The Warm-Up: A Whole-istic Approach

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-warm-up (prepare) the whole spectrum of technique

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flexibility, rangeo dynamics.... [fill in the blank for your own playingl
***golden rule of the warm-up: beg, borrowo steal (not really), imitate, copy, exploit
warm-ups, ideas, philosophies from every written and human source you can!

Dr. Abigail Pack, UNCG

Breathing
I.Inhale Exhale II. Inhale Exhale III.Inhale Exhale

88 I 8 1 8
86 6 8 1 8
84 4 8 I 6
82 4 10 I 6
82 2 l0 I 4
8l I 10 I 4
8t I 10 1 )
81 I 10 1 1

81 1 t2 1 1

Free Buzzing - descending

Free Buzzing - ascending

etc. as long as comfortable without stra

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First Notes on the Horn - Make them count (beautiful tone, good air, in tune)!

First Notes over Whole range of horn - below concept taken from
James Stamp's "Warm-Ups and Studies"
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Etc. ascending through all keys

for one full octave's worfh.
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Long Tones through Diminished Thirds over Whole register
-play ascending beginning on given pitch, return descending as LOW as you can go
-vary articulation, dynamic structure, and note groupings
-ALIVAYS use a tuner, metronome and GOOD embouchure
-only play as high as is comfortable WITHOUT pressure and/or tension

G diminished A flat diminished A natural diminished

Articulation through Major Arp*ggios over Whole register

-vary articulation, dynamic structure
-always use a metronome and good embouchure
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Other V/arm-Up Ideas

-lip slurs- repeat dimished triads from long tone sectionat a fast tempo (consider adding notes
above high C on top of your triad and notes below boffom. Also see Farkas, Singer Embouchure
Builder, or write your own!)
-Major/minor scales with varying articulation and dynamics
-double and triple tonguing exercises (could be combined with scales in all registers, see also
Brophy single tonguing exercises and Arbans Conservatory Method for Trumpet)
-chromatic etude/exerciseslscales
-lip trill exercise (see Farkas and Brophy for good exercises)
-high register/extra endurance exercises (see Brophy high register study #6)

The'V/arm-Down
-mid to low register etude of varying style/dynamics/tempo (see Rochut Melodious Etudes for
trombone Books 1-3 for a good resource or write your own!)