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bluesmaster101
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Posted: 2006-02-10 01:13 CET | |
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Alright so, I'm in my schools band and we're playing a piece called Hounds of Spring, if any of you have heard it. Im on first part which is a killer for me because i have pretty bad endurance and the piece pretty much goes to the top of my range. Is there any specific excersize that i could do every day to just help increase endurance and range? I have until the end of march to learn this music. and dont say long tones, because im already doing those  any help would be very nice |
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Dizzy
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Posted: 2006-02-13 03:27 CET | |
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Do you have a teacher? They will be able to help you with this. Long tones are good, but make sure you don't just do them in the middle and low register, do them as high as you can, but as soon as you lose your sound or it's really hard work (too much mouthpice pressure) then stop. Also do pratcise them loud, and do them soft and some that start loud and go soft and the other way round. When pratcising them, rest as much or even more than you play. Practise in short sessions 3 or more times a day (20 - 30 min sessions) I perfer to play Clarke Studies instead of long tones, if you have the book (or you can get some photocopies from your teacher) try them out. Read the posts on the forum by Marty on practsing long tones. Some great stuff here. Check my post on The Balanced Embouchure. Read everything on the board that you think will help. Good luck, let us know how you go with it. |
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marty
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Posted: 2006-02-15 00:57 CET | |
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Whoa whoa whoa, Clarke's studies are no substitute for long tones. They are the trumpets equivalents to breathing and eating. Take a look at my long tone system. It'll bring your endurance up in no time. Also, I reccomend doing a lot of lip flexibilities. These are great for your chops. |
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bluesmaster101
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Posted: 2006-02-16 02:22 CET | |
| alright thanks both of you | ||
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Dizzy
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Posted: 2006-02-16 12:39 CET | |
marty wrote:Whoa whoa whoa, Clarke's studies are no substitute for long tones. They are the trumpets equivalents to breathing and eating. The following is from the ORGINAL text (the text in the book got a little changed through being translated and publishers edits) from H.L. Clarke Technical Studies for Cornet. Sixith Study H.L. Clarke wrote:
If you have the time and the chops to practise long tones and Clarkes everyday, then more power to you, you'll probably be improving at a faster rate than me. I don't have the time/chops for that and if forced to choose I pick Clarke. |
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marty
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Posted: 2006-02-16 18:29 CET | |
| My set of long tones differ from Clarke's in one way - volume. The volume aspect of long tones is the most important part. It's what makes your lips burn, makes them feel weak. | ||
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bluesmaster101
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Posted: 2006-02-17 00:04 CET | |
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just for clarrification marty, could you post your long tone system. or just a link where it is, because i cant seem to find it... 
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marty
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Posted: 2006-02-17 02:43 CET | |
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6/4 time, 60 BPM. Breathe Attack, play ff. Whole note G (6 beats) slur to 5 beat F#. Breathe on rest. Breathe attack F# (whole note) slur to G (5 beat). Breathe. Whole note Ab slur to 5 beat G. Breathe on rest. Whole note G slur to 5 beat Ab. And so on... Go from G - C. Rest for 1 or 2 minutes. C - E. Rest 1-2 minutes. E - G rest 1-2 minutes. That's all. Easy pattern, eh? Make sure you're playing with your loudest CONTROLLED volume. This is the most important part. This taxes your lips, which makes them stronger WHEN YOU REST. A variation for the middle set. The time cycle is one bar of 6/4 then one bar of 8/4. So 6/4 | 8/4 | 6/4 | 8/4 and so on... C# (6 beats) | Cn (6 beats, 2 beats rest) | Cn (6 beats) | C# (6 beats, 2 beats rest) Do that till you get to E - D# - E The variation comes with dynamics. Start each note ppp and crescendo to fff just before the note change. On the second note, continue at fff but decrescendo to ppp. |
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therat
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Posted: 2006-03-04 23:26 CET | |
| Yeah, do Marty's exercise. I had horrible endurance last month, now my endurance is better than I ever dreamed it would be. | ||