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OVERTONE SERIES
OVERTONE SERIES PART 2
THE SEVEN SERIES
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OVERTONE SERIESAll possible fingerings
OVERTONE SERIES CHOOSE PREFERRED FINGERING
CHOOSE PREFERRED FINGERING
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OVERTONE SERIES
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OVERTONE SERIES
PARTIAL WORKER
OVERTONE SERIESTRUMPET RELATED TO OTHER BRASS
B.C. Baritone to Trumpet
Go up Major 9th,then think trumpet fingerings
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Tuba to Trumpet
Go up two Octaves + Major 2nd,then think trumpet fingerings
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Horn (F side) to Trumpet
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Overtone Series
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Trumpet 1 & 2
Horn 1 & 2
Trombone 1 & 2
Trombone 3
Trumpet 3
Euphonium
Tuba
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BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Go up octave,then think trumpet fingering
Horn 1 & 2
Horn (F side) to Trumpet
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Horn 1 & 21
Go up octave,then think trumpet fingering
Horn (F side) to Trumpet
5th partials = flatvalves = ok
overall pitch = flat
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Trumpet 1 & 2
Horn 1 & 2
Trombone 1 & 2
Trombone 3
Trumpet 3
Euphonium
Tuba
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BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Euphonium
B.C. Baritone to TrumpetGo up M9th,
then think trumpet fingering
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Euphonium
B.C. Baritone to TrumpetGo up M9th,
then think trumpet fingering
13
Trumpet3rd partials = #
valves = #
overall pitch = #
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Trumpet 1 & 2
Horn 1 & 2
Trombone 1 & 2
Trombone 3
Trumpet 3
Euphonium
Tuba
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Overall pitch = #13
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Tuba
Tuba to TrumpetGo up two octaves + M2nd,then think trumpet fingering
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Tuba
Tuba to TrumpetGo up two octaves + M2nd,then think trumpet fingering
BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Tuba
Tuba to TrumpetGo up two octaves + M2nd,then think trumpet fingering
13
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valves = #
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BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
Air for Band - 2 measures before letter E
Trumpet 1 & 2
Horn 1 & 2
Trombone 1 & 2
Trombone 3
Trumpet 3
Euphonium
Tuba
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BRASS PITCH PROBLEMS
ABC’s of the Overtone SeriesBrass E"tion