Core Warm-Up (2017) Brad Edwards, Arizona State University Presentation for the 2017 International Trombone Festival Redlands, California

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1 Core Warm-p (2017) Brad Edwards Arizona State niversity Presentation for the 2017 International Trombone Festival Redlands California Daily Routine = Core Warm-p + Four S s The Four S s: Sostenuto o Extra Long Tones o Tuning Drones o Slow Scales o Fermata Tunes Slurs o Slow Slurs o Fast Slurs Scales o Scales o Arpeggios Special Ex. o Multiple Tonguing o Customized to fit needs Core Warm-p: Breathing / Buzzing Resonance / Slow Slurs Range Articulation / Coordination Flexibility Singing Style Same or Varied? I prefer some variety to stay engaged and creative. Others prefer sameness to promote consistency. If you choose variety: keep it simple keep standards high. If you choose sameness: stay focused. You are a musician get a musical sound! Resonance and Direction

2 Core Warm-p: Brief summary Breathing / Buzzing Resonance / Slow Slurs optional? 4 b? 4 3 b b? b b 4 2 c. optional 4 b c.. d. optional? 4 b Range? & Articulation / Coordination? b b b b b. b b? b b # b n b b # n b b. # n. optional? b b n n 4 3 Flexibility? b b C c. optional w b Singing Style? b b b...? b b b...

3 Breathing / Buzzing Take three *really* deep breaths. Wake up your lungs! Buzz smooth arches. Relaxed full breath. The arch doesn't need to be too wide. Buzz smoothly - no tongue steady air.? b b 4 c. b b b? b b b b b b b b b? b b b b b b # # # ## d.? b b 2 4 Continue through circle of fifths...? b b b? b b b b Continue through circle of fifths... Be creative: buzz other patterns too.

4 Resonance / Slow Slurs ( )? 4 b b F (? b b ) F simile b # simile b Down by half steps to here... # #? Down by half steps to here... c.? 4 3 b F? # b #. (. ) b # #. simile Down by half steps to here...?.. d.? 4 b n b b b b b b b b? b n b b b bb b p by half steps to here... b b b b b n b b b

5 Range Don't hurt yourself. Go only as high as you can and then move on to the low notes.? b P B ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( b )?? b slow gliss? b What if I can't hit the highest notes?? b Don't worry. Work up to the highest notes you can hit and then move on. Something like this... n b What if I want to play something melodic? No problem. Here's a melodic pattern that ascends.? b....

6 Articulation / Coordination Medium Fast: tap your foot (no metronome). Move your slide precisely.? b b # a1. b n b b # n b b. # n.? b # b.. n b # n b # n? b b.. # b n b b # n b b # n Fastest single tongue. se metronome (remember the tempo from day to day)? b b a2. 6 # # b b 6 # n# b. b 6 # n# n.? b b # # b b # n#. b b # n# n.? b b # # b b # n#. b b# n# n.? b b? # # # b b b b b? # b b b b b b b You can stop at the key of F or go on.? b # # # # b

7 ? b b # b #? b b b b b n n n n n c.? 4 3 Start from here... b? b b b b # b #? b b # b # # #...or from here.? b b b b b b b? # Depending on your range stop as needed. b b b b? # # # b b? # # # ## n n n nn

8 Flexibility Not too fast. Very even with a good sound.? b b C w Down by half steps to here... 6th...? b w...or here... 7th...? # # # # w Singing Style a1.? b b b C...? b b b... a2.? # C...? #...

9 ? 8 6 b1...? # #.? b b b b 8 6 b2...? b b b b n n.? b b b 4 2 c1. n.? b b b # n 3? 4 2 c2.? # # # 3. Try playing these melodies in many keys/ranges. Expand your 'melody base' and come up with other tunes too!

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