Brass Tools & Calculators
Free, practical tools for every player — transpose a part, tune up and check your intonation, plan a warm-up and pace your practice, and keep your instrument sounding its best.
Transposition Calculator
Transpose a written note between two transposing brass instruments so both players sound the same concert pitch — see the note to read plus any octave shift
Practice Time Calculator
Add up your practice routine from minutes per session, sessions per week, and weeks to see total minutes, total hours, and the number of sessions
Mouthpiece Size Calculator
Get a starting cup rim diameter for trumpet, cornet, horn, trombone, euphonium, or tuba by player level — a sensible size to try before you buy
Maintenance Cost Calculator
Add professional services to yearly supplies like valve oil and slide grease to see what upkeep costs a year — plus a handy monthly average
Instrument Value Calculator
Estimate what a used brass instrument is worth from its purchase price, age, and condition — with depreciation that never falls below a 30% floor
BPM Tempo Calculator
Turn a tempo in beats per minute into note durations in milliseconds — quarter, eighth, half, and whole — for delay times and checking a metronome