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Compiled from the methods of Remmington, Baker, Kitzman, Watrous, and others
by Dr. David WIlken
Adams State College
dmwilken@adams.edu or dave@trombone.org
http://faculty.adams.edu/~dmwilken
Group 1, Long Tones
Practice these exercises with your attention on good breathing, sound, and attack.
Exercise 1
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b
Exercise 2
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b b , b
(6)
b b ,
Uw
(6)
bUw
Exercise 3
,
? b
(6)
U
bw
b b b b b b
b b , b b b , b b , b b
Exercise 4
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,
? b
b
b
U
w
? b b b b b w,
Exercise 6
? b
b
bw ,
b b U
b
b
bw
b b U
b
b
bw
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Exercise 7
? b b b b b w,
b b U
b
b
bw
b b b U
bw
Exercise 8
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J
,
b> b b > > > b >w
?
> b 5 b > 5 > > 5 b >w ,
b
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6
,
b b >w
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7>6 > 7 6 > 7 6
6
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>
w
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#
Exercise 10
Tongue only the first note, allow the "against the grain" technique to produce a smooth and even transition between the
other notes, without the tongue.
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
bw
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3
3
3
3
#
3
3
3
w
? #
3
U
#
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U
b
b
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U
b
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83
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U,
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b b
b b
U,
b b .
b b
b
U,
b b .
b
b
U,
b .
U
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U,
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U,
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dah-dle dah-dle dah dah-dle dah-dle dah
etc.
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Exercise 13, practice in the same manner as Exercise 12
b b b b
bU
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Exercise 14, practice in the same manner as Exercise 12
Uw