Product Description
If
this is your first exposure to these scale studies, you are in for a
treat! Donuts, if you make a mistake!
The initial incarnation of these studies were written for
trombone quartet and we would play them in the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir
with the challenge that whomever made the first mistake had to buy donuts for
the rest of the ensemble. Since then I have brought that version to
several clinics and warm up sessions. One time before I got to explain
the title, a fellow trombone professor said, "Oh, I get it! Dont step in
the holes!"
I only wish I had thought of that myself... Since we have
one of the best donut shops in TN here in Cookeville, treating the studio to
sugar coated goodies was always my intent.
As with those exercises, you can vary these as much as
youd like.
Choose a tempo
Choose a dynamic.
Choose an articulation/style.
One way I like to play these is to have one person be the
model, playing the entire scale over and over while everyone else plays the
fragmented versions. That helps everyone to keep on track and stay in
time. Double or triple up the parts for ensemble cohesion with a larger
group.
Practice one key, gradually speeding it up to improve fluidity
or choose a variation and take it through all keys, playing version A, B, C, or
D then skipping 5 lines to play the same set in a new key.
If you want an additional challenge in terms of range, play
them in different octaves to expand the
set.
Additionally, you can change the Key. Play them in f
minor (all forms), different modes, etc. For jazz players, try swinging
them in dorian or mixolydian modes.
The variations are endless!
All Donut Etudes with the same version number are compatible so
you can play them in mixed duets with one person on part 1 and a different
instrument on part 2.
Enjoy!
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