With proper care you can have many years of trouble free enjoyment from your instrument. You should perform maintenance on your instrument on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. Some maintenance can be done by you and some left only to trained professionals. If you have any questions, please ask Mrs. Juhl or Mr. Manley.
Read the information and watch the video(s) pertaining to your specific instrument. Then, during instrument care week, be prepared to demonstrate for Mrs. Juhl the proper cleaning of & basic maintenance for your instrument.
WOODWIND PLAYERS
· Show how to properly swab your instrument.
· Show how to care for the joints.
· Demonstrate proper reed care (clarinets/saxophones) or head joint calibration (flutes).
· Be able to answer any basic questions I may ask pertaining to the information on the handout or in the video.
BRASS PLAYERS
· Valves should be properly oiled (trumpet/baritone/tuba) or slide properly greased (trombone) when you arrive. When checked, valves or slide should move freely without sticking.
· Brass players (with the exception of French horn) will complete a “dry demo” of how to give the instrument a bath. In other words, you do not need water for this demonstration. I just expect you to show me how you’d take the instrument apart and correctly use your mouthpiece brush, valve brushes, and cleaning snake.
· French Horn players only: Be prepared to show me how to properly oil your rotors, grease your slides, and use your mouthpiece brush.
· Be able to answer any basic questions I may ask pertaining to the information on the handout or in the video.
PERCUSSIONISTS
· Percussionists will need to correctly demonstrate how to tune a snare drum.
· Be able to answer any basic questions I may ask pertaining to the information on the handout or in the video.
WARNING—At this time, I will also be doing a “surprise” check of your instrument case or stick bag, so MAKE SURE IT IS SOMEHOW LABELED WITH YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME!!!
