tonebase Brass: Coming Summer 2025

Elevate your playing with world-class instruction from the most renowned Brass musicians in the field. Join a passionate community and explore a groundbreaking library of tutorials spanning technique, musicianship, and beyond.

Why we're going beyond trumpet?

Last year, we entered the brass world with tonebase Trumpet. After seeing how deeply our trumpet community resonated with the educational content, we’re thrilled to expand into the entire brass family.

By uniting all brass instruments on a single platform, you'll gain insights beyond your primary instrument. Whether you play horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, or trumpet, you'll discover shared techniques and fresh perspectives from fellow brass players. With both targeted instrument-specific lessons and broader brass concepts, you'll grow in ways that weren't possible before.

Enter tonebase Brass

Everything you need to grow as an artist, passionate hobbyist or educator.

Fundamentals & Technique

  • Breathing & Ergonomics – Improve airflow, endurance, and posture with practical exercises like The Breathing Gym and Alexander Technique.
  • Warmup & Injury Prevention – Incorporate daily warm-up routines and stretches to ensure sustainable, healthy playing.
  • Range Development & Comfort – Build reliable control, ease, and confidence across the full range of your instrument.

Gear & Musicianship

  • Transposition & Theory – Improve your transposing and clef-reading skills specifically geared for brass musicians, enhancing your musical literacy for improved confidence.
  • Brass-Specific Aural Skills – Develop your ear through targeted sight-singing and listening exercises crucial for performance. Hear the notes, hit the notes.
  • Gear & Instrument Essentials – Choose instruments, mouthpieces, and equipment that maximize ease, efficiency, and comfort in every range of your instrument.

Ensembles

  • Orchestral Section & Excerpts – Learn how to nail excerpts, win the audition, and blend into a brass section.
  • Brass Quintet – Explore the nuances of chamber music, learning how to communicate, rehearse, and perform effectively in a small brass ensemble.
  • Jazz Band – Develop essential skills for jazz playing, including improvisation, style, interpretation, and ensemble communication.

Instrument-Specific Mastery

  • Horn – Improve your high and low horn skills, play comfortably in all registers, and nail the start of notes with ease and confidence.
  • Trombone – Achieve slide technique mastery, clean articulations, and have high and low range clarity whether your playing in an orchestra or a jazz band.
  • Tuba & Euphonium – Cultivate a beautiful tone, building low-range confidence, and tips for doubling.
  • Trumpet – Access to all of the current tonebase Trumpet courses plus brand new guidance on warmup methods, mouthpieces, and general wellness instruction.

Featured Instructors

With tonebase, you’ll gain access to 100s of tutorials taught by the world’s best brass players. From elite orchestral players to up-and-coming virtuosos, here are just a few of our world-class instructors.

Allen Vizzutti

Renowned Soloist

Malcolm McNab

Top Hollywood performer heard on 100s of major films

Rex Richardson

Jazz Professor at USC

Amy Sanchez

French Horn, Professor at UCLA

David Byrd-Marrow

French Horn, Professor at Oberlin

John Turman

French Horn, Seattle Symphony

James Miller

Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Paul Radke

Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Jiggs Whigham

Trombone, played with Glenn MIller and Stan Kenton Orchestras

Jon Hatamiya

Trombone (Jazz), Professor at USC

Arisa Makita

Euphonium, ITEC Competition First Prize Winner

Blake Cooper

Top Hollywood performer heard on 100s of major films

Kyle Richter

Tuba, Disneyland Band

Brianne Borden

Top Brass Wellness Specialist

Why tonebase Brass?

With tonebase Brass, you’ll unlock a comprehensive, structured, and flexible learning experience that transforms your musical journey.

Structured Success Pathways

Get step-by-step guidance so you always know what to tackle next—no more aimless browsing or guesswork.

Expert Curation

Skip the noise and trust world-class instructors and industry pros to deliver clear, high-quality lessons.

Community & Live Events

Join live Q&A sessions, challenges, and workshops to stay motivated. Connect with like-minded musicians to share progress and feedback.

Flexible & On-Demand

Access all content on your schedule, whether you’re practicing at midnight or on a lunch break.

Ready to unlock your brass potential?

The more sound your technical foundations are, the deeper your brass knowledge – the more your playing flourishes. Break past limitations and rediscover the joy of learning with tonebase Brass.

Join our waitlist and you'll be the first to unlock access to:

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    100s of tutorials to level-up your musicianship
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    Insights from top instructors and players
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    Weekly LIVE workshops, lectures, and concerts
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    Support from a vibrant musical community