Daily Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3

Note: This routine should be preceded by breathing and mouthpiece buzzing exercises.
1. Long Tones

q= 60-120

? 4 bw
4

bw

? w

? bw
? bw

2. Separated Quarter Notes

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

bw

q = 60-120

? 4 b b
4
? b b b b b
?

b b b b

?
b

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

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3. Legato Tonguing

q = 100-120

? 4 b J J b J J b J
4
J
? b b j j
J
J
J
J
? b j
j
j
b j b j
?

j
j
j
j

b

j
j
j
j
b b

4. Lip Slurs

q = 60-120

? 4 b
4

1------------------------------------

4-------------------------5. Lip Slurs

2------------------------------------

b b b

b b

b b

3------------------------------------

5--------------------------

6--------------------------

7--------------------------

q = 100-120+

? 4 b J J b J # J J # J
4
1--------------------------------------------------------------------

2----------------------------------------------------------------------

? b J J b J J J J
4----------------------------------------------------------------------

3--------------------------------------------------------------------

? bb J J bb J
J
J
J
5-----------------------------------------------------------------------

? #
J
J

6-----------------------------------------------------------------------

#
J

7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

6. Lip Slurs

q = 100-120+

,
,
,
,
? 4 b b b b
4

1--------------------------------

2--------------------------------

3--------------------------------

4--------------------------------

,
,
? b b


b

5---------------------------------------------- 6---------------------------------------------- 7----------------------------------------------

7. Legato Tonguing/Tuning q = 60-120

? 4 b b n b n b b n
4

b n b n b n

1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 1...

b b n b n b b n

b # n b n b n
2 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 2...

? b # n b n b n

b n b b n

? b # b #

b # b #

3 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 3...

b # b #

b n b b n
4 - 5 - 6 - 5 - 4...

? b n b b n

b n b b n

? b b

b b

5 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 5...

b b

? b n b n b n
V1 - V2- V3- V2 - V1...

b n b n b n
1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 1...

b n b n b n
V1 - V2- V3- V2 - V1...

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8. Lip Slurs

q = 100-120+

? 4 b
4

b # #
J
J
J
J
J
J

? b

b b b

J
J
J
J
J
J

1--------------------------------------------------------------------- 2------------------------------------------------------------------------

3---------------------------------------------------------------------------

4-----------------------------------------------------------------

? bb J J bb J
J
J
J
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------

? #
J
J

6---------------------------------------------------------------------

7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. Legato Tonguing/Tuning

q = 60-120

?4
4 ## ## bbb bbb
?

b b b b

# #

b b

10. Lip Slurs

q = 100-120+

b
b

?4

b # # b
4R
R
R

1------------------------------------------------------------------- 2---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3---

? bb bb b
b R
R

3-------------------------------------------------------------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------- 5---

b
? bbb bbb
b R

5------------------------------------------------------------------------6-------------------------------------------------------------------- 7---

? # #

7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

Note: It is recommended that exercises 11-17 be played in a different key each day, and in different octaves. F Major is used here only as an example.5

11. Breath Extension/Volume Control q = 60-120

?4
4w

w
fff

ppp

? w

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp ppp

fff

ppp

fff

ppp

ppp ppp

fff

ppp ppp

fff

w bw bw bw bw

w
w

ppp ppp

fff

ppp

fff

w
ppp

fff

12. Breath Extension q = 60-120

?4
4
?
?
?

13. Breath Extension q = 60-120

?3
4

bj b b j

j
b b

14. Tonguing Speed: Single Tonguing q = 100-150+

3
3
?4
4
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
3

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

b b
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
3

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

?
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
3

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta
3

?
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta

?
ta

b

ta ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

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15. Tonguing Speed: Doodle Tonguing q = 120-185+
3

?4
4

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

? b 3 3 b

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du

du

dul du

dul

du

dul du

dul

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du dul

du

b

du

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

du du du du du dul la du dul la du dul du dul du dul du dul du

dul

du

dul

la

du

dul

la

du

16. Tonguing Speed: Multiple Tonguing 1 q = 140-250+

3
3
?4
4
ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

?
ta

ta ka

ta

ta

ka

ta

ka

ta

ka

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

b b

ta ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta

ka

ta

ka

ta

ta

ka

ta

ta

ka

ta

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

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17. Tonguing Speed: Multiple Tonguing 2 q = 140-250+

