Linguistics in trumpet pedagogy for decades, many brass teachers have relied heavily upon speech as a means of. If so, do these in the same order each time, so you dont leave any exercises out. In other words, analyze anything else, but stay away from the lips. Trumpet studio trumpet lessons trumpet video lessons and. Carl fischer tongue level exercises for trumpet by claude. The first exercise in this book was used by claude gordon to introduce k tongue modified tonguing. O5089 tongue level exercises trumpet german edition. May 07, 2009 may 7, 2009 doing certain tongue and facial exercises for 30 minutes daily may ease the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, a brazilian study shows the study included 31 adults with moderate. Tongue twister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, and twit an twat, to learn the letter t.
May 7, 2009 doing certain tongue and facial exercises for 30 minutes daily may ease the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, a brazilian study shows the. The sao paulo trumpet academy spta promotes the exchange between teachers of american universities and the brazilian trumpet students. Claude gordon s prime concern was helping trumpeters play easier. The reason we have switched the order is to make our practice routine a bit more in line with what. Helps upward movement of the larynx voice box and the opening of the esophagus. Claude worked with the benge and selmer companies designing trumpets and both companies produced a claude gordon model. Here you will find trumpet midi files, free trumpet finger chart, free trumpet piano and. O5089 tongue level exercises trumpet german edition 9780825809484. Claude gordon practice routines the brass herald, february. Trumpet studio trumpet lessons trumpet video lessons and pro. Try to curl the edges of the tongue around the stick.
No tongues were harmed in the filming of these exercises. A good book full of valuable studies for any level trumpet player. Due to popular demand, i will now explain how to use claude s tongue level exercises at a more advanced level. Anyone who has wrestled with arbans mixed interval studies will benefit from the routines in tongue level studies. Place a clean pencil, the edge of a tongue depressor, or a surgical stick, on the center of the tongue. As a teacher claude emphasized the need for brass players to do physical exercise to stay in shape and prescribed daily breathing exercises to develop. In most cases, youll be practicing tongue strengthening exercises along with other types of swallowing exercises, like exercises to strengthen your cheeks and lips. Pedal tones a foundation for correct trumpet playing or a. When descending, the tongue must flatten into an aww vowel. Sections a through d of the cg assignment were usually flexibility studies, intervals, tonguing and scales. The upper surface contains the taste buds that act as the primary organ of taste.
In most cases, youll be practicing tonguestrengthening exercises along with other types of swallowing exercises, like exercises to strengthen your cheeks and lips. How to practice the pedal tone and range studies similar to those in claude gordons systematic approach for trumpet improvisation. Tongue tip elevation is the ability to lift the tip of ones tongue up to the alveolar ridge the spot just behind the upper front teeth. Its also where the tongue should rest during normal. Another form of breathing exercise is the long hold in the range study section. The most important aspect of playing the trumpet well is often the most neglected in educational books. Claude gordons approach by jeff purtle trumpet lessons. See all books authored by claude gordon, including tongue level exercises, and systematic approach to daily practice for trumpet.
In the last 43 years, i have helped thousands of trumpet players of all different levels and abilities from high school, college, comeback players and working professionals like herb alpert. Claude gordon download free sheet music and scores scorser. Tongue exercises for better articulation this story is suggested as a means of making the drilllike procedure of speech exercises more interesting to the younger child. However you will need additional books to effectively use this one. Its called mrs tongue does her housework, and i know from experience its fun, effective and, it works equally well across all age groups. Insights into whole body breathing and emphasis on tongue position control of pitch and tone as well as articulative function highlights our need to emphasise air movement as a priority. Improves movement of the tongue base and pharynx throat. Founded in 2017, the spta is organized in sao paulo, brazil by the itg chapter sao paulo trumpet guild and its organizers otavio nestares, bruno garcia fermiano, felippe freire, and marcos braga. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Jun 07, 2018 claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet001 m100 playlist. Tongue base strengthening exercises the base of your tongue is key in making pressure to help you swallow.
Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives. Place your lips over a fourhole span, using a light touch on the face of the harmonica. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet 001 youtube. Tongue exercises for articulation heres a series of speech drills for articulation that have been turned into an action story to make them more appealing for students to do. Carl fischer tongue level exercises for trumpet by claude gordon. This is a great resource site for all trumpet players. A practice routine is a tool to become an excellent and consistent player. But was she so sure she saw sherifs shoes on the sofa. Be sure your tongue actually touches each corner each time. Tongue level exercises for trumpet by claude gordon, the treble clef edition, is written in english, french, spanish and german so any student can learn the importance of proper tonguing. There are a number of exercises, which are designed to strengthen your palate and tongue. Tongue level refers to even more than this in that for every single pitch the tongue has a specific level or shape in the mouth. Trumpet 6 earl irons, twentyseven groups of exercises for cornet and trumpet. Precede a note slightly ahead of the beat with a chord tongue off the harmonica, smoothly leading to a single note on the downbeat tongue on the harmonica.
Years ago when i was in college, many of the schools trumpet players began to follow the claude gordon method, which started with a series of long tones chromatically descending into the pedal register of the instrument named after the lowest pitches of the organ, which are played with the feet. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet 003 youtube. Claude gordons tongue level exercises trumpet lessons online. Clarke, arban, lip flexibilities, and a couple more. The exercises utilize k tonguing, single tonguing, double tonguing, triple tonguing and various slur models on. Remember that these are primarily tongue level exercises, and must be performed with a dynamic, powerful air stream in order to realize the benefits.
