| A proper warm-up is anything that you need to do to make yourself ready to play. People have different ideas on what one should do to warm-up, but the only person who can determine weather or not you are ready to play is YOU!
I do believe that trumpet players need to have a practice routine. Playing a routine that covers all aspects of trumpet playing each and every day will help one create a more dependable result.
I do my routine, which includes warming up, and that will last an hour. When I'm at a gig, I don't do the routine. I just warm up, and this only takes 3-5 minutes. I usually start by playing something soft, usually a slowly expanding scales starting on a G in the staff. Once I feel comfortable with the responce I'm getting and with my sound, I'll expand further to top and bottom of my COMFORTABLE range, always keeping the quality of sound my #1 priority. Lastly, I get the tounge moving, keeping the sound the same, as if I were blowing a long tone. (Does that make sense?) Next, IT'S GIG TIME!
Again, warming up is very important. Do what you need to do in order to play whatever it is you are going to play. You have to be the judge, don't put a time limit on what you do, just don't "over-do" your warm-up or you'll run out of gas during the first tune!
Hope this helps. I'm sleepy...good night! |