Welcome to the eighteen episodes of Monterey County Pops! Pros Teach. In these programs produced by Access Media Productions (AMP) in Monterey, California, our players explain the history and traditions of their instrument and give an intermediate level master class.
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This series was produced by MCP! Vice President, Doug Lee, and directed by MCP! Music Director, Dr. Carl Christensen. The programs were filmed and edited in the AMP studios in Monterey by AMP’s technical staff and are part of MCP!’s commitment to support school music programs.
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Videos and downloadable materials will be posted here regularly, be sure to check this page often!
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
Flute - Karen King
Clarinet - Jeff Gallagher
Oboe - Peter Lemberg
Dynamic & Interval Warm-ups (PDF)
Haydn Symphony No. 94, Second Movement (PDF)
Saxophone - Antony Pickard
BRASS & PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
Trumpet - David Adams
Monterey County Pops Trumpet Tips (PDF)
The Seven Overtone Series of the Bâ™ Trumpet (PDF)Bâ™
The Circle of Fifths (PDF)
Hexaphonic Study (PDF)
Trombone - Steven Mortensen
Tuba - James Paoletti
BBb Overtone Series Partials 1-8 – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Articulation Etude #1 – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Articulation Etude #2 – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Lip Slurs #1 – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Lip Slurs #2 – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Warm Downs and Tuning – Score (PDF)
BBb Tuba Warm Ups #1 – Score (PDF)
Practice Tips for the Tuba (PDF)
Tuba Equipment and Cleaning (PDF)
Tuba Harmonic Minor Scales (PDF)
French Horn - Bruce Dorcy
Euphonium/Baritone - John Thomas
Percussion & Timpani - Beverly Dorcy
Percussion & Timpani – Beverly Reece Dorcy (PDF)
Nomenclature of Percussion Instruments (PDF)
GARAGE BAND INSTRUMENTS
Electric Guitar - Paul Magpusao
Electric Guitar – History of Funk Music (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Influential Artists of Funk Music (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Downbeat, Backbeat, Syncopation (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Clean Up Woman (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Clean Up Woman, Bridge (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Shining Star (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Shining Star, Part 2 (PDF)
Electric Guitar – Suggested Resources for Listening and Learning (PDF)
Electric Bass - Steve Uccello
Electric Bass Information (PDF)
Electric Bass Standard of Excellence – Bass Clef Intro (PDF)
Electric Bass C Major Scale tabs (PDF)
Electric Bass – Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin, 1969) tab (JPEG)
Electric Bass – Natural Notes and Sharps on the neck (PDF)