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Concert Recordings
Concert Recordings
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Instrument Example Recordings
Instrument Example Recordings
Having the correct "sound concept" in mind is critical to success! Listen to these free recordings often and create a goal for your sound and technique!
Flute
Flute
James Galway (Danny Boy)
Matt Molloy (Irish – biographical information/playing demonstration)
Bobbi Humphrey(Jazz)
Jasmine Choi (Carmen Fantasy)
Herbie Mann (Jazz)
Ian Anderson (Rock)
Greg Patillo (Beatboxing)
Marine Band (Flute/Bassoon Duet)
Oboe
Oboe
Albrecht Meyer (Berlin Philharmonic)
Nathan Hughes (MET)
Elaine Douvas (MET)
Cleveland Orchestra (Educational- Choose Your Instrument)
Eugene Izotov (Oblivion by Piazzolla)
Keisuke Wakao (“Playing for Life” TEDx)
Liang Wang (NYPhil)
Kathryn Greenbank (Oboe Caprice)
Humbert Lucarelli (Schumann Romance No. 1, Op.94)
Bassoon
Bassoon
Bernard Garfield (Philadelphia orchestra)
Daniel Matsukowa (Educational Masterclass)
Gustavo Nunez (Rite of Spring Bassoon Solo)
US Marine Band (Bassoon Instruction)
Judith LeClair (NYPhil)
Leonard Shaw (Mozart Bassoon Concerto)
Bill Douglas (Boulder Bassoon Band)
Julie Price (Mozart Sonata for Bassoon and Cello)
Minnesota Orchestra Bassoon Section (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
Clarinet
Clarinet
Karl Leister (Classical)
Leshnoff Clarinet Concerto with USMB and Ricardo Morales (Tracks 6-8)
Brahms’ Third Symphony with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Wenzel Fuchs w/Berlin Philharmonic (Mozart Concerto slow movement)
USMB Lincolnshire Posy (4th movement, “The Brisk Young Sailor” starts and 16:10)
United States Marine Band (Perpetual Motion)
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto (with USMB principal clarinetist)
Andreas Ottensamer with Berlin Philharmonic (Weber 1, final movement excerpt)
Wenzel Fuchs (Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie)
Nicolas Baldeyrou (Carmen Finale)
Berlin Philharmonic Playlist feat. Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony, etc.
Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Berlin Philharmonic and James Levine conducting)
Philadelphia Orchestra Live (Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 6 (1:05:30)
Saturday’s Berlin Clarinet concert (free with trial)
Bass Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bennie Maupin (Jazz)
Eric Dolphy (Jazz)
David Murray (Jazz)
Adison Evans (Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Lady)
Harry Carney (Jazz)
Josef Horak (Classical)
Jerome Simas (San Francisco Symphony)
Saxophone
Saxophone
Otis Murphy (Fantasia by Claude T. Smith)
Kenneth Tse (Classical)
John Coltrane (Jazz)
Charlie Parker (Jazz)
Attillio Berni (Sub-contrabass sax)
Amy Dickson (Soprano Sax)
Sigurd Rascher (Rhumba by Maurice Whitney)
John Harle (Debussy)
Arno Bornkamp (Classical)
Jess Gillam (TEDx)
James Houlik (Tenor Sax)
Hamiet Bluiett (Bari Sax)
U.S. Army Field Band- Unheard Instruments of the Saxophone Family
Trumpet
Trumpet
Wynton Marsalis (Amazing Grace)
Alison Balsom (Classical)
Roy Hargrove (Jazz)
Doc Severinson (Johnny Carson clip)
Allen Vizzutti (The Carnival of Venus)
