6th, 7th, and 8th grade Band Blizzard Bag assignment #1
Brass Instruments:
Watch the Videos “Cleaning Brass Instruments”. Click on the link below
Cleaning Brass Instruments
And also the “Assembly, Disassembly, and Daily Maintenance” video for your Specific Instrument at
http://www.hornsmasher.com/maintenance-videos/
French Horn players should watch the Trumpet Assembly/Disassembly video
On a separate sheet of paper or via email to [email protected] , summarize the major
points of the instructional videos. Be sure to include:
--Main steps of cleaning brass instruments
--Equipment needed for cleaning brass instruments
--Things you should NOT do in taking care of your brass instrument
--One or two pieces of advice on how to properly take care of your instrument
Woodwind Instruments:
Go to http://www.hornsmasher.com/maintenance-videos/
Watch “Woodwind Instrument Long-term Maintenance”
Also:
Flutes: “Flute Periodic Maintenance”
Clarinets “Clarinet Periodic Maintenance”
Saxophones: “Saxophone Assembly, Disassembly, and Daily Maitenance”
On a separate sheet of paper or via email to [email protected] , summarize the major
points of the instructional videos. Be sure to include:
--why long-term maintenance is necessary for woodwind instruments
--equipment needed in repairing broken instruments and items or equipment you should have to
properly take care of your instrument
--Anything pointed out about what you should NOT do in taking care of your instrument
--One or two things you can do to keep your instrument working as smoothly as possible..
Percussion:
Click here to watch the video on how to tune a snare drum:
HOW TO TUNE A SNARE DRUM
Click here to watch the video
HOW DRUMSTICKS ARE MADE
On a separate piece of paper, summarize the two videos. In video #1, be sure to include information
like:
--the difference between tuning a top and bottom drum head
--the pattern for tightening down the drum head
--why it is important to follow the pattern in tightening down the drum head
--how to properly set snares on a drum head so that you get a good sound.
In video #2, be sure to include information like:
--What type of wood is used in making most drumsticks
--The type of tools and equipment used in making drumsticks
--outline to process of making a stick from when it enters the factory to when it is packaged for sale
(there are at least 5 steps)