PRACTICE
PRACTICE PLANS
Short: 15 minutes
5 min. || scales: Bb and another (3 times)
10 min. || repertoire
Medium: 30 minutes
5 min. || scales: Bb, sharp, flat (2 times)
5 min. || long tones
5 min. || brass: lip slurs
woodwinds: register exercises
15 min. || repertoire
Long: 60 minutes
10 min. || scales: all you know
5 min. || long tones
5 min. || brass: lip slurs
woodwinds: register exercises
30 min. || repertoire
10 min. || cool down: long tones, scales
PRACTICE MATERIALS
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Pencil...for notes to self
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METRONOME! (Use it.)
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Tuner: sometimes
PRACTICE TIPS
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Start slow on challenging repertoire before getting faster.
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Don't skip scales & technique. Most important!
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Listen to recordings.
SCALES
Below are links to scale PDFs. Play scales in the most appropriate octave for your instrument. For a greater challenge, try playing scales in two octaves. As you become more comfortable with a scale, begin practicing it at a faster tempo (just make sure you keep a steady tempo).