The Woodwind Fingering Guide is a great resource for all woodwind instruments. The website includes basic, alternate fingerings, trill, and tremolo fingerings.
https://www.wfg.woodwind.org/fing.html
The Vic Firth website includes many high-quality educational resources. Topics include:
Percussion 101: A Video Guide to Essential Percussion Techniques
40 Essential Rudiments
Drum Set lessons
and much more!
This website also has an online store that sells quality drumsticks, mallets, and other percussion gear.
https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/education.html
A thorough understanding of music theory is essential to becoming a well-rounded musician. Listed below are several music theory websites that are suitable for both young and experienced musicians.
American school bands have deep connections to military bands. The several professional and world-class bands of the American Armed Forces offer many educational resources and free recordings on their websites.
James Galway
Denis Bouriakov
Marina Piccinini
Emmanuel Pahud
Marcel Tabuteau
Albrecht Mayer
John Mack
Robert Bloom
Charles Neidich
Florent Héau
Sabine Meyer
Anthony McGill
Klaus Thunemann
Gustavo Núñez
Judith LeClair
Milan Turkovic
Marcel Mule
Eugene Rousseau
Debra Richtmeyer
Charlie Parker
John Coltrane
Ornette Coleman
Hakan Hardenberger
Herbert L. Clarke
Chris Martin
Marie Speziale
Wynton Marsalis
Louis Armstrong
David Cooper
Sarah Willis
Hermann Baumann
Dale Clevenger
Dennis Brain
Alan Civil
Philip Farkas
Joe Alessi
Doug Yeo (Bass)
Jay Friedman
Denis Wick
Randall Hawes
Charlie Verno
James Markey
Abbie Conant
Steven Mead
Demondrae Thurmon
Brian Bowman
Nicholas Childs
Lyndon Baglin
Arnold Jacobs
Sam Pilafian
Patrick Sheridan
Roger Bobo
Bill Bell
Gene Pokorny
Carol Jantsch
Velvet Brown
Charles Daellenbach
Evelyn Glennie
Keiko Abe
Gary Burton
Michael Burritt
Gordon Stout
Andy Harnsberger
Katarzyna Mycka
Timothy Adams
Cloyd Duff
Oskar Schwar
Saul Goodman
Werner Tharichen
Richard Hochrainer
Eugene Espino
If you are purchasing a new instrument, please talk with Mr. Epperly to ensure you are purchasing a quality instrument.
Flute:
*Should be open-hole*
Yamaha, Gemeinhardt, Jupiter, Azumi
Oboe:
Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter
Clarinet:
Yamaha, Armstrong, Buffet, Selmer, Jupiter
Saxophone:
Yamaha, Selmer, Conn, King, Jupiter
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, & Euphonium
Yamaha, Getzen, Conn, King, Holton, Bach, Jupiter
Percussion
Pearl, Vic Firth, Yamaha, Innovative Percussion
The Hunt for Horn and Piano by James D. Ployhar
Gavotte and Hornpipe by Purcell arr. Dishinger
Andromeda by Beethoven arr. Poole
A Video Guide to Essential Percussion Technique