3

?4
4

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

? b 3 3 b
ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta

ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta

ta

ta

ta

ka

ta

ka

ta

ka

ta

ta

ka

b
b

b b
? b b
b b
b

7------------------------------------------------------------------

? b

ka

ta

ta

2-------------------------------------------------------------------

3--------------------------------------------------------------------

ta

4-------------------------------------------------------------------

b
b

b
? b b
b b
b

ta

6------------------------------------------------------------------

5--------------------------------------------------------------------

ka

ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

18. Upper Range Extension: Harmonic Series Slurs q = 60-120

? 4 #
4

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta

ka

ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta

ka

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

ta ta ta ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ta ka ta ka ta ka ta ka ta

1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

8 19. Upper Range Extension: Harmonic Series Slurs q = 60-120

#
?4
4

#
#

# # #

7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B
b

b b b b b b b b
b

b b
b b
b

5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B
b

b b b b b b
b

b
b b
b

3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#
#

2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B
b

b b b b

1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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20. Lip Trills q = 120-180+

j
j
B 4 b b b
4

3
3
6
3
3
6
7--------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-------------------------------------------------------------------------

j
j
B # # #
3
3
6
3
3
6
4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------

b b b b b b j j
B

3--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-----------------------------------------------------------------------

b b b b b b j j
B

3--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-----------------------------------------------------------------------

b b b j # # # j
B

3
3
6
3
3
6
2----------------------------------------------------------------------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------

j b b b b b b j
B

3
3
6
3
3
6
1--------------------------------------------------------------------- 2---------------------------------------------------------------------------

j b b b j
B

Flat 2/Sharp 3------------------------------------------------------- Flat 1/Sharp 2-----------------------------------------------------------

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

10 21. Harmonic Series Slurs/Lip Trills q = 60-120

U
UU
#

B4

4 #

U
UU

U
UU
b b

b b b
B
b

b
b

U
UU

7---------------------------------------------------------------------

5------------------------------------------------------------------------

U
UU

b
b

b
B
b
b b
b

b
b

B
b

4---------------------------------------------------------------------

U
UU
#

#
#

3------------------------------------------------------------------------

U
U U

b b

6---------------------------------------------------------------------

2---------------------------------------------------------------------

1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22. Lip Slurs q = 80-120+

3

? 4 3
4 b b b
3

1------------------------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------

? b b b
b b b
3-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4----------------------------------------------------------------------

? b b3 b 3
b b b
5-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6----------------------------------------------------------------------

7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

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23. Upper Range Extension: "Against the Grain 'Rips'"

q = 60-80

Note: Try to have all of the partials sound as you "rip" from one note to the next in each group.

b b

B 4 b b b b b b
4
B b

1 6 1

6 1 6

1 5 1

B
7

7 5 7

4 7 4

5 1 5

5 7 5

4 6 4

7 4 7

6 4 6

3 6 3

6 3 6

7 3 7

3 7 3

2 5 2

6 2 6

5 2 5

2 6 2

1 7 1

24. Upper Range Extension: Arpeggios q = 60-90

b b
b b

B 9 bbb bbb b b b b
8
b b
#

B #
# b

b

b
B b
B

bb

25. Upper Range Extension: Legato Tonguing

b
b

bb

q = 60-120

b b b b
b

B4
4
26. Upper Range Extension: Ascending "Rips"

4
&4

27. Upper Range Extension: Arpeggio

3
&4

q = 100-120

q = 100-120

&

Warm-Up and Maintenance Routine for Tenor Trombone, Level 3 (Everett)

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28. Upper/Lower Range Extension: Octave Slurs

?4
4

7------------------------------------------

q = 60-90

?4
4 b b

?4
4

b
b b

1----------------------------------------------------------------

q = 60-90
V

3----------------------------------------------

5---------------------------------------------

6---------------------------------------------

q = 60-90

b b b
b b b b b b

b b

b b b b b b

30.Low Range Extension: Pedal Tones

b b b b b b

4-------------------------------------------

5------------------------------------------

2-----------------------------------------

1-----------------------------------------

29.Low Range/F-Attachment Tuning and Placement

V

3----------------------------------------------------------------

2----------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------

4----------------------------------------------------------------

b
b b

b b

b
b b