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Etudes
Etudes are a musical way to
integrate and apply techniques learned in exercises. They should
always be performed as a piece of music and not an exercise without
emotion. The key to productive practicing is to: 1) Identify, 2)
Diagnose, 3) Isolate and 4) Apply. If a problem is approached in this
way, it will be conquered.
Always Think
About:
- Producing the best
tone quality that you can
- Playing with a relaxed
embouchure "Ooo" formation
- Intonation, paying
attention to the "trouble notes" and correcting before they
go out of tune
- Breathing correctly
using diaphragmatic support...MOST
IMPORTANT STEP!!
- Even, exact, relaxed
technique with a metronome
- Using the correct
articulation for the exercise.
- Playing with a good
FOCUSED
sound/ air stream
- Use a full range of
dynamics
- Play expressively,
make music!
Remembering these points
will make your etude practice highly focused and
productive.
Etudes:
In both the PDF
and GIF formats
Etude
#1 PDF = Palm
Key Focus Etude
#1 GIF
Etude #2
PDF = Palm Key #2 or
Etude
#2 GIF
Etude #3 PDF = Paddle Key Focus or Etude #3 GIF
Etude #4 PDF = Paddle Key #2 or Etude #4 GIF
Etude #5 PDF = Intervals or Etude #4 GIF
Etude #6 PDF = Arpeggios or Etude #5 GIF
Etude #7 PDF = Lyrical or Etude #7 GIF
Etude #8 PDF = Three note clusters or Etude #8 GIF
*Use the method book
"Ferling 60 Famous Etudes Fascile", edited by Marcel
Mule to continue technique study. Majors will complete all 60
etudes.