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videos for reading notes on treble clef and Bass Clef

This is a good clear video about the lines and spaces of Bass and treble clef
These clef tutorials are quite useful if you are switching instruments that require a different clef or if your range is expanding beyond your current reading ability. They go by a bit more quickly
Treble clef tutorial
Bass Clef tutorial
Here is a quiz for treble clef going from slow to fast. Can you find others treble clef quizzes on the internet? Sometimes these quizzes are called flashcards on the internet
Here is a bass clef quiz. Can you find others on the internet? Sometimes these quizzes are called flash cards

Instrument care, assembly and playing tutorials

Clarinet
(Scroll down to find other wind instrument sections)

 -Clarinet assembly - this is worth watching carefully and more than once
forming your embouchure on the clarinet. 
How to make a good sound on the clarinet
playing higher notes on clarinet - BE PATIENT
part 2 of high notes
tonguing on the clarinet - basics 
Bass Clarinet assembly P1 
Bass Clarinet assembly P 3
beginning bass Clarinet Lesson
Clean your clarinet
Cool video of 4 clarinets playing together - 

 All Things Flute
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(There is lots more at Dr. Selfridge Music on youtube)

The names of the parts of the flute
Flute assembly

Flute - making a sound! (embouchure) 

proper holding of the flute
properly holding your flute and placing your fingers
First note - D
Learning new notes and using your fingering chart - some review here but also good new information
a bit on tonguing on the flute
an amazing flute solo

Saxophones - alto and tenor

assembling the mouthpiece and reed - super important to do this right
putting the sax together
Getting your sound on Saxophones - alto and tenor - (Embouchure)
How to read a sax fingering chart
Chromatic scale (all the notes) on the alto
all the notes on Tenor with audio
tonguing on the Saxophone (we refer to this as articulation)
Low notes on sax can take awhile but here is some advice
cleaning your sax
Great Tenor Sax solo - cool band 

 time for trombone
​(and Baritone/Euphonium except slide positions)

Trombone assembly  
Trombone - getting a sound (embouchure)
Learning your slide positions
First Notes with good examples and how to try and get them
Baritone  - first five notes and technique
Tonguing on Trombone and baritone
fun trombone group - Bruno mars
Here's a cool Baritone player doing Bruno Mars all by himself 

The French Horn

the parts and assembly of French Horn and how to hold
oiling valves and getting rid of water
Setting your embouchure and getting a sound
French Horn First notes
understanding your french horn fingering chart

trumpet
(and valve instruments Baritone and Euphonium)

Trumpet  (and Baritone) Putting together and oiling valves
Holding properly -
trumpet and baritone - first sounds
Working on developing your sound
Getting a sound on your mouthpiece and learning about tonguing 
How to play "C" . If you follow this teacher online he does this for all your notes!! 
here is an astounding  example of virtuosic trumpet playing, the great Sergei Nakariakov
Clean your trumpet
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