Band
2525 Ontario Regiment Army Cadets Corps participates greatly in the Army Cadet music program by having a competing band and sending cadets to music summer training courses. Cadets have the opportunity to be introduced and immersed into military-style marching bands, and to perform and compete.
The band accepts cadets of all musical levels in the early part of the training year, and trains them weekly in preparation for the band competitions. Cadets normally practice on Saturdays and sometimes on extra days as necessary.
Instruments:
Trumpet (Soprano)
Mellophone
Baritone
Contrabass
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Quint Drums
Cymbals
Bells
Instruments Brass Information
Introduction to the Instruments
The Soprano Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtyWmr3t5xg - All About the Trumpet: A "Sop-umentary"
Mellophone Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm9rhlpGJWM - All About the Mellophone: A "Mello-mentary"
Baritone Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6H_g7voQ8 - All About the Baritone: A "Bari-mentary"
Contra Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyjemE1Ajs4&t=3s - All About the Contra: A Contra-mentary
Percussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOoN-RzJnBE -(copy and paste in browser) "Chicken and a Roll" - Section Demonstration / Marching Percussion 101
How to Hold a Soprane (Trumpet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3MZpeo0CSg&list=RDw3MZpeo0CSg&start_radio=1&t=2
How to Hold a Baritone or Mellophone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZ0ySSXS8E&t=6s
How to Play Instructions
Cadets should try to focus on these Exercises as much as they can while learning to play.
For scales it can be any scale you can play and if you are not able to play a scale fully perfect the notes you can reach and the others will come.
Fingering Chart - All Brass Use The Same Fingering Chart (Soprano, Mellophone, Baritone, Contra)
Scales - B Flat, C, F, G
Rudiments For all percussion including bells
RCSU - Music Level Testing and Workbooks
Copy and paste this link for Regional Cadet Support Unit Music Level Testing and workbooks
http://bit.ly/CadetMusicResources
7th Artilery Playing Instructions - (you may need to copy and paste in browser)
How to play scales - https://fb.watch/4abbIuaHpG/
Buzzing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk3K4R_WF4w&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=2
Posture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqc3bMboBJY&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=6
Mallets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBS1CVErjWc&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=7
Trumpet Range - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yiG39rESuQ&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=10
Hearing Low notes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vpj7y6PBbo&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=11
Snare Drum Grip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBu0QAwxnKQ&list=PLzGX_hB9X-OdED1LcbWuWq14tChk2ERGc&index=12
How to Play Brass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9k4yKcdvpE&list=RDCMUCjX5wLhZv55R1ufvuw-dpMg&index=1 - Beginning Lesson On Making A Tone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zb4TFVylEw&list=RDCMUCjX5wLhZv55R1ufvuw-dpMg&index=2 - Notes and Beginning Technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFiItVORrmw&list=RDCMUCjX5wLhZv55R1ufvuw-dpMg&index=3 - Learning With A Mirror Plus Easy Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCVrqxcUvU&list=RDCMUCjX5wLhZv55R1ufvuw-dpMg&index=4 - Tonguing Beginning Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TwZQRDl5TE&list=RDCMUCjX5wLhZv55R1ufvuw-dpMg&index=5 - Warm Up Lesson
Using The BERP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmUusmnU4Gw - Practicing with a BERP !
