23 Guided Practice Lesson 2.4
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- utilize proper finger/slide technique on passages requiring dexterity
- maintain a consistent tone across the functional register of the instrument
- adjust pitch to correct intonation errors
- move freely between adjacent partials
Materials
- Instrument
- Metronome
- Tuner
Activities
- Mouthpiece Long Tones. Play long tones on the mouthpiece. Emphasize the centering of pitch and consistency of tone.
- Pitch Bending Long Tones On your instrument, start in the middle of your register, playing at a mp level. Focus on consistent tone and pitch throughout the long tone, using a tuner to check pitch stability. Once pitch is established, relax the embouchure and slow the air, allowing the pitch to bend flat; then, return to the original pitch, making sure it returns in tune. Chromatically move down from the open fundamental doing the same exercise on each pitch.
- Lip Slur #3 Focus on producing a smooth, consistent tone and a stable pitch on both partials. Focus on moving between partials using Ahhh and Ohhh consonants. Use the tuner to check pitch on each partial.
- Legato Exercise Starting on concert Bb and ascending to F diatonically, play the notated rhythm on each note. Pay close attention to the consistency of your attack and the control of the tone and pitch being played.
- Dexterity Exercise #2 Choose four keys to practice that are different from GPL 2.3. For each key, pay close attention to centering the pitch as you transition from diatonic to chromatic passages.
