Emirati composers
Ihab Darwish is an Emirati composer. He received his Bachelors in Advertising and Art Design from the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
He is a composer with a successful career characterized by incorporating his heritage with Western music in a dramatic, romantic and passionate way.
4-4-8 Breathing
1. Breath in through your mouth for a count of 4 beats.
2. Hold your breath for a count of 4 beats.
3. Release your breath through your mouth for a count of 8 beats.
4. Without a break, breath in again for a count of 4, repeating the entire technique 3-4 times in a row.
Focus on counting when breathing in, holding the breath, and breathing out.
Repeat with your mouthpiece.
Mouthpiece Challenge
Set your embouchure up on the mouthpiece.
The goal is to only use your air to change the pitch.
Take a breath whenever you need to!
When you keep the opening the same and blow faster, the pitch will go up, and when you blow slower, the pitch will go down.
Rhythm Challenge (Mouthpieces)
Rules
Set up!
Hold the instrument with your left hand and move the slide or press the pistons with your right hand.
New Song!
Music Section!
Let’s practice!
BRASS STAR OF THE WEEK
Hasan Gözetlik, born in 1990. Gözetlik completed his university education at Mimar Sinan University Conservatory. The main instrument of Gözetlik is the trombone and the trumpet. He is a musician of Roman origin who plays wind instruments in Koray Avcı’s orchestra.