Free Download: Brass Warm-up - Long Tones
Playing long tones is a solid foundation to individual practice, rehearsals and performance. The long tone helps to strengthen the embouchure, develop breath control and shape the player’s tone and intonation.
The attached PDF file is a one-page series of long tones, starting on second line G and chromatically alternating higher and lower tones.
When practicing, use a metronome to make sure you give full value to the exercise. Start tones softly but distinctly. Make sure that the pitch does not get sharp or flat as you crescendo or decrescendo. Periodically check your tuning against a tuner, but work to develop your ear. Play tones steady, without any vibrato.
Click to download:
- Treble clef version – File Attachment: longtones.pdf (20 KB)
- Bass clef version – File Attachment: bclongtones.pdf (20 KB)
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Written by Ian McKenzie on April 30th, 2006 with
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