WCET Brass Activities and Resources

These activities and resources are for teachers working with pupils in Key Stage 3.

Additional activities for pupils receiving small group/individual instrumental or vocal tuition can be found on our Resources for Pupils pages.

Posture and Breathing

Posture and Breathing

How to maintain correct posture and breathing in preparation for practice

Embouchure and Note Production

Embouchure and Note Production

Using the correct technique for playing

Warm Up

Warm Up

Mr Wightman demonstrates a simple way to warm up using scales and arpeggios

Lip Flexibility Exercise Tutorial

Lip Flexibility Exercise Tutorial

Top tips on how to improve lip flexibility

German Tune

German Tune

A piece that can be played as a trio or duet.  Suitable for treble clef brass, bass clef brass or a mixture of the two.

Bollywood Brass Academy

Bollywood Brass Academy work with children to promote and diversify brass band music.  Their website offers publications and some free resources.

Warwick Music Publications

Publications for WCET brass