Beginner Trombone Warm Up
Beginner Trombone Warm Up
Breathing
? b2 Œ Œ 3 Œ Œ Œ 2 Œ Œ 4 Œ Œ Œ Œ 2 Œ Œ 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ 2 Œ Œ 6 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
Make sure your tummy relaxes as you inhale, allowing your lungs to fully inflate. Imagine expanding your torso all the way down to your belly button as you breathe in.
b4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
In: 1 2 Out: 1 2 3 In: 1 2 Out: 1 2 3 4 In: 1 2 Out: 1 2 3 4 5 In: 1 2 Out: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Buzzing
? b4 w w w ˙ ~~~˙~~~~~~~~~~
˙ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ˙ ˙ ~~~~~
Remember to breathe and blow! It is impossible to buzz without blowing air, so make blowing your focus, not "tightening" your lips.
b4 w Ó ˙ Ó
Long Tones
? b w ~~~~~~~~~~ w w ~~~~~~~~~~ bw w ~~~~~~~~~~ w w ~~~~~~~~~~ bw5 w ~~~~~~~~~~ w6
Use one constant stream of air for both measures.
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Articulation
?bœ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
Use the syllable "Tooo" for each note. Use one steady stream of air to sustain the "ooo" through the entire measure while moving your tongue at the start of each note.
b Œ Œ Œ
?bœ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ
b
? b ˙™
b Œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ
Lip Slurs
? œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
Try to "smear" from note to note by focusing your air and lips in towards the center of your mouthpiece like a camera lens.
bœ bw œ w bœ bw
1 2 3
? œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ
œ w bœ bw œ w
4 5
6
? œ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙ bœ ˙ œ ˙
4 5
6
Low Notes
?
Smear bet ween the notes, using your tongue at the beginning of each measure only.
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
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