Exercices Journaliers [CF:534-03157]

The modern trumpet player will of course analyze and update Jean-Baptiste Arban's instrumctions in the light of recent research in instrumental technique and human physiology. Arban's advice is nevertheless just as relevant now as then: "Short, focused, regular practice is more gruitful than endless hours of pointless exercise." "Try to get good tone quality." "Breathing techique, which is the object of specific training, is as essential for instrumentalists as it is for singers." These daily exercises also serve as remider that, besides developing good tone quality and breathing technique, our daily practice routine should pay attention to finger velocity, strength of the embouchure ("the mask"), lips, tonguing... Everything counts - and that is J-B Arban's message. Let's play! --Guy Touvron