Helpful Resources & Websites

Tuner and Metronome Apps

Tonal Energy "Smiley Face" ($3.99)

Soundcorset (FREE)

Bandmate Chromatic Tuner- great for brass players, especially Horn (FREE)

At-home Trumpet Valve Fixes

1) Aligning/inserting valves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOf28cW07M8

2) Wobbly valves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4T8XlsDfyA 

Horn Spit

Watch this video to learn how to empty all that spit from your F Horn! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l52JFtH64v8Fz7u1QLO8kPwsTPRjW2KR/view?usp=share_link

Brass Baths

Valved Instruments:

1. Take all the parts on your instrument apart and set in tub with warm, soapy water. (NOT VALVES) 

2. Swish bottom part of valves in warm, soapy water. Lay to dry.

3. Scrub out mouthpiece and all small parts (NOT VALVES). Lay to dry.

4. Use snake to clean out tubes of instrument. Lay to dry.

5. Let parts air-dry for a few hours.

6. Oil Valves and grease slides.

7. Reassemble instrument.

Trombones:

1. Take all the parts on your instrument apart and GENTLY set in tub with warm, soapy water. (BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH BOTH PARTS OF YOUR SLIDE) 

2. Scrub out mouthpiece and all small parts. Lay to dry.

3. Use snake to clean out tubes of instrument. Lay to dry.

4. Let parts air-dry for a few hours.

5. Grease tuning slide and oil main slide (BE CAREFUL).

6. Reassemble instrument.

Music Making Apps

SoundTrap: mix/make music and collaborate with others online! (FREE)

Acapella: record multiple layers of music (FREE for Apple products)

Smule: record multiple layers of music (FREE)

GarageBand: mix/make music (FREE for Apple products)

BandLab: mix/make music (FREE)

Beginning Bassoon

Upbeatmusicapp.com

Click here for tutorial about how to use this website program.

Songwriting Websites 

https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/salem-performing-arts/home/songwriting