Let's Play Eb Elementary Course
First Things First Let's Play (Elementary Course) provides an exciting and challenging early introduction to brass playing. Intentionally, using just the first 5 notes (C-G), the course allows and encourages the important early development of a brass player's most vital commodity, the lips!
In this book you will learn:
- how to hold the instrument and how to breathe properly!
- how to buzz your lips and how to use your tongue to start notes
- lots of well known tunes, but using just 5 notes (C, D, E, F & G)
- many of the rhythm patterns possible in 4/4 time
- to improve your listening skills as you play along with the downloadable tracks.
Use the playlist below to listen to a sample of the tracks or login to Spotify to play along to the full tracks and download the playlist. You can also click 'download all tracks' to save the files to your device (no login needed).
First Things First will be available on more streaming platforms soon.
Order the First Things First Elementary Course Book from: https://www.sps-shop.com/38293
First Things First is an exciting and challenging musical resource for all-ages to learn how to play a brass instrument.
Let's Progress (Grade 1 Course) sets out to provide beginners with the basic essentials, preparing them to tackle some of the challenges they will meet in their first experience of playing in a band.
Let's Perform (Grade 2 Course) introduces further challenges that will be met by our young musicians as they further develop in their early band repertoire.
Let's Play (Elementary Course) provides an exciting and challenging early introduction to brass playing.