1.Warm up and Technical
Exercises. 5 Minutes
REST
2. Solo Pieces. 5 Minutes
REST
3 Band or Group Music. 5 Minutes
REST
4. Fun Stuff. 5 Minutes
It's important to cover each section to get the most out
of your time.
The rest or break between sections is important!
Practice performing solo pieces all the way through so
you get used to running them.
But remember to spend time finding the tricky bits and
starting them slowly!
In your band music practice counting the rests!
For fun stuff - try writing your own piece, playing your
favourite tune or playing along with your favourite
song.
Use Youtube and find other players and have a listen!
Don't worry about having to do 7
days a week - but do try to practice for 5 days!
The Warm Up and Technical Studies
This routine follows a simple finger
pattern and starts on either a G or a C and works down
in half steps.
0 - 2 - 1 - 1&2 - 2&3 - 1&3 -1,2&3
Long notes
The aim of this first part
is to get the air working for you, memorize the finger
pattern and spend some time just blowing air through the
instrument to get the feeling of what you stomach and
chest should feel like to blow. A nice relaxed "HO"
sounding breath in is a great start to a warm round
sound.
1 - Long Notes - In this version you
start on a low C and play each fingering for 2 bars.
1a -Long Notes Advanced - In this
version you start on a G and play each fingering for 3
bars when you get to 1,2&3 start back at 0 on a low C.
Lips
The aim of this section is
to make sure that you are moving the air whilst changing
pitch - this is great for stamina and strength. Combined
with flutter tonguing it will really help your high
notes!
2 - Lips - The pattern starts on a
low C and runs C-G-C-G-C then follows down onto 2 valve
etc.
2a - Lips Advanced - The pattern starts on G-high C - G
- High C - G - High C - G - High C - G and follows a
quaver (faster) speed.
Tonguing
The aim of this is to get a nice clear
start to the note and build speed - as with many
problems playing a brass instrument the trick is Air and
Embouchure.
3 - Tongue - The pattern starts on a G and plays 5
quavers.
3a - Tongue Advanced - The pattern goes round twice
starting on a G it gets hard low down - the rhythm is 8
quavers and a long note at the end.
Fingers
The aim of this part is again to make
sure your moving air whilst doing something tricky!
4 - Fingers - Starting on a G keeping a strict speed go
from 0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0 then 2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 etc the
pattern runs twice.
Taking these 4 areas of technique
and the finger pattern you can extend the exercises to
play them quicker, with different rhythms and at
different volumes.
I will add a demo video soon so you
can clearly see how the technical and warm up studies
work.
Here are the MP3 files for your own
use of burning to a CD or using with a mobile phone/mp3
player.
mrgolding.com
