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RE: Wonderful Warm-ups

Author: HAT
Date: 2001-11-17 14:18

Just for the record, scale practice IS my warm up. Has been since I was in school.

I don't use books any more, I have worked out a rountine of scales and arpeggios (toungued and slurred) which lasts about 50 minutes which I do every day.It goes through all major and minor keys. It is so complete that it is all I have to do on any given day if I don't have anything else to practice.

Of course I use a metronome.

When I used books I would do only one major and minor every day through every permutation. This is also excellent.

It is frankly amazing to me the difference between the way I sound at the beginning of the 'warm up' and the end.

On days when I have an early rehearsal and can't practice before I leave home, I try to get in an abreviated version on the job, 5-10 minutes or so. It does help.

In any case, what Mr. Liberson said about devoted scale practice. . I agree!

David Hattner, NYC
www.northbranchrecords.com

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