Brass Instrument Maintenance

What is Instrument Maintenance?

• Staying in the Main Room

• Cleaning and taking care of an instrument

• When you open the case

• Posture

Why is Maintenance important?

• Keeps the instrument working

• Makes it easier to play

• Will help the instrument last a long time

• All of the above

• None of the above

After you eat or drink something other than water, what should you do before playing your instrument?

• Play my instrument before lunch is over

• Take a nap

• Brush your teeth or Rinse out your mouth

• Eat some more

What will you have to do daily to your Valves or Trombone slide?

• Look at them

• Apply oil

• Polish them

• Hope they work!

What will you have to do weekly to your slides?

• Look at them

• Apply slide cream

• Polish them

• Hope they work!

How often should you give your instrument a bath?

• Every Week

• Every Month

• Every 2 Years

• It doesn't need a bath

When should you use tools on an instrument?

• To help with stuck slides

• To help with stuck valves

• To help with stuck mouthpiece

• NEVER!

The water temperature of the instrument bath should be what?

• Cold

• Warm

• Hot

• Boiling

What should I use to clean my instrument?

• Mild Dish Soap

• My Body Soap

• Just Water

• Bleach

The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument.

• Embouchure

• Something in French?

• Something but I don't remember

• Tongue down