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Trombone Warm Ups for

Intermediate - Advanced Players compiled/arranged/edited/composed by

Ken Piirtoniemi 37 Warmups with Variations (16 pages with positions chart)

Articulations Breathing Efficiency Dynamic Control Ear-Training Endurance Extending Phrases Flexibility Lip Slurs Range Development Scale Technique Tone Development Position Chart

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Trombone Warm Ups

compiled/arranged/adapted composed by Ken Piirtoniemi

* Note: These warm ups are not necessarily presented to be played in numerical order. Warm up Procedure Warm ups awaken and progressively exercise one's focus on breathing, critical listening of sound from attack to finish, and lip muscles for maximum flexibility. They help develop ear-training skills, endurance, competence and confidence in one's playing ability.

Objectives: Play 2 notes in one breath with a clean attack to the start of both pitches, constant 'laser beam' unwavering sound throughout to the start of beat 9. Use this to hear/identify intervals below & above a given pitch. This is written in a comfortable range, ascending/descending by semitones. Follow the tempo marking & extend it as you enjoy improved competence. Count between 4 to 8 beats of rest between each breath mark & evaluate your result.

, , , , , , b w , , , , , , ? {qw= 84}w w b w w b w w w w w w b w w b w w w w w w b w w b w w f m2 d4 A5 m3 P4 , , , , M3 , , , M2 , b w, , w bw w , w w ? w bw w w w w w w w w w w w w bw w bw w

1

P5

m6

M7

m7

M6

P8

Extending the Phrase Objectives: Breathing efficiency, clean attack of the 1st note, unwavering tone quality, smooth legato slurs while extending the phrase. Continue to the next slurred phrase only when you are able to successfully complete the prior one to complete satisfaction. Play this in all keys.

{q = 104} , 3 , ?˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

2

P ? ˙ ˙ ˙ b˙ ?˙

˙

˙ ˙

6

, ˙ ˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ w

˙ b ˙ ˙ ˙ w, ˙

˙

˙

˙ b˙

˙ ˙ ˙ b˙

21

˙

˙

10

˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ , ˙ ˙ ˙ b˙ w ˙ ˙

˙ ˙

˙

˙ b˙

˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ w, ˙

˙

w

Maintaining Competency in the Low Range 3

Objectives: Focus on breathing efficiency, clean attack of the 1st note, unwavering tone quality, smooth slurs, while extending the phrase. Continue to the next slurred phrase after you are able to successfully complete the prior one to your complete satisfaction. Change the scale for variety.

? ˙ #˙

,

w

? ˙ #˙

#˙

? #˙ #˙

w

? ˙ #˙

#˙

,

3

˙

˙ #˙ ˙

˙ 21

˙

#˙ #˙

˙ #˙ ˙ #˙

w

w

#˙ #˙ #˙

˙ #˙

,

6

,

˙ #˙ ˙

˙ #˙

#˙

˙

#˙ #˙

˙ #˙

#˙

˙

˙ #˙

˙

#˙ #˙

15

˙

#˙ #˙ #˙ #˙

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˙

˙

#˙ #˙

w ˙ w w

,

,

˙

3

Trombone Warm Ups

Accurate Articulation & Rhythm

? b˙

4

Objectives: Listen for precise clarity to attacks and absolute rhythmic accuracy. Strive to play all 5 measures in one breath. Play this on each note of your choice of scale, and continue downward past the octave as low as possible.

˙

{q = 112-120}

bœ œ œ œ

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 3

3

5

,

5

Descending Lip Slurs Objectives: Inhale slowly and prepare carefully to tongue the first note of the slur with a clean attack. Play all notes of the slur in the same position. Slurs should sound smooth as if you were singing them. Think of fthe syllables, "tee-ooo-aw" when descending, to facilitate the fine lip adjustment that occurs inside the mouthpiece to play these notes.

? b ˙ ˙ b w,

5

{q = 92}

? b˙ œ œ {q = 92}

? b˙

˙ ˙ , w bw

,

œ bœ

b˙ b˙

, bw

bw

˙ ˙

B

, w

˙ œ œ ,

A

˙

œ

œ

w

, b˙ b˙

b˙ œ bœ , w

, bw

, ˙ ˙ , ˙ ˙ w w

, bw ˙

˙ œ œ

œ œ

, w

w

C

, b œ b w œ œ ? œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ ,. , bœ œ b˙ . b œ b ˙ œ ˙ ? ˙. œ œ Œ bœ bœ Œ œ œ Œ bœ œ bœ Œ {q = 92}

, w

, w

Think of the syllables "taw-ooo-ee" when playing ascending slurs.

D

, , , , , , b œ ˙ œ ˙ b œ ˙ œ ˙ b œ ˙ ? œ œ œ ˙ œ œ bœ œ œœ œ ˙ œœœ bœ bœ œ œœœ bœ œ bœ œ {q = 92}

Use syllables "tee-ooo-aw-ooo" to play the 4 slurred notes, then tongue the half note.

E

, , , , , , b œ ˙ œ ˙ b œ ˙ œ ˙ b œ ˙ ? œ œ œ ˙ œœœ bœ bœ œ œœ œ ˙ œœœ bœ bœ œ œœœ bœ œ {q = 92}

Use syllables "tee-ooo-aw-ooo-ee" to play all slurred notes.

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