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Instrument nomenclature

Post by Suhibandman » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:19 pm

So I am up in Oregon at the American Band College, and one of the subject areas I have to improve on is instrument nomenclature.... Does anyone have any helpful tips or know of good websites that might have more info on this? Aside from playing in an orchestra (which I don't have too much experience doing), where can I find more information about instruments' different names?

Thanks!

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Post by Chapagne » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:15 pm

Sorry, but I can't find my note cards I used to study for that. I think I gave them to someone else a few years ago.

Your biggest asset to learning the material up there is to ask the 2nd and 3rd year people for help. I found them to be extremely valuable sources of information. They will know what you need to know or how to get it.
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Post by Jsaxm » Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:06 pm

You should also ask Liz, the lady that goes around taking all the pictures. She has a website that has a really cool nomenclature study program. That's how I studied mine when I had that area of weakness.

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Post by PGOK » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:32 am

Suhibandman wrote:So I am up in Oregon at the American Band College, and one of the subject areas I have to improve on is instrument nomenclature.... Does anyone have any helpful tips or know of good websites that might have more info on this? Aside from playing in an orchestra (which I don't have too much experience doing), where can I find more information about instruments' different names?

Thanks!
I found this, and later found the same link on an ABC page, so it should be helpful.

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/ ... stname.htm
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Post by Hostrauser » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:10 pm

English: Tuba
French: Tuba
German: Tuba
Italian: Tuba
Russian: Tuba
Spanish: Tuba

:tup:

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Post by supermutant » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:17 pm

Hostrauser wrote:English: Tuba
French: Tuba
German: Tuba
Italian: Tuba
Russian: Tuba
Spanish: Tuba

:tup:
Norweigen: Der OOM uff da oom pah :lol:

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Post by LoyalTubist » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:41 pm

supermutant wrote:
Hostrauser wrote:English: Tuba
French: Tuba
German: Tuba
Italian: Tuba
Russian: Tuba
Spanish: Tuba

:tup:
Norweigen: Der OOM uff da oom pah :lol:

Nope... But it is interesting that the Latin word tuba means trumpet.

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Post by JazzGeek » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:07 pm

LoyalTubist wrote:
supermutant wrote:
Hostrauser wrote:English: Tuba
French: Tuba
German: Tuba
Italian: Tuba
Russian: Tuba
Spanish: Tuba

:tup:
Norweigen: Der OOM uff da oom pah :lol:

Nope... But it is interesting that the Latin word tuba means trumpet.
Actually, it means "horn".

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Post by DRCRAWFISH » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:03 pm

Hostrauser wrote:English: Tuba
French: Tuba
German: Tuba
Italian: Tuba
Russian: Tuba
Spanish: Tuba

:tup:
And I though you were kidding :lol:

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