| I was using Vizuttis warm up in his method books but a trumpeter gave me his "quick" warm up and it really works for me so I use it all the time now. Its similar to the breath attack, resting already mentioned.
Start on C and play for 4 slow beats with a breath attack who, slur up to the G saying ee for 4 beats and and then back down to the C for 4 beats. Play with the most beautiful sound you can concentrating on the air stream making the 3 notes very connected. The who attack apparantly develops an efficeint embouchoure as its easier to strike a note tonguing it and it also makes your embouchoure play towards the mouthpiece as it should be rather than the smile set up.
Then rest as long as you have played. You have now done the open combination so now repeat a semitone (half tone) down with the 1 combination. Do this until you have done all 7 combinations and end up on bottom F#. Remember to rest as much as you play and make the most beautiful sound you can.
This only takes a few minutes. I then do some chromatic slurs like the ones out of Clarkes just extending the ange a little bit at a time as it feels comfortable. Usually within 10 minutes from the start a top C feels relatively easy and then I know I am ready.
I was at a master class recently with Steve Waterman who is a very good professional trumpeter from the UK and he was saying that he often has to do a gig and isn't warmed up properly etc so has to go straight in. he says the best thing is to start quietly and just be gentle on your lips and use the playing to warm yourself up.
Lots of people have very different theories on warming up but I prefer the idea of developing a quick warm up which I now have rather than a long warm up with loads of long tones which I used to do.
Hope this helps
MM |