About Poper’s Game

Every musician needs to play with ease and accuracy, yet often misses entrances or plays with a strained tone quality. For brass players, these errors are commonly a result of unnecessary embouchure adjustments, made either knowingly or impulsively.

Methods of addressing the psychological and physical implications of seeing and anticipating a particular pitch are elusive. This app encourages consistency, both in embouchure and breath, so as to minimize mistakes and increase efficiency and control. The app displays a randomly-generated pitch only after the player has set their embouchure and begun to breathe. An accuracy score is logged to track progress in the player's efforts to make reliable entries in any register.

"Poper's Game" was created by Joel Brennan (Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Conservatorium) based on the pedagogy of Roy Poper (Professor, Oberlin College Conservatory). For best results, the app should be used in daily practice sessions with strict attention to detail.