Cooper
Try to familiarize yourself with the 3 new reeds and decide what you do and don’t like about each one.
Things to think about are:
- Is it easy to get a sound?
- Do I like the sound it makes?
- Do I use lots or a little air when playing this reed?
- Is playing in tune easier or harder?
- Does the lower octave feel good or bad?
- Does it feel like the reed won’t vibrate enough when you blow into it?
- Does it feel like the reed vibrates too much when you blow into it?
Scales
D Major:
- Practice separately for rhythm and tuning.
- Play the scale for fingering with a metronome
- For tuning, play each scale tone as a long note and check with the tuner to ensure it’s in tune
- Play the articulation exersize with 4 repeated notes on each scale tone up and down
B Melodic Minor
- Practice separately for rhythm and tuning.
- Play the scale for fingering with a metronome
- For tuning, play each scale tone as a long note and check with the tuner to ensure it’s in tune
- Crescendo to the top B
- Try to work up to playing all the way up the scale in one breath
Reminder
Try to order the Gekeler books this week