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Author: BassClarinetGirl
Date: 2005-02-14 01:45
Does anyone have suggestions for developing a good warmup routine? Like, what types of scales, longtones?, or other warmup things do you use, and how would you suggest that I develop my warmup routine?
Becca
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Author: music_is_life
Date: 2005-02-15 12:39
one good warmup I just started doing, to increase your lung capacity (and it also helps tone quality, interval recognition, etc.) is: put your metranome on at about quarter note = 80 and play a high G (as in top of the staff, space G) for two beats, the F# for 2 beats, the F for 2 beats, then up to F# for 2 beats, G for 2 beats, then 2 beats of rest/breating time. Then do the same pattern, except go down to a E this time, then back up. Then Eb...D...etc. until you can't go down and up in ONE breath. See how far you can go, how slow you can make the beat...after a while you'll notice you can hold things for prolonged periods of time.
another thing to work on, which improves your rhythm, finger precisness, and chromatic scale: start on the lowest E on the clarinet and go (in sixes) up to the next E, chromatically. stop on that note and play the bottom E again as an eigth note. then start on F# and go up to the next octave F#- stop, play the low F#. then start on F....ect. this may seem tedious, but it really helps you with rhythm and really really getting your fingers precise.
for scales- just work on them all. I like to go in order- E = 3 octaves + arpeggio...., F#= 3 octaves.....etc. All the scales you should practice are (depending on how advanced you are to begin with and how much better you plan to become): (this includes arpeggios): E- 3 octaves, F- 3 octaves, F#- 3 octaves, G- 3 octaves, Ab- 2 octaves, A- 2 ocaves, Bb- 2 octaves, B- 2 octaves, C- 2 octaves, Db- 2 octaves, D- 2 octaves, and Eb- 2 octaves.
then do all your natural minors, harmonic minors, and melodic minors. (and chromatic, from low E to altissimo G and back down, in sixes)
I hate longtones, but I do them. It's good to warm up on those as well.
another thing I do, for tuning, is playing fifths. What you do is start on a low E, tune it; then play a fifth above that, which is a B. tune that, then up to an E, tune it....etc. then do the same thing starting on an F; up to a C, to an F....etc. This is good because you learn what notes tend to be sharp on your clarinet and you learn how to adjust to tune them. It's best to try not to look at the tuner when doing this so that you tune it using your ears, not by staring at the tuner. so I close my eyes and tune it, then look at the tuner to see how accurate I am. After awhile you will find that your intonation is much better.
it's also good to tune with a standing picth- like a sounding tuner or a keyboard. then you have to match your pitch with another pitch (that is exact). This is good for your ears too. this is a great exercise because it REALLY helps your intonation.
also- practice Baermann and Rose.... both study and etude books. both very good for rhythm and etc.
hope that helps!
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-02-15 15:16
While that's generally good advice, tuning to a keyboard will get a lot of equal temperament in your head, which screws you up for ensembles (why I hate playing band music that has a piano)
Long tones can be great if approached with the right attitude.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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