First Habits Warm-Up – (bass trombone)
Click here for the tenor trombone warm-up
This is one portion of my new book: First Habits (232 pages).
The warm-up lasts 15-20 minutes and goes through the following sections:
- Air/Buzz
- Easy Resonance
- Five Notes Down
- First Slurs
- Range Stretch
- Note Placement
- Musical Patterns
Here’s the pdf file.
Here are the sound files:
1. Air/Buzz
Tempo = 50
Tempo = 56
Tempo = 60
2. Easy Resonance
Tempo = 56
Tempo = 60
Tempo = 66
3. Five Notes Down
Tempo = 72
Tempo = 84
4. First Slurs
Tempo = 78
Tempo = 84
Tempo = 92
Tempo = 120
5. Range Stretch
Tempo = 100
Tempo = 112
Tempo = 120
6a – Note Placement: Intervals
Tempo = 50
Tempo = 60
Tempo = 72
Tempo = 80
Tempo = 88
6b. Note Placement: Speed
Tempi = 96, 108
Tempi = 100, 112
Tempi = 104, 116
Tempi = 108, 120
Tempi = 110, 122
Tempi = 112, 126
Tempi = 112, 132
Tempi = 112, 144
Tempi = 112, 152
7. Musical Patterns
Tempo = 50
Tempo = 58
Tempo = 63
Tempo = 72
Tempo = 76
Tempo = 80
Tempo = 84
Tempo = 88
Tempo = 92
A note about the sound files. Some people have reported that they won’t play in the Safari browser. If they don’t play, try a different browser.