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Daily "Building Block" Routine
Brad Edwards
Building Block #1: Deep Breathing and Resonant Buzzing {appetizer}

In........Out (easy buzz, a little lower each time) Full and Smooth (higher each time...don't force)

~ ~ ~ ~U ~~ ~ U U
~ U ~ U U
~

~ ~~~
~ ~~

~~~
~~~
~~~
Hold it out

~~

~~

~
(use your air)
Building Block #2: Glissing Throughout the Range with a Full Sound {appetizer}
b7
U U U U
? b ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ UV
1
V
b ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
Full Sound! bw
? Optional U U U
b ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ w U
? ~~~~ ~~~~
U
~ ~ b ~~~
U
~ ~~~~ ~~~~U ~~~~ ~ ~ ~

U
Full Sound!

~ b ~ ~
#3 U ~~~~~~~ b ~~~~~~~~
To Coda (lower)
b ~~~~
#6
~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~
?

~~ ~~~~
~
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~
## 6 b6
~
Optional

~~~ ~~~~
b6 #6 To Coda (higher)

B ~

U U
? ~~~~ b ~~~~~
Coda (lower)

~ ~ ~ b ~~~~ bw
~ ~ ~ ~
Coda (higher)
U U
~
? ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~
U
U
~~~~ ~~~~
~~~~~~~
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Building Block #3: Flow (Buzzing, Singing, Playing, with a Beautiful Sound) {first course}
If a piano is handy, do all three keys on the mouthpiece over piano chords, then trombone.

.
1x: Buzz or Sing; 2x: Play (no tongue)
n .
? b b b .. n . j ..
b
# .

? # .. . # .
1x: Buzz or Sing; 2x: Play (no tongue)

j .
.
n .

? b b b b .. . n .
1x: Buzz or Sing; 2x: Play (no tongue)

j ..
b b
Building Block #4: Simple Articulation and Lip Slurs {first course}

q = 88

? b b 44

? ###

? bb b
b

?#

? b b b
b b b

?b
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Building Block #5: Centered Tone and Consistent Intonation {second course}
w
? b b 44 . .
q = 88
1st ...

w
. w
? bb .
w
w
? ### . .
2nd ...

w
. w
? ### .
w
Continue pattern in descending positions (alternating slurred and tongued) out to 6th or 7th.
Building Block #6: Clean Articulation, Slide Technique, Rhythmic Accuracy {second course}

? b b b 44 3 3 3 3
q = 88

? b b b
Optional
TTK

b
? bb b
T K

n
Sequence: Same rhythms Sequence: Same rhythms

? bb b
b

#
Optional: Same patterns, now legato based around 4th position

? #
Etc. Etc.

Etc.

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Building Block #7 Accurate Tonguing and Lip Slurs {second course}

(an easier version is shown below)

? b b 44
q = 88

? ###

? bb b
b

?#

? bb b b
b b

?b

? ####

Easier version:

? bb

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Building Block #8: Security in the High Register {third course}

q = 88 1 . . .
b1 no tongue
b b
? b b 34 J .
3 4 3
. .
J J .
b 3b 2 # 3 .
. . . .
no tongue

. .
4 2

#
? ## # J J J .
#
.
b1 #2 . .
Same pattern (in these keys)..

. 1 b 2 2
.
b 3 # 4 # 3
3

? J J
3

bbbbb
b2 #3 2

#
. b3
. b 1 # 2 3
.
.
2 1
1

? ## J bbb
J
b2 b1

.
. . .
# b1 # 1
b2 3 2 2 2
3

? #### J J
b
1 b2
.
b2 b1
.
. .
B bbbbbb J J
#2
1
#3
2
3 2

#
b 1 1 # 2 b1 .
#2
. . .
b2

b 2
. .
b

1 1 2 1

B bbbb b
3 2 1

J # J J
2

b
Higher?
# #

Building Block #9: Dynamic Range {third course}

? b b 44 w

w

w

b
P P p
w w w w
Sequence (on these pitches)..

? b w
b b
niente (nothing)

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Building Block #10: Putting it All Together (with Pedals) {third course}
q = 88
b4
? b b 44
P

? bb
f w
? bb .
b
P

? bb
b
. fw

? bb b
b
P

? bb b
b
f w
? bb b .

6 6 1

b b
P

? bb b
b b
w
. #5

# 5 b5

? b b b
b b b
P

? bb b b
b b w
fw
.
? ####
#
P


? ####
#
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Building Block #10 (cont.)

? #### .

P
? ####
f w
.
? ###
P
#
? ##
f w
? ## .

P
? ##
fw
.
?#
b P
?# 4 w
fw
? .
P
?
fw
.
?
b
P
?
b
f ww
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