Track Routine

DSR · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 4:16 pm Post subject:

Over the Christmas holidays I photocopied some of the sheets that Dr. Reinhardt gave my father, namely the spiderweb, the track routine, daily calisthenics, pivot stabilizer, single tongue gymnastics, augmented fourth, ect...

I think I understand all of them except the "Track Routine". What does he mean by having the angular motion of the instrument non-existent? I thought minimal angular motion was a by-product of the pivot. I read Dave Sheetz' article but I'm not sure I quite understand it. Also, should the jaw be manipulated as usual in this exercise? Everytime I do this exercise I seem to get a rattle in my sound. It may be just fatigue.

I would appreciate it if someone could clarify this for me.

BeboppinFool · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 7:40 am Post subject:

scream · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 11:00 am Post subject:

If I might chime in here....the Track Routine was done AFTER the Pivot Stabilizer. In the Pivot Stabilizer he would ask you to exaggerate your pivot (the horns gonna move more in this drill) The Pivot Stabilizer was helping Mother Nature along to create muscle memory. In the Track Routine you are basically minimizing your pivot (minimizing horn movement if you will). If you look at point number 8 in the Pivot Stabilizer, he says "....when you leave this page FORGET IT!" The Track Routine was to be "normal playing". Hope this clarifies his intention here. Maybe Chris will have something to add to this.
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DSR · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 11:39 am Post subject:

Thank you Paul...that makes things a lot clearer.

Wilktone · Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 6:08 pm Post subject:

Could someone please post on how the articulations fit in with the track routine? I understand how Dr. Reinhardt suggested to change the keys, but does he really want you to play each line with all of those different articulations each day, or choose a different articulation each day?

Thanks!

Dave
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BeboppinFool · Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 6:20 am Post subject:

kzem · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 1:29 am Post subject:

Hey Rich,

Isn't the track routine slurred first, then tongued?
At the bottom of the track routine sheet, Doc wrote that some students will be asked to tongue first, although this is purely a personal matter...
Does is depend on your tongue type?
Just curious-

Kurt Z

Wilktone · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 4:33 am Post subject:

BeboppinFool · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:19 am Post subject:

bgibson · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Sep 2002 Posts: 211

Rich and everyone;
The "original" Track Routine was slurred then tongued. Doc reversed the articulations in the 1970's after a certain lead trpt player came in for an emergency lesson after being bruised from warming up with CC Lip Flexibilities (the entire book two times through every day). Everything started returning to normal after Doc had him tongue first then slur.
This is the story that Doc told me ca. 1975.
Also, pages 44 & 45 exercises # I,III,VI,VIII,X,XI,XII,XIII,XIV in the Manual, open horn only, with a Whispa mute.
He substituted this drill for the track routine for me.
WEG

Mr.Hollywood · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Dec 2002 Posts: 1730

Bill,

Doc told me that single tonguing should always come before slurring in his exercises. He said that it was not possible to tongue without your " legs ". But that you could slur without " legs " and that could get you into trouble ( multiple embrouchures ).

I do have a copy of the track routine from 1949, and I was suprised to see the slurring first.

Might that lead player have been L.B ?

Take Care,

Chris

[ This Message was edited by: Mr.Hollywood on 2003-01-15 22:15 ]

bgibson · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Sep 2002 Posts: 211

Chris;
You are correct, Doc did say that you had to your legs first.
I will give you the identity of the tpt player off list.
I think Doc did change or modify some of his routines through the years.
WEG

BeboppinFool · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 8:24 am Post subject:

Mr.Hollywood · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Dec 2002 Posts: 1730

Bravo Rich ! I couldn't have said it better myself.

B.D ( Before Doc ) I used to play lip slurs every day, but A.D ( After Doc ) I realized that they can be some of the most destructive things you can practice.

There was a time a few years back when every once and a while I would play a lesson out of the Harold Mitchell Book #4. Every lesson includes a Colin type lip slur routine, and every time that I played them they never failed to screw up my chops.

You couldn't get me to play out of the Colin Book now for a new Buick !

Everybody out there remember........ ALWAYS TONGUE FIRST, SLUR ON REPEAT.

I really do hope some of you Reinhardt doubters will try this and discover what a genius this great man was. You will not believe what a huge difference a simple thing like single tonguing and slurring on the repeat ( when practicing your lip slur routines ) can make in your playing.

Chris

Still Trying · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:38 pm Post subject:

I'm currently trying to find the time to read back over all the posts on this forum. I started at the back with the original posts. This little discussion is a real gem. It more than rewarded me for the time spent. Thanks guys.
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