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1. Bb Major Scale
w bw
Start low. Each note goes higher.
?4 w w
B flat
w w bw
B flat C D E flat F G A
4 bw
1 6 4 3 1 4 2 1
2. Lip Slu rs
? 44 ˙ ˙ b˙
Tongue only the first note of each measure. Let the notes touch each other.
b˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ b˙ b˙ ˙
˙
1 2 3 4 5 6
3. More Lip Slu rs
? 44 b œ œ ˙ œ bœ
Lip slurs improve your tone and flexibility.
œ ˙ bœ ˙ œ œ ˙ bœ bœ ˙ œ œ ˙
1 2 3 4 5 6
?4 ˙
4. Intervals
˙ ˙ ˙ U
4 b˙ ˙ ˙ b˙
5. More Intervals U
? 44 b ˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ b˙ b˙ bœ œ ˙
6. Su stained Tongu ing
?4
Breathe only where marked. Keep the air moving during the quarter notes.
œ œ œ œ bw bœ œ œ œ
, , , ,
4 bw bœ œ œ œ w œœœœ w
?w œœœœ w
, œ œ œ œ , ˙ b˙ œ bœ œ œ ,
b˙ ˙ bw
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1. A b Major Scale
?4 bw w w bw
A flat
4 bw bw w bw
A flat D flat
3 5 3
2. Lip Slu rs
? 44 b œ œ b ˙ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ bœ
Tongue only the first note of each measure. The smoother...the better.
œ œ
˙ b˙ ˙ b˙ ˙
1 2 3 4 5 6
3. More Lip Slu rs
? 44 b œ œ b œ œ b w œ œ bœ œ
Stay relaxed while playing these slurs. Let the air do the work.
œ œ w bœ b œ bw
? œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ
œ w bœ bw œ w
4. Tongu ing
? 44 œ œ œ œ œ w bœ œ œ œ œ bw œ œ œ œœ w œ œ œ œ œ bw
5. Glisses - Low Register
? bœ
Tongue only the first note of each measure. The notes should "smear" together.
~~~~~~ ˙ . b œ ~~~~~~b ˙ . b œ ~ ~~~~~ ˙ .
1 2 1 3 1 4
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b œ ~~~~~~b ˙ . b œ ~~~ ~~~ ˙ . b œ ~~ ~~~ œ ~ ~~~ ~ ˙
1 5 1 6 1 6 1
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?4 w
1. C Major Scale
w w w wB w
C
w w
E
4
2 4 3
? 44 b œ œ b ˙ œ ˙ bœ b˙
2. Lip Slu rs
œ ˙ b œ b˙ ˙
œ bœ œ bœ œ œ
3. More Lip Slu rs
? 4 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œœœœœœœœ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ
Buzz this exercise on your mouthpiece prior to playing it.
4 b˙ ˙ b˙
? œœœœœœœœ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ œœœœœœœœ œ œ
˙ b˙ ˙
4. Intervals
? 44 b œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ
bœ bœ œ œ
Hear each note in your head.
bœ œ bœ ˙
5. Dynam ics
?˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
f p f p
6. Techniqu e
?œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Follow the positions that are marked.
1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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1. E b Major Scale
bw w wD bw
Note: High D is usually played in 1st positiion, but use E flat
? 4 bw w
4th position for this scale
w bw
4
4 3
2. Lip Slu rs
Tongue only the first note of each measure. The smoother...the better.
? 44 b œ œ b œ œ ˙ œœ œ˙ bœ bœ œ ˙ œœ œ˙ bœ bœ œ ˙ œœ œ˙
œ bœ œ bœ œ
3. More Lip Slu rs
œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ
? 44 b œ œ b œ
Keep relaxed while playing these slurs. Let the air do the work.
œ b˙ œ œ œ bœ bœ bœ
œ ˙ bœ b˙
œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ
? œ œ œ bœ bœ bœ œ
œ ˙ bœ b˙ œ ˙
4. Articu lation
? 4 œ bœ œ œ w œ. b œ. œ. œ. w œ> b œ> œ> œ> w œ- b œ- œ- œ- w
Follow the articulations closely. Each measure of quarter notes should sound different.
5. Slu rs
?˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Remember: Soft tongue & Fast slide. Make the tongued slur sound like the lip slur.
b˙ b˙ b˙ ˙
Lip Slur Ta Da Lip Slur
?˙ ˙ œ bœ
Ta Da
b˙ ˙ œ œ bw
Lip Slur Ta Da Ta Da Da Da Da
