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Biggiobro Regular Member
Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 40 Location: Katy, TX
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:38 pm Post subject: When to do the Caruso exercises? |
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I have read all of the getting started forums, and it seems pretty clear these exercises are meant to be played at the beginning of your practice routine. My question is, do you do a short warm up before these, a long warm up routine before, or are these the first thing you play on the horn? Thanks. |
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robertmooretruro Regular Member
Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Posts: 71 Location: Antigonish NS Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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I do Caruso first thing in the morning after I wake up around 6:30 in the morning. I do my main Practise throughout the rest of the day. Usually after lunch. I think Caruso works best with a big rest afterwords because it is meant as exercise rather than music. _________________ R Moore
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robertmooretruro Regular Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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I get blood flowing to the lips with didgeridoo as a warm up for maybe 2 minutes. This helps doing the exercises with the minimum amount of tension and prevents strain from playing cold but I think many consider the six notes as the first thing they do every day. I may be wrong. I'm no expert. _________________ R Moore
French Besson "Stamm" 92BB
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bagmangood Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Posts: 1354 Location: SF Bay Area
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:19 am Post subject: |
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Generally speaking, the exercises are to be done after a warm-up. Whether that's long or short depends on your needs. Ideally the routine is done fairly early on in your practicing so it is done on fresh chops, but you still "locked in to play"
If you have found that it works as your first notes of the day, awesome - keep doing that. We're all different _________________ More than one trumpet
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oldblow Heavyweight Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 676 Location: Mitchell, Georgia
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:25 am Post subject: |
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A couple of weeks ago, I received a copy of the Marcinkiewicz book, "The Buzzzone," which is a variation/expansion/explanation of Caruso. When I noticed the connection, I got out my unopened copy of Caruso, and contemplated using them together. Presently, I use Caruso to play the first notes of the day, but only the long tones, and not too much or too high. That is followed by some Stamp and some Flow Studies. Oh, I play some Hood mouthpiece exercises on a Flip Oakes Personal mouthpiece before doing anything else. My feeling at the moment, is that breaking the Caruso into a starting exercise, then finishing for the day with the long slurs works pretty well at developing muscle, with repertoire in the middle sessions. _________________ Felton (Butch) Bohannon |
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pepperdean Heavyweight Member
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 650 Location: Johnson City, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Carmine told me to make the Six Notes my first notes of the day. These days, I usually do just a little mouthpiece buzzing first.
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gstump Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I was given the 6 notes followed by the harmonics as a warm-up.
I have done it this way for 47 years. However, for theater work toward the end of my career, I buzzed on the mouthpiece during the commute. _________________ Schilke B5
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Matthew Anklan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 1085 Location: Cincinnati
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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On light days I will do the 6 notes last before I put the horn away for the evening. It's probably not the way most folks do it, but this was suggested to me by Caruso student, John Harner. _________________ Matthew Anklan
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trumpetdiva1 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 May 2002 Posts: 1423 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Laurie always recommended to practice her routine on fresh chops. She would ask me at the beginning of several trumpet lessons if I had played much that day.
Janell _________________ Janell Carter
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Terry Heckman New Member
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Saskatoon, Sask.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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I was doing them generally at the end of the day, with some soft notes after to "loosen up" again. I was warned that the Carusos could make the chops stiff, so to make sure that flexibility stuff was balanced into the rest of the day. |
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pepperdean Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Terry,
I always liked doing the Caruso exercises early to help loosen up, especially if I'd had a tough blow the night before. If I had something early morning, like a church gig, I'd get up extra early and use Caruso stuff to blow out the cobwebs and set myself up for the day.
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dkwolfe Veteran Member
Joined: 01 May 2015 Posts: 116 Location: North of the sweet tea line
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Terry Heckman wrote: | I was doing them generally at the end of the day, with some soft notes after to "loosen up" again. I was warned that the Carusos could make the chops stiff, so to make sure that flexibility stuff was balanced into the rest of the day. |
Great advice! I've been working on the 1st exercise, and I found that I was really tight (low G#, G, and F# needed lots of "heroics" to get to come out). Flexibility studies became the order of the day, and things are fine, but it took a while.
D _________________ Nullius in Verba. |
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deleted_user_02066fd New Member
Joined: 03 Apr 1996 Posts: 0
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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I started with a student of Carmine's back in 74-75 and he had me do the 6 notes first thing. Later I went to Carmine for a few years and he had me do the same thing. Anyone who studied with Carmine will remember sitting and watching others take a lesson. I did notice that some students were told to tongue the first note and some he had them do a breath attack when doing the 6 notes. |
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