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TRUMPET TIPS - WARM-UP EXERCISES


Below are some tips and play-along links for playing warm-up exercises on the trumpet:

Bill Adam Routine Scales and Arpeggios Rubank Clark Arban Little

Important!
Warming Up: Sachs - Daily Fundamentals for the Trumpet (suggested warm-up sequences) (.pdf file)
Warming Down!: Sachs - Daily Fundamentals for the Trumpet (warm-downs) (.pdf file)




The Bill Adam Routine
as explained by Mark Minasian The Original Routine Shortened version (no valve combinations) Shortened version (with valve combinations)


Shortened Version:
II. Long Tones: Starting on Low C (4 slow beats each, with 4 beats in between), Starting on Low G (4 slow beats each, with 4 beats in between)
III. Chromatics:
IV. Crescendo/Diminuendo:
V. Slurs
VI. Tonguing

Full Version:
II. Long Tones: Starting on Low G (8 slow beats each, with 4 beats in between)
III. Chromatics:
IV. Crescendo/Diminuendo:
V. Slurs
VI. Tonguing








SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
Scales!: Majors scales only (keys low to high, 1 octave, to high F, with valve combinations, 2 pages) (.pdf file)
Scales!: Majors scales only (keys low to high, 1 octave, to high F, no valve combinations, 2 pages) (.pdf file)
Scales!: Majors scales only (keys low to high, 1 octave, highest note=dbl F, with valve combinations, no key sig, 4 pages) (.pdf file)
Scales!: Majors scales only (keys low to high, 2 octaves, highest note=dbl F, with valve combinations, no key sig, 2 pages) (.pdf file) ***


Scales!: Majors scales only (by increasing accidentals, one octave, to high F, with valve combinations, no key sig, 1 page) (.pdf file)
Scales!: Scales - all Majors and Relative Minors (one octave, to high F, with valve combinations, no key sig, 3 pages) (.pdf file)








RUBANK
Elementary:
page 14 no. 2 "Lightly Row"
page 14 no. 4 "Duke's Street"
page 14 no. 5 "How Can I Leave Thee"
page 16 no. 3 "------"
page 16 no. 4 "------"
page 20 no. 6 "------"
page 20 no. 7 "------"








CLARK








ARBAN
Arbans: Intervals, page 125








LITTLE
Little: Book: Embouchure Builder





































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