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Kennyg2019
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 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:48 am Post subject: Warm-up Routine? |
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Hi, guys.
I was wondering what your warm-up routine is as a comeback player.
Thanks,
Ken
P.S. Please don't tell me to Google it. (I did...They sent me here.) |
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JayKosta
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 5:59 am Post subject: |
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My personal view is that what many people view as a 'warm-up routine' is actually 'initial practice exercises' - basic intervals, slurs, long tones, etc.
The 'first thing' warm-up should be easy tone production, lip preparation, establishing the basic mechanics. When that is working smoothly, then move on to practice, and increase the intensity as your condition allows.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Here's my daily warm-up...
Thompson Buzzing Book (on Bb)
#1 4x through
#4 1x on mpc and horn
#6 1x on mpc and horn
Stamp (on Bb) @ 75 bpm
Basic Warm Up (1st 5 lines)
Chichowicz (on C) @ 55 bpm
Group A
Page 1 down and up
Page 2, line 3 down and up
Bai Lin (on Bb or C)
pp 11-14
This takes me around 20-30 minutes depending on how much time I take between books... or if I get distracted by something shiny
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Dayton
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Like many players, I blend my warm up and fundamentals. If I had to boil it down to just a warm up it would probably be something along the lines of:
Very brief lip/mouthpiece buzzing such as from Stamp or Bobby Shew.
A flow study. My two favorites are the Stamp #3, 4b, 5b sequence or Verzari's Fundamental Study #38.
Flexibility studies. I really like Scott Belck's Modern Flexibilities. I typically add a study that covers wider intervals, such a "bugle" study from St. Jacome.
Tonguing/articulation. All of the major trumpet methods have a range of material to choose from. Lately, I've been doing Collinet's Preludes (which you can find in St. Jacome's). I pick one and play it using a variety of articulations and tonging: ST legato, ST with accent on second note, slur two DT two.... |
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TrumpetMD
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| Dayton wrote: | | Like many players, I blend my warm up and fundamentals. |
Agreed. And because of this, I think many of us use the terms "warm-up" and "daily routine" interchangeably. And since the OP asked, I'm a comeback player. Although I don't think what I do is specific to being a comeback player.
My true warm-up takes about 2 to 5 minutes. It's based on the mouthpiece buzzing exercise at the beginning of Schlossberg, except that I do it on the the trumpet (not the mouthpiece). I basically play some easy notes, focusing on G on the staff, C on the staff, C below the staff. Some whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes. Tonguing, slurring, and breath attacks. Maybe an easy C major scale or two. That's it. And I'm usually ready to play.
My daily routine is a series of one-octave arpeggios and scales through the range of the horn, tonging, slurring, and breath attacks. I focus on intonation, a warm/focused sound, and predictable attacks. I finish by running through the 12 major scales and a 2.5 octave chromatic scale (F# below the staff to C above the staff). And then I end by playing Taps, To The Color, and the Star Spangled Banner all in C (concert Bb). This takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
I then have 2 more 20 to 30 minute sessions focusing on technical studies (first session) and music (second session).
Mike
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| Dayton wrote: | | Like many players, I blend my warm up and fundamentals. |
I also do this because I'm lucky to get one session a day. Truthfully, my warm-up is usually picking up the horn cold and modeling whatever my beginners are playing in class that day.
At home, my routine has coalesced into an exercise from each section of Vizzutti Book 1 and then on to community band music or an etude book (Rubank, Getchell, or Brandt/Bousquet/Charlier if I want to remind what myself what I used to be capable of).
If I need a quick warm up then it's usually the Vizzutti #2 long tone exercise, Remington starting on G, or a Chicowicz flow study.
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Kennyg2019
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| Thanks, guys! I see a lot of commonality in your approaches. I just ordered the Schlossberg book. |
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Warm-up is one thing (likely a very short time), a Daily Routine is where we take time to relearn, polish, and advance.
I highly suggest you add Louis Davidson's "Trumpet Techniques" and or Michael Sachs "Daily Fundamentals". Both have constructs of a daily routine with a variety of exercises ADDITIONALLY have instruction on how to use them and how to look for and avoid bad habits.
My "warm-up" also leads directly into my "daily routine". That cross-over point varies from day to day as the chops and body react to playing.
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| Quote: | | I just ordered the Schlossberg book. |
Terrific book. I started playing out of it in fourth grade and still do. Remember that Schlossberg is not a structured method; it is a collection of loosely-clustered exercises that Schlossberg assigned to one or more of his students to address a wide range of needs. Lots of great material, but how you approach it is at least as important as the material itself.
"A Tribute to William Adam" compiled by Charley Davis, and Chris Gekker's "Slow Practice" have some really useful insights into Schlossberg, as does Tom Stevens' "After Schlossberg." Eric Bolvin's "Variations on Great Trumpet Methods" is worth a look as well. |
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Kennyg2019
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Very nice! I like it... It's a very natural start...low, slow, and soft.
A nice blend of all the masters.
Thanks! |
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Glad it helped.
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