Practice tracks (links) are designed to help aid in your practicing. The format for the majority of these videos are as follows. The etude/skill is play 5 times in the video, each time progressing faster. The first time corresponds to the slowest indicated tempo on your tracking sheet. If you let the video run its course, it will take you through all 5 proficiency levels. This will allow you to quickly ascertain what skills still need extra work and which skills you have mastered.
Helpful Hints:
Listen to the tracks first to confirm you understand the rhythms.
Sizzle and finger, or for brass, buzz and finger first.
Brass players, get in the habit of buzzing it as often as you play it. The instrument simply amplifies what you put in it, so the quality of the buzz is super important
Listen often to examples of your instrument to help develop a quality concept of sound, articulation characteristics, and musical phrasing.
Treble Clef Note Practice Bass Clef Note names
Treble Clef w/Accidentals Bass Clef w/Accidentals
Treble Clef w/Key Signature Bass Clef w/Key Signature
You will want to have your fingering chart available when you play
Learn your fingerings Exercise: This exercise starts at Home base, and then progresses down your fingering chart until the lowest note. Then restarts at home base, and moves up the fingering chart until you reach the highest note of Ex 6. (I also suggest tonguing it as well.)
The Very Beginning
Step 1: Home Base, First 5 Notes, and Ex 1-6
Step 2: Variations A, D, G, M, R
Step 3: Ex 2 Variations All
Step 4: Ex 3 All Variations
Step 5: Ex 4 All Variations
Step 6: Ex 5 and 6 with Variations
Step 7: Everything at the 5 different tempos
Tempo of 80 Tempo of 90 Tempo of 100 tempo of 110 Tempo of 120
For Clarinet Only: Supplement Page
For Brass Only
Woodwinds, if you would like to be able to play along with the Brass on High-Middle-Low , click Here for a part that will allow you to do that.
Complete practice Tracks for individual instruments:
Warm Up: 1-C (First 5 notes - Ex. 1 - Ex. 2 (Var A, C, & D) - Ex. 4 (Var M & R) - Ex 6 (Var) - Unit 1: N + Articulation
Letter O Letter P Letter Q Letter R Letter S Letter T Letter U Letter V
Letter B Letter C Letter D Letter E Letter F Letter G Letter H Letter I Letter J* Letter K* Letter L Letter M
*Letters I and J should have tempos of 70, 80, 90, 100, & 110 on the tracking sheetWarm Up: 1-D: - Unit 1 Letter N + Articulation - Unit 2: Letters I, N, O, L, & M
Unit 2 - I Unit 2 - N Unit 2 - O Unit 2 - L Unit 2 - M
Letter W Letter X Letter Y Letter Z
Unit 2 - B-D Unit 2 E-G Unit 2 J & K Unit 2 - P Unit 2 R & S Unit 2 T & U Unit 2: V W X Unit 2 Y & Z