Published Warm-Up Routines - Thoughts?

[David Schwartz]

. . . Or have you found something else that you prefer? . . .

. . . not only for my benefit (and those reading these forums), but I am now encouraging my son as a young player.

Hal Leonard's Advanced Band Method for Basses (Tuba) by Harold W. Rusch with Special Studies by Arnold Jacobs, ISBN 0 7399 13500 8 and Hal Leonard HL06613500 is a bargain (at about $6). It includes some short etudes and accompaniments for those etudes that can be played by a second tubist or Dad himself.

Reginald H. Fink's Studies in Legato for Bass Trombone and Tuba, ISBN 7-98408-00937-3 and Carl Fischer 04768, $13.50, is full of good verbal guidance and some nice, melodic vocal studies by Concone, Marchesi and Panofka. I spent many hours with this book the year I decided to get serious about my doubling on tuba.

For scales and Arban's arpeggios with accompanying audio CD, and explanations and practice in just intonation rather than equal temperament, my own Breakfast, Intonation Practice for Trombonists is worthwhile. Item 49516, $13.95, at Hickey's Music Center or at my own website.

David

[BVD Press]

Just curious if I am the only one out there who never warms up? I kinda of feel if you are mentally ready, you probably won't have any issues as long as you have put in the practice time in the past so I just start the day off running. Maybe do some maintenance later in the practice session if needed.

No, you're not. I never could wrap my mind around the concept, so I simply took the approach of just playing the way I want to play from the time the mouthpiece touches my lips. It's never let me down.

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