24 Melodious Warm-Ups (Studies and Etudes)

24 Melodious Warm-Ups (Studies) By Joan Sparks, With Exercises By Daniel Dorff, Published By Theodore Presser Company.

Spark musical joy by adding fun to your daily warm-ups! This delightful collection of well-known tunes and excerpts combines 12 melodic tone studies with 12 articulation exercises to start your practice sessions with favorites from Debussy, Faur, and more. This warm-up resource by Joan Sparks and Daniel Dorff originally appeared as monthly online installments, and returns now as an expanded book by popular demand. Eachtone studyprovides a familiar theme in all 12 transpositions covering the instruments full range, keeping you limber (mentally and physically!) while playing familiar melodies outside your comfort zone. Written-out transpositions allow you to work on any number of variants each day. Eacharticulation studyis drawn from actual flute repertoire, presenting technique-building exercises for skills that are eventually required of every flutist. Choose any long-tone study fromPart I, and any articulation exercise fromPart II, to refresh your warm-up routine daily, weekly, or at any pace you wish. With 12 of each to pair up,24 MELODIOUS WARM-UPSprovides over 100 combinations. Offering great flexibility fordesigning your own practice routine, it is a perfect resource for students, hobbyists, and professionals at every level, either with a teachers supervision, or for self-guided work.