Author: Carmen Izzo
Date: 2001-09-04 05:54
Hey Mark and sneezers, check out this practice schedule and see what you think. I find its really handy to be organized, and consistent so my music is prepared all the time. I gotta start now so college isnt so bad then. Send ideas, !!!!!!!!!!!!
SECTION ONE-WARM UP 15-20 minutes (necessary to do every day, even if this is all you do)
Long tone major scales, each count has a crescendo then decrescendo (ppp-fff-ppp)
Warm up Chords: Larry Combs told us at the DePaul workshop about these Start on Chalemeau (pardon my spelling) C, go up a twelfth, descend in triads. Then do the same thing but the starting pitch goes down in half steps each time, or up half steps. Example: chal. C four beats. clarion G four beats. clarion E two beats. throat G two beats, chal. E two beats. Chal C (beginning Pitch) eight beats. Rest four four beats then go up or down half step.
Tongue Excercise- Play and open G for four counts, but cut it off with the tip of your tongue really quick-like you do with staccato notes. Keep your tongue on the reed tip and release after four beats of rest. Now after doing that several times change to dotted half notes, half notes, quarters, then eigths.
SECTION TWO:SCALES-30 minutes
JB Albert 24 Varied Scales and Exercises:These are something Julie DeRoche at DePaul University is known for. Great for Building up speed in the fingers!
-Every week i work on one page (key signature) and build up from a slow tempo to two goal tempos-for triplets and sixteenths. i choose a tempo that is outside my "comfort zone" for tempos on scales. Build up the speed by playing the page at sixty, then each time you complete a page raise your metronome up "two clicks". From 60 to 66, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120, etc. After you complete the book , raise your goal tempos.
SECTION THREE:ETUDES-30-45 minutes
C. Rose 32 or 40 studies-With all the teachers ive had (only three), we do one rose etude a week, because of their criticality to our repitoire. Start with the Thirty two etude book, then do forty.
As you know there are lots more etudes out there. some good books i use to look at now and then for variation are Uhl, jeanjean, cavallini caprices, and many more!
TAKE A BIG BREAK-of course breaks are allowed during the rest of the time
SECTION FOUR:SOLOS-30 minutes
Major solo- I do the solo i am working on for auditions or competitions for the majority of this time, currently the Mozart in A.
Extra Stuff-Then for a few minutes i work on the usual stuff thats common so the re-learning process isnt so bad. I look at the Webers, Debussy, Copland, Poulenc, all the good stuff.
SECTION FIVE:ENSEMBLE- 30 minutes
Current ensembles- I like to always have my WInd Symphony music and Youth Orchestra music ready, I mean, we arent perfect!(well maybe mark is but anyhow. . .).
Repitoire-My Excerpt books are falling apart from all the times i flip through each one to find which excerpts are in what book. The standard repitoire should always be ready for auditions and what not.
BREAK IF NECESSARY
SECTION SIX:AUDITION MUSIC-45-60 minutes
-Here i work on the Etudes for all-state or excerpts for orchestra and what not. Usually the etudes take up more time due to their length. Orchestral Excerpts sometime take more because i study the recording and scores to get a hold of what im trying to speak in my music. Solos usually dont need work here because I cover them earlier in the practice session.
Thats It! Im only a kid, 16, so this time shouldnt be so optimal for pros and grads and undergrads. Im thinkin, about four hours for grads and undergrads. Send me your opinions.!!!
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