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Re: Technique

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-09-30 18:52

BASICS: Baerman Scale Book (run the gamut); Stark Arpeggios (first two pages and last two exercises as a minimum); Kroepsch 416 exercises (start at the back - 6 flats/5 sharps).

Long tone exercise: Grab a low E out of nowhere, that is, start with a loose embouchure and gradually bring it "in" until the note just comes out of silence. Then start to crescendo to a louder level on each of eight counts (4 being your mezzo forte and 8 being as loud as you can get). Still not letting go of that E, count backwards decrescendoing back down to niente at 1. So in 15 slow counts (about a quarter note equalling 54 on the metronome) you cresc. from nothing back to nothing. Do that twice on Low E, twice on F, twice on F# and twice on G. When done you should feel like you've run around the block four times!

Finally, whatever techical material you practice, DRILL it so that it is slow enough that it is PERFECT EVERY TIME. I say this because any time you play something incorrectly, you reinforce playing it wrong, so........... practice slowly.

..................Paul Aviles

P.S. Air is a WHOLE other topic

Post Edited (2015-09-30 20:52)

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