Arban's and Clarke Technical Studies plus anything to help overcome any variable problem I might be having at the time. _________________ "A good composer does not imitate; he steals." -Igor Stravinsky
This is what I posted in a similar thread:
You want to cover 5 basic areas:
1.Technique
2.Range
3.Flexibility
4.Accuracy
5.Sound
For technique use Arbans,New Directions in Tounging, or Bartold-Orchestral Exerpts Vol. 1-5.
For range use Clarke Technical Studies, Irons, Schlossberg, or Claude Gordon's Systematic Approach to Daily Practice.
For Flexibility use Arbans,Clarke,Schlossberg,Bartold, or Hering-32 Etudes.
For accuracy use Colin Charle's Develop Sight Reading,Schlossberg, or the Hering book.
For sound use Irons,Arbans,Hering,Schlossberg,Bartold, or Concone-Shoemaker's Legato Etudes for Trumpet.
If you don't want to have more than one book Sclossberg,Don Jacoby's Jakes Method, and E.S. Williams Complete work for all 5 areas.
You should also study Lyrical Phrasing,Tonal Fullness,Projection,Tounging,Intonation,Breathing and all playing styles. Space it out with hour and a half practices with half an hour in between or something like that. Chris
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:14 am Post subject: Practice manuals
For initial warmup I use the hymn book,(everything within the staff and slow tempos).
For the majority of my practice I use Arbans and Rubanks advanced l&ll.
Finally, whatever charts have been handed out by the two concert bands that I play in. Would any of you believe that I am contemplating the joining of another advanced concert band? I figure that it will at least give me more music to rehearse in my practice sessions.
OLDLOU>> _________________ X2 Couturier trumpets
Holton Clarke model cornet
Martin Imperial handcrafted cornet
Martin Commitee cornet
Wurlitzer Improved Symphony short cornet
many Getzen, Olds, Bach, Yamaha, Conn, King, etc. too many to list here.
I know what you mean. I have just joined my second orchestra. I now have 6 rehearsals a week. I only play trumpet in three. Sing in two and play bells in one.
I still manage to work in time for practicing technical and lyrical studies. At this time I am spending most of my time preparing for the four concerts I will be doing between Dec 6th and Dec 14th. Three orchesta concerts and one concert band concert.
I still use Arbans, Getzel, Clark, and Cincowicz every day. Maybe only 5 minutes in each ut something. _________________ Harry Marks
Phil Smith advised me to use the following method for tackling the fundamentals that we work on and improve over the course of a lifetime:
AIR
any slurred stuff and long tones. GET A GREAT SOUND!
AIR+FINGERS
all scales and chords;basically the entire "language" of our art.
AIR+TONGUE
any repeated articulations. CONSISTENCY of quality is key!
AIR+FINGERS+TONGUE
All together.
You can use whatever books you need. Personally, I use Maurice Andre's Exercises Journaliers(sic), Bai Lin flexibilities, Clifford Lillya for scales, and solos and excerpts for the complete package. Also, Arbans and Clarkes. Mike Sachs has a GREAT book out! As well as Vizutti's books.
Find what books you like and mix and match. Books, in my opinion, are like a good diet. Moderation and variety are the keys.
Beauty of tone is the most important because it is the governor of "how we are doing." If it feels good, but sounds bad or mediocre...Well, you know where I'm going...
Take care and Merry Christmas!
Dan
_________________ Daniel Flores
Assistant Principal Trumpet
Librarian
Chicago Reading Orchestra
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