Miles Davis (Jazz)
Tine Thing Helseth (Libertango by Piazzolla)
Maurice Andre (Telemann Trumpet Concerto in D)
Bobby Shew (Quintet, performing Skylark)
Adolf “Bud” Herseth (Interview & Performance Clips)
Louis Armstrong (Jazz; Performing “Someday”)
William Vacchiano (Petroushcka Trumpet Solo)
Maynard Ferguson (Jazz; “Take the ‘A’ Train”)
Horn
Horn
Radek Baborek (Horn Concerto)
Dale Clevenger (Mahler 5)
Herman Baumann (Ave Maria)
Stefan Dohr (Strauss’ Horn Concerto No.1)
Sarah Willis (Classical)
Dennis Brain (Beethoven Horn Sonata)
Philip Farkas (“Intermezzo”)
Barry Tuckwell (Educational- Horn Lesson)
Alan Civil (Stravinsky’s Firebird Horn Solo)
Froydis Ree Wekre (Concerto for Horn & Orchestra) Additional Interview
John Clark (Jazz)
Tom Varner (Jazz)
Sharon Freeman (Jazz- Article); NPR Interview & Performance
Willie Ruff (Jazz)
Helen Kotas Hirsch (CSO) (article/recording)
John Cerminaro (“Romance”- Saint Saens)
Trombone
Trombone
Joe Alessi (‘Claire de Lune’)
Bill Watrous and Paul the Trombonist (Two Trombone Duo)
Trombone Shorty (NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert)
Carol Jarvis (Bach Prelude 2 in C)
Gunhild Carling (TedX- Jazz trombone)
Melba Liston (Jazz)
Al Grey (Jazz)
Ian Bousfield (Trombone Choir)
Arthur Pryor (Blue Bells of Scotland)
J.J. Johnson (Jazz)
Glen Miller (Jazz)
Christian Lindberg (Full Recital)
Helen Jones Woods (history of her life)
Vanessa Fralick (International Trombone Festival)
Euphonium
Euphonium
David Childs (Carnival of Venice)
Euphoniums of The President’s Own US Marine Band (Educational- Masterclass)
David Werden (Excerpts)
Byron Fulcher (Educational & Excerpts)
Lyndon Baglin (“Rule Brittania”)
Stephen Mead (Encore Performance)
Demondrae Thurmon (Barfield Concerto)
Tuba
Tuba
Chester Schmitz (Boston Symphony)
Dave Kirk (Houston Symphony)
Melton Tuba Quartet (William Tell Overture)
Steve Curtis (Grigoriev Etude #26)
West Point Band Tuba Players (Duet)
Patrick Sheridan (Tuba Concerto)
Øystein Baadsvik (Czardas)
Roger Bobo (Carnival of Venice)
Carol Janstch (with the University of Michigan Symphony Band)
John Fletcher (Flight of the Bumblebee)
Yasuhito Sugiyama (Low Brass Seminar)
Gene Pokorny (Over The Rainbow)
Alan Baer (Cappriccio for Solo Tuba)
Velvet Brown (Incantation for Tuba and Piano)
Charles Daellenbach (Tuba Tiger Rag)
Floyd Cooley (Strauss Horn Concerto in Eb)
Percussion
Percussion
Cindy Blackman Santana (Drum solo)
Cynthia Yeh (CSO- Vibraphone)
Christopher S Lamb (NyPhil)
Martin Grubinger (Planet Rudiment II)
Matthew Howard (with LAPhil Percussion Section)
Evelyn Glennie (Educational- Ted Talk)
Neil Peart (Drum Solo)
Dave Grohl (Drum Solo)
Keiko Abe (4 Mallet Marimba)
Ruth Underwood (Zappa Sound)
Elvin Jones (Drum Solo)
David Corkhill (Educational- Instrument Introduction)
Christoph Sietzen (Thirteen Drums- Multipercussion Piece)
Hillcrest College Marimba Band (Zimbabwe)
Lionel Hampton (Jazz marimba)
Susie Ibarra (Philippines)
Accompaniment Tracks
Accompaniment Tracks
Beginners: use these tracks to play along with the songs in the Standard of Excellence book.
Drone Tones
Drone Tones
Great for trombones or anyone practicing scales
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