Fans of Nintendo’s beloved Legend of Zelda series may already be familiar with the ocarina, an instrument that protagonist Link uses to make music throughout the many games in its universe.An ancient wind instrument dating back more than 12,000 years, there are many iterations from across the world, including the most common Transverse (or ‘Sweet …
Once you’ve owned a trumpet or another similar brass instrument for a while, the time will come where the water key gets stuck.The water key is sometimes referred to as a water valve or a water tap since key and valve are words that can be used when describing other parts of the brass instrument.You’ll …
Standard trumpets have 3 piston valves and a lot of bent brass tubing inside. This is what helps to create the variance in sound that you hear when the instrument is played.This is because when the valves are compressed they change the length of the tubing, This alters the airflow within the trumpet and means …
Keeping your trumpet clean and polished is not only important for ensuring it looks good, but also for keeping it sounding its best. Cleaning also reduces tarnish and limits the number of germs and dust that are harvested in the mouthpiece and the body of the trumpet. Before we get started, here’s everything you’ll need to …
The clarinet is a reasonably new addition to the woodwind group of musical instruments. It’s most commonly believed that the clarinet was invented at the beginning of the eighteenth century by Johann Christoph Denner.It’s assumed that Denner first birthed his creation in Nuremberg. His clarinet looked a little different from the clarinets we see today, …
Any musician will know that you can play any melody you want, but if your instrument is out of tune, then it is not going to sound good. As a saxophone player, please know that no one wants to hear you play Careless Whisper in the wrong tune.This is why you have to keep making …
The recorder is an instrument that falls under the internal duct flutes group and is part of the family of woodwind musical instruments. Internal duct flutes are flutes with a whistle mouthpiece, also known as fipple flutes.A recorder differs from other duct flutes as it has a thumb-hole for the upper hand and seven finger-holes: …
Along with the trumpet and the tuba, the trombone is probably one of the most instantly recognizable of the brass instruments, especially for its long slide whose position changes which sounds are produced.Due to practical differences between brass instruments, it can be challenging to pin down by ear which key signatures each instrument plays in, …
Instruments, especially those of the brass section, are often differentiated from one another by which key they play in.As far as instruments go, the trumpet is considered one of the simplest and most fundamental of the brass section, a must-learn for those who might even want to specialize in other brass instruments.This is because, by …
The bass clarinet is an oft-overlooked instrument if it’s even known to someone at all. The average person may not even be able to picture one, let alone tell you its key.Lessons are rarely offered in school, they’re almost completely absent from popular culture and modern music, and presence in orchestras, marching bands, and jazz …
