Helpful Websites


Apps for band

Tonal Energy Tuner -  all-in one tuner app, produces drone pitches, "smiles" when you're in tune!
Band Mate Tuner - displays written note on the staff, transposes for your instrument
Sight Reading Factory -  generates random exercises. customizable tempos
Tempo Slow Mo -  listen to an mp3 at any speed without affecting pitch, set markers in track, loop function
Rudiment Tap -  learn rudiments by performing with fingers on screen, built-in metronome
Theory Lessons - step-by-step tutorials on intervals, chords, and other theory concepts
iReal book - plays rhythm section accompaniment for jazz, adjust chords, add/remove instruments
Vicfirth Video Tutorials for Percussion - rudiment drum-along tracks

Reference Tools

Music Dictionary look up any music term, provides definition and pronunciation
Wind Band History everything you'd ever want to know about band
Army Field band Resource Library hours of video on instrument-specific techniques
Jazz Academy Video Library produced by jazz at Lincoln Center, searchable by technique, instrument etc.
Marine Corps Band - All the educational and resource recording from the Marine Band

Vendors

The Music Shop - local instrument vendor

Dillon Music large selection of used/new wind instruments

Steve Weiss Music online percussion warehouse

Mouthpiece Express brass and woodwind mouthpieces and accessories

Must Watches

Woodwinds

Clarinet Scales    video demonstration of all 12 majors
Sax Chromatic Workouts    alt fingering exercises/demo
reed selection    how to choose the correct strength
tone development    long tone challenge from Jeff Coffin
reed care    preparation and storage techniques
Headjoint positioning   set up tips for  optimal flute tone

Brass

Articulation    part of a video series by Crown Brass
instrument repair    expert advice on "what not to do"
Warmups   how to develop your own routine
right hand for horn  positioning techniques

Percussion

conga technique from Michael De Miranda video series
four mallets introductory series for young students
stick selection  examination of design elements
thumb rolls  advanced tambourine technique w/ Neil Grover

Favorite Performances

Angels in the Architecture  Texas Wind Ensemble w/  Ticheli
Elsa's Procession  Baylor University Wind Ensemble
braggin' in brass Wynton Marsalis and JLCO
Mahler 2 brass excerpt New York Philharmonic
Drumming  so percussion