John Colson is a professor emeritus of music at South Dakota State University John Colson and he’s written a book. “So what’s new?” You ask. Well, the music professor’s cutting-edge, “Braces & Brass” is a how-to on playing the trumpet and the French horn— but these time for those who have the most difficulty doing it because their orthodontic braces get in the way of making music!
Colson’s book gives a step-by-step guide on helping the student get through practice procedures with special study materials and assignment guides.
According to Colson, who gives private music lessons on the two instruments, “When you first start playing with braces on, it’s very difficult.” He added that because of braces, the tone gets very fuzzy on the instrument, which makes “the high range drops a good deal and the flexibility is also very difficult.”
“Braces & Brass” is available online from RBC Music, at www.rbcmusic.com. Click on “RBC Publications” and then on “Instrumental Solos & Ensembles.”
SOURCE: Rapid City Journal