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Warm up books

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Hi, I'm struggling to find a good warm up routine to do before I preform and was looking to get a warm up book to give me an idea on what to do. Any recommendations?
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I'm old school. I use the Remington Warmups (edited edition by Hunsberger). The original Remington Warmups are available on IMSLP for free, but the exercises are somewhat limited.

There are some other great warmup books. I've heard good things about the Brad Edwards. There is a "20 Minute Warmup" that has been around for quite a while. I'm sure others will chime in with their favorites.
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Michael Davis 10, 15, 20 Minute Warm Ups are all good. David Vining Daily Routines. A condensed/abridged version of the Alessi routine or Alessi Music Studios.
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Ilan Morgenstern compiled a book of exercises, The Trombone Exercise Library Project.
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Before I perform, I don't do much because I don't have great endurance. Brad Edwards has a six minute warmup routine which is enough to get me going but not wear me out.
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I have a great warm up book by Mark Nightingale (Warwick Music) a bit more interesting harmonically than the usuals 👍🏼
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Ditto on the old school. My warm up was hand written Remingtons (long since memorized) by my undergrad teacher, a student of his. Didn’t realize they were on IMSLP though!
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I've been using the Brad Edwards book "First Habits" for a couple of years now. Highly recommend. He outlines both a normal warmup and a quick warmup if you're short on time. I do the normal one every day, with a variation here and there, which has done wonders for my playing. And there are more in-depth exercises in each of the fundamental areas.

https://www.hornbonepress.com/books/fh
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Urbie Green’s An Hour A Day.
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Ohh, have a look at our tuba friends - I really enjoy these series of exercises. Maybe just after a short warmup ... Chris Olka drill of the week .. https://chrisolka.com/drill-of-the-week/
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I'm a big fan of the following books that I've pulled exercises from to create my warmup routine

Schlossberg Daily Drills
Technical Studies by Clarke
Lip Slurs by Brad Edwards

I've also done Remingtons in the past for my long tone work.

But for warming up I'm always trying to touch these fundamentals

Long tones
Lip Slurs
Articulations
Slide technique (scales or patterns)
Buzzing (if something doesn't feel right)

Also worth noting that I rarely go above a high F (2 ledger lines above staff) in my warmup. I may target something higher like a high Bb, C or D, but it's generally specific to what I'm about to play.
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I use the Remington Warmups and The David Vining book
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These are not books, but this is what I do when I warm up before a gig or a practice session

Breathing and Buzzing
Mark Fisher
Breathing -
Buzzing -


Set Up
Bob Sanders
https://bobsanders.net/uploads/3/5/1/3/ ... p-2024.jpg


Quick Warm Up
Sam Woodhead’s Warm Up - Copy of Routine
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... drive_link


Low Range
James Markey
Part 1 -
Part 2 -
Part 3 -
Part 4 -
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Three Books I Like are:
Megumi Kanda - Trombone Unlimited
Vernon - The Singing Trombone
Pete Gane - Circuit Training
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If it's really just about warming up before performance (be it rehearsal or concert) and not about fundamentals practicing, I would recommend to find the shortest possible way for you to get ready. This should only take a few minutes in my opinion.

My ideal warm-up is about 3-5 minutes of simple scales on the mouthpiece and then again 3-5 minutes some combined long tones, tonguing and slurring on the instrument.

For a +-1 hour fundamentals practice (on tenor) I can recommend the Urbie Green method that someone mentioned above. However - honestly - when I have played through that method or most of it as intended, I need a break after that. That's not a warm-up, but more like HIIT (high-intensity interval training) on trombone...
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Post by Chatname »

I agree, the Urbie Green book is fantastic. And he states in the preface that it’s a maintenance method and not for beginners. It’s for days with no gigs. All you need to practice on those days, unless you want to develop instead of only maintaining, then you might want to play some more. So not a warm up at all. Great practice session though.
Also, maybe Ferenc Steiner’s book of Everyday Practice was already mentioned. Otherwise, it’s a pearl of a book and I think it does not get appreciated enough outside of Hungary. Hungary has an amazing tradition of brass playing and teaching. This book is unlike anything else. Great stuff, just make sure to read the preface even in this book, to understand the system.
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