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1. Bb Major Scale (Concert A b Major Scale)
4 w bw
&4 w w bw w w
bw

2. Slu rs - Low Register

& 44 œ
Tongue only the first note of each measure. Play as smoothly as possible.

œ œ bœ w œ œ bœ œ w
3. More Slu rs - Low Register

& 44
Make sure your fingers completely cover the holes.

œ bœ œ œ w bœ œ œ œ w

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4. Intervals
4
&4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

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5. More Intervals
& 44 ˙ ˙ ˙ œ
˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙

6. Su stained Tongu ing

& 44
Breathe only where marked. Keep the air moving during the quarter notes.
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w œœœœ w œœœœ w œœœœ w œœœœ
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&w œœœœ w œœœœ ˙ ˙ œœœœ ˙ w
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Only on the Days You Eat
1. G Major Scale (Concert F Major Scale)
4
&4 w w w #w w
w w w
2. Register Slu rs
˙ w ˙ w
Put lots of air and get your best sound on the low note before pressing the register key.

& 44
˙ ˙
˙ w ˙ w
&
b˙ b˙
3. Slu s - A key
Roll the first finger between the notes.

&œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w

4. Tongu ing
4
& 4 œ œœœ œ w œœœ œ œ w œ œ œ œœ w œ œ œœœ w

5. Slu rs - Low Register

&
bœ œ œ œ bw œ œ œ œ w
&
œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w
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Only on the Days You Eat
1. F Major Scale (Concert E b Major Scale)
4
&4 w w w w
w w w bw
2. Slu rs Low Register
&
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
3. Register Slu rs
w w bw w
& 44
w bw w w

w w w
&
w w w
4. Intervals

& 44
Hear each note in your head.

œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
5. Dynam ics
&˙ #˙ ˙ ˙ #˙ ˙ ˙
f p f ṗ

6. Techniqu e
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
bœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ ˙
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Only on the Days You Eat
1. C Major Scale (Concert Bb Major Scale)
& 44 w w w w w w w
w

2. Register Stu d ies

4 ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
&4

˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
&

œ œ œ œU
œ œ œ œ
3. Slu rs - H igh Register
& 44
U
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ bœ

4. Articu lation

& 44 œ œ œ œ w
Follow the articulations closely. Each measure of quarter notes should sound different.

œ. œ. œ. œ. w œ œ œ œ w œ- œ- œ- œ- w
> > > >
5. Chrom atic Scale
Try to do each line in one breath. You may need to look up the fingerings

& œ #œ œ bw
to a couple notes.

bœ nœ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ

& bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ bw