Lesson Chapters
FIRST! Listen to the Lesson Objective :14
CH 1 LONG TONES: 1st Series – Start on High F 1:32
CH 2 Why Start on High F 3:49
CH 3 LONG TONES: 2nd Series – Start on High D 4:49
CH 4 LONG TONES: 3rd Series – Start on Tuning Bb 6:32
CH 5 Explanation of Why Do Lip Slurs for Flexibility & Strength 9:06
CH 6 LIP SLURS: Start on Tuning Bb up to D 10:03
CH 7 Focusing on Rhythmic Accuracy from Triplets to Sixteenths 12:44
CH 8 Explanation of Articulation 13:51
CH 9 ARTICULATION: Quarter & Eighths – Start on Tuning Bb14:48
CH 10 ARTICULATION: Major Scales 15:40
CH 11 Use Alternate Positions when possible 17:42
Lesson Goal
• Prepare lungs, lips, tongue, arm and brain for trombone playing!
• 5 Min on each of 3 primary areas: Long Tones, Lip Slurs & Articulation
• Have your warmup becoming a daily routine which will reap great benefits
Lesson Category
Trombone: Fundamentals
Skill Level
Beginner
Video Length
19:12
Prerequisite
• Have a trombone in your possession!
• Metronome
• Tuner
Your Learning Steps
Listen
Watch lesson objective at beginning of this lesson
Learn
Break it down into small easy tasks
Practice
Slow repetition, relaxed concentration
Review
• 5 Min Long Tones for AIR/LUNGS: Start on each of 3 Partials (high F, high D, tuning Bb) in All 7 Positions
• 5 Min Lip Slurs for LIPS: Start on ANY of 3 Partials in All 7 Positions – Quarters-Eighths-Eighth Note Triplets-Sixteenths
• 5 Min Articulation for TONGUE “Ta” or “Tu”: Start on ANY of 3 Partials in All 7 Positions – Quarters & Eighths : Major Scales
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Download PDF
15 Min Warmup PDF
Major Scales w Arpeggios PDF
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