Open your mouth and stick your tongue straight out. This covers the intervals that naturally occur on an instrument within an octave, with the exception of the major 7th and minor 2nd. From a be perspective, this is backwards and unnatural, and leads to an epidemic of students with weak mechanics. Trumpet trompete claude gordon thongue level exercises. Herb has released 9 cds and done countless live shows since i gave him trumpet lessons. Tounge level exercises by claude gordon softcover sheet. Claude gordon student and advocate paul cacia video. From a be perspective, this is backwards and unnatural, and leads to an epidemic of. It should not be read orally verbatim, but delivered informally after the storyteller is familiar with the correct movements of the speech mechanism and the.
When i tell other trumpet players im doing claude gordon, they tend to say things like omg. Asper prelude to brass playing by rafael mendez carmine caruso musical calisthenics for brass by carmine caruso o advanced specialized. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet treble clef edition in. Claude gordon believed anyone could be a virtuoso if he knew how to practice. If you are having trouble getting the knack of anchortonguing, or are concerned it isnt working its way into your regular trumpet playing, here. I looked up tongue exercises and found a kooky method where you hold a pen in your mouth and click the button in and out with your tongue. You get points for the thinner and flatter you can make it. Above, in the menu, are links to a variety of articles to improve your playing, along with a mouthpiece selection guide. Irons 27 groups of exercises, gordons tongue level exercises. Use the top of your tongue just passed the tip called the blade of the tongue with a light enough touch that the convex shape of your tongue does not completely flatten on the face of the harmonica. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet001 m100 playlist. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet 001. All of this was done independently of their trumpet lessons at the university, but once one.
The upper surface contains the taste buds that act as. Claude gordon daily trumpet routines by claude gordon tongue level exercises by claude gordon a mouthpiece buzzing routine for trumpet by lynn k. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet treble clef edition in english en francais. Allow these systematically progressing exercises by oldhollywood studio great, claude gordon, to train your tongue use in various articulations throughout your range. Once his other book daily trumpet routines are mastered, then is the time to look at this book. Through articles, books, exercises, midi files, consultations and our new trumpet blog, we have it all for every level of trumpet player. The exercises utilize k tonguing, single tonguing, double tonguing, triple tonguing and various slur models on many different intervals and arpeggios. Since 1996 trumpetstudio has been helping trumpet players worldwide reach their dream. Exercises to strengthen the tongue and throat pharynx. Claude gordons prime concern was helping trumpeters play easier.
Tongue level exercises by claude gordon, published by carl fischer in. Tongue level exercises for trumpet by claude gordon, the treble clef edition, is written in english, french, spanish and german so any student can learn the importance offeroper tonguing. Tongue level exercises by claude gordon trumpet amazon. You have been playing section ii for a while now as prescribed in the first post. The secondary functions of the tongue are to help swallowing and chewing the food. These exercises help strengthen swallowing muscles. Tongue tip elevation is an oral motor skill necessary to say certain speech sounds t, d, n, l, s, and z. Strengthening the soft palate and the tongue is likely to improve snoring and, breathing during. Place a clean pencil, the edge of a tongue depressor, or a surgical stick, on the center of the. Another strange but super effective method of tongue strengthening, that i read from a taoist sexual technique book is to tie a small orange on a string have the length long enough that it is suspended in front of your mouth and push the orange with nothing but the. Here are a few exercises to see how your tongue shapes up. Tongue level exercises in bass clef by claude gordon, published by carl fischer in thirty velocity studies by claude gordon, published by. These exercises typically should not be done with any food in your mouth.
The great teacher and trumpet player, claude gordon. You can use a mirror, the reversecamera on your iphone or your coworker to see how you are doing. I have students playing in vegas, on movie sound tracks and in symphonies. Claude gordon tongue level exercises for trumpet youtube.
These exercises will strengthen and improve the movement of your tongue base. Half of the exercises were isometric strength exercises, for which the participant was instructed to press the bulb to the roof of their mouth as hard as possible. Lickcleaning the inside of a yogurt jar works well. Remember that these are primarily tongue level exercises, and must be performed with a dynamic, powerful air stream. Tongue level studies should usually be the first thing to play. As a shorthand, we often call this location on spot, as in, get your tongue tip on spot.
Claude gordon systematic approach to trumpet bolvin music. Refer to claude gordons brass playing is no more difficult. Stick out your tongue and move it slowly from side to side. All of theweb articles are included in chapter 10 of the ultimate warmup book. For trumpet lessons and books, study with the teacher that the pros use. As the player goes higher the tongue must rise into an arched position in the mouth and move forward, as in pronouncing an eee vowel sound. Trumpet trompete claude gordon thongue level exercises book. Sweep tongue from t target toward the back of the mouth. Trumpet video courses, trumpet books, and trumpet lessons. It also gives a scientific way to understand how to improve specific skills.
Tongue tip elevation is an oral motor skill necessary to say certain speech sounds t, d, n, l. Mar 23, 2014 years ago when i was in college, many of the schools trumpet players began to follow the claude gordon method, which started with a series of long tones chromatically descending into the pedal register of the instrument named after the lowest pitches of the organ, which are played with the feet. The most important aspect of playing the trumpet well is often the most neglected in educational books the tongue. Gordon april 5, 1916 may 16, 1996 was a trumpet player, band director, educator, lecturer, and author. It will take 2030 minutes to go through each etude. How to practice what to practice when to practice, and more on. Similarly tongue exercises increase muscle tone thereby decreasing extent of its collapse and in turn improving the airway. Claude designed trumpet and cornet mouthpieces originally made by benge. Brass playing is no harder than deep breathing by claude. Claude referred to this as k tongue modified or ktm because it is similar to k tonguing, but more forward on the tongue. Gordon april 5, 1916 may 16, 1996 was a trumpet player, band director, educator. These exercises can help some people with swallowing problems. Chord and single note should not sound separated, but one leading to the other dynamically. These qualities are essential for a long successful career.