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Mellophone Sectional Packet
Mellophone Sectional Packet
Nathan TIlley
2011
Mellophone Sectional Sheet
Breathing Gym: 10 Minutes
o Shoulders & Upper Body Relaxed
o Stand with Feet Shoulder Width Apart
Warm Up: 10 Minutes
o Long Tones (Intonation)
o Partial Slurs (Endurance)
o Maximum Strength (Pitch)
o Major Scales (Fingerings)
Articulations: 5 Minutes
o Make sure everyone in the section can correctly
articulate together
o Practice these articulations on horns together
Articulation Normal Legato Staccato Marcato Accent
Example ♩ ♩ ♩ ♩ ♩
Syllable Ah Doo Dot Dah Dah
Field Show: 30 Minutes
o Play through the show
o Correct fingerings
o Run rough sections of the show
o Run through the show with rough spots corrected and
articulations in mind
o Run through the show one last time for consistency and
solidity
Warm Down: 5 Minutes
o Long Tones
o Pedal Tones