Klarinet Archive - Posting 001056.txt from 1998/09

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Warm-down
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 16:43:08 -0400

My son's trumpet teacher (a recent graduate who studied with a very
well-reputed teacher/player in the area) has been making a major point of
having my son "warm down" when he is finished playing. The routine involves
working his way through simple scale patterns moving lower and lower in the
trumpet range in an effort to loosen the "chops" before he puts the trumpet
away. Any fuzziness of tone, poor attack quality or range difficulty my son
experiences the next day after a long day of playing (he's in his high
school band - right now marching band is a big part of his schedule) is
attributed to neglecting the warm-down process the day/night before. I've
heard of "warm-downs" for athletes, though without really understanding the
physiological explanation. I've never heard of it from my teachers or
colleagues. Everyone I know just stops playing at the end of a rehearsal or
performance and packs the instrument(s) up.

I'm really at a loss as to whether this is more folklore or a technique with
real benefits. Does anyone on the list recommend a "warm-down" to students
or understand what the reason for this kind of routine is?

Karl Krelove

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