I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

MANKATO — Brass instruments are always in orchestras. French horns, trumpets, trombones, euphoniums, tubas. It’s hard to miss what they add to songs. But when your choir consists only of brass ...

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Instruments Brass Bell brings old instruments back to life Age had taken its toll on my alto sax, unplayed since 1992, so I brought it to Brass Bell in Glendale and asked if I could get it restored. A ...

When school marching band becomes just a memory for a former trombone player, where does the once-loved instrument end up? Where does a musician’s trumpet go when its valves are damaged beyond repair?

Over the past few years, musicians and scientists have become aware of the risk of spreading Covid-19 during orchestra practices. Even the Vienna Philharmonic conducted a study to investigate the risk ...

Young Ryan Harrison was diagnosed with the chronic illness as a baby. Although he's managed his condition with an inhaler he would get breathless just standing and talking. But six-months ago he took ...

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music Richard Jankowsky announced to music students that the university has authorized the limited resumption of singing and playing of brass and ...