Resources

The Woodwind Fingering Guide

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 

Vic Firth

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

Music Theory Websites

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.

• http://openmusictheory.com/

• http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BasicConcepts.html  

• https://www.musictheory.net/exercises 

• https://www.teoria.com/index.php

Military Band Educational Resources and Recordings

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.

• https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/Educational-Series/

• https://www.usarmyband.com/education-outreach

Exemplary Performers and Recordings

 Flute

• James Galway

• Denis Bouriakov

• Marina Piccinini

• Emmanuel Pahud

Oboe

• Marcel Tabuteau

• Albrecht Mayer

• John Mack

• Robert Bloom

Clarinet

• Charles Neidich

• Florent Héau

• Sabine Meyer

• Anthony McGill

Bassoon

• Klaus Thunemann

• Gustavo Núñez

• Judith LeClair

• Milan Turkovic

Saxophone

• Marcel Mule

• Eugene Rousseau

• Debra Richtmeyer

• Charlie Parker

• John Coltrane

• Ornette Coleman

Trumpet

• Hakan Hardenberger

• Herbert L. Clarke

• Chris Martin

• Marie Speziale

• Wynton Marsalis

• Louis Armstrong

Horn

• David Cooper

• Sarah Willis

• Hermann Baumann

• Dale Clevenger

• Dennis Brain

• Alan Civil

• Philip Farkas

Trombone

• Joe Alessi

• Doug Yeo (Bass)

• Jay Friedman

• Denis Wick

• Randall Hawes

• Charlie Verno

• James Markey

• Abbie Conant

Euphonium

• Steven Mead

• Demondrae Thurmon

• Brian Bowman

• Nicholas Childs

• ​​Lyndon Baglin

Tuba

• Arnold Jacobs

• Sam Pilafian

• Patrick Sheridan

• Roger Bobo

• Bill Bell

• Gene Pokorny

• Carol Jantsch

• Velvet Brown

• Charles Daellenbach

Percussion

• 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

Recommended Brands for Each Instrument

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

Solo and Ensemble Repertoire

• 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