
The studies are divided into four main sections: Articulation, Finger Technique, Lyrical & Flexibility and Stamina & Technique and are drawn from those written by Arban, Charlier, Boehme, Brandt, Kopprasch and Sachse. Some of the studies have been re-imagined and edited to include new tempi and expression.
There are helpful tips at the start of each section with most of the studies given suggested practice and performance tempi, although these are just a guide. Slow practise of the highly technical passages is vital to adhere to the overriding principle that every note counts.
The Brass Essentials Study Companion can also work in conjunction with both the Brass Essentials: Arban Companion and the Brass Essentials: Practice Companion to vary your practice diet.
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Brass Essentials
A Practice Companion
Brass Essentials: A Practice Companion helps you organise your daily practice by setting out a regular routine.
The book is laid out in a clear and precise way beginning with several pages of Warm ups before moving on to Scales & Arpeggios. When the embouchure is relaxed and working well a comprehensive Technical section helps develop and maintain a solid technique; this includes Flexibility, Articulation, Finger Exercises, Range Expanding and Stamina.
There are brief but informative notes heading each section to guide you through your practice, together with suggestions on how much time to spend on each element. Whether you are an aspiring young brass player, a dedicated amateur, conservatoire student or professional this book is a valuable tool so that you can focus on every aspect of your playing.
The Practice Companion can also work in conjunction with the Arban Companion to create a varied diet for your practice routine.
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Brass Essentials
An Arban Companion
In my Arban Companion I have selected all the elements from the Complete Arban Cornet Method that I used as a student and throughout my professional career. It gives you the building blocks to help create a solid technique based on the insistence that every note counts.
Section Headings : Set-Up, Articulation and Sound; Light Articulations; Syncopation, Spacing and Rhythm; Single Tonguing; Controlled Slurring Technique; Running Scales and Chromatics; Breathing, Shaping and Phrasing; Arpeggios, Dominant Sevenths and Diminished Sevenths; Triple Tonguing; Double Tonguing; The Studies
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Paul Cosh
After a successful freelance career including engagements with the major London orchestras, stints in the West End and appearances on recordings and film soundtracks, Paul joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1987 and remained a member until 2005.
Alongside his work as a performer, Paul was a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for 30 years and has acted as the external examiner at colleges and conservatoires throughout the United Kingdom.
Paul has always maintained close links with the brass band community. He has coached and conducted some of the finest bands in the UK and adjudicated high profile contests at home and abroad.
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