Lorne’s Music Workpage

LESSON OVERVIEW

  1. WARM-UP > 3 options  (15-20 mins)
      1. LONG TONES >> G major, C Major & F Major > Cresend for 8, de-cresend for 8 or more — until you run out of sound @60bpm
      2.  Universal Method — “playing soft“
          • #50 & 52 – and then choose to do more if you have time
          • #44, #45, 46 & 48 (or rotate as you wish).
          • Each exercise at 72-bpm. >> Try to spend about 15 mins on this each time your practice to build tone. 
      3. Practical Studies book > Page 3-4, Exercises #1 to #5.
      4. Pares – Page 5 & 6 (loose sheet) – G Major (10/15)

  2.  CHROMATIC SCALE WORKOUT: from memory or practice using the fingering chart on pages 30/31 in the Essential Elements Book. 

      • 3-note slurs with a pause. 
      • NEW – 6/17/25 —  Practical Studies Chromatic worksheet (loose sheet)
      • Helps to check that all keys are working properly like G# & Eb keys that get “stuck”.
      • Use chromatic Bb fingering (A + the side key)

  3.  EMBOUCHURE TIPS:  Pull your bottom lip back for better tone. Less “pinching” of the reed.

  4. TONGUING TIP(S) — “Tip of the tongue to the tip of the reed (or the blade of the reed)”

 

Essential Elements 

  • #50 – EE quiz (10/15)
  • #55 – American Patrol (10/15)
  • #13 – Pat-A-Pan
  • #16 Loch Lomond (review)
  • #24 > Marianne > count your long notes
  • #25 > Victor’s March > Michigan Fight Song
  • #47 – Irish Jig – 
        • THUMB-WORKOUT — “Rock your thumb on the thumb rest”
        • Practice slurring “low G to middle C”
        • THEN … C to E >> then B to D
        • PLAY 4x’s in a row to get your “muscle memory” practice “
        • ** Bonus:  Memorize!
  • #54 >> Sea Chanty > Tongue work out!

Beatles

      • NEW — 8/27, 10/8 – page 12, Blackbird > YouTube
      • 7/8, 8/14, 10/8 – page 18 > Do You Want To Know A Secret > YouTube
      • 7/8, 10/8 – page 20 > 8 days a week > YouTube
      • 7/8 – page 26 > “Girl” > YouTube
      • 6/11 & 5/21 > page 36 > Hey Jude > YouTube
      • 5/21 > page 84 > We Can Work It Out
      • 2/11 & 3/19 > Michelle – page 61
      • 10/2 – Please, Please Me – page 69
      • Yesterday – page 91
      • 6/11 > All My Lovin’ – page 5
      • Penny Lane – page 68
      • Because – page 10
      • Lady Madonna – page 54
      • Let it Be – page 55
      • 6/11 > YESTERDAY, page #91 > Piano only (set to 85)
      • BECAUSE (Concert A minor)
      • (6/18) – ALL MY LOVIN’

 

CHROMATIC SCALE / WARM-UP

  • MS CHROMATIC SCALE > FINGERING CHART > LINK
      • Chromatic Scale > D1 to D3
          • ONGOING > 3 note slurs with a pause.
          • 6 note slurs with a pause.
          • You can use your fingering chart.
          • No metronome for now.

Universal Method

  • Exercises:
    • NEW (6/11) – #49 “Fourths”
    • #51 – Fifths
    • Start on 44 & 45 — then move onto the higher numbers. > Self-guided

Klose

  • 5/21/25 – Page 18, #16 > play from the beginning to measure #15 twice.
  • 4/30/25 – Page 9, #7 <- challenging — switch off with — Page 6, exercise #4
  • Review a study – then optional – pick a new one?

 

Practical Studies

  • 7/8 – Page 18, #37 – Larghetto. Watch out for the key signature.
  • 7/8 (redo) – Page 9, #16 > Clap & count before playing. Watch out for Bb. Make sure the dotted half note with the 1 beat rest adds up to 4 in your head.  😀
  • 7/1, 4/2 – Page 8, #14. Metronome at 68bpm. Check your C# (concert E — not Eb)
  • 1/14/25 – #15 – Andante Cantabile > Clap & Count at 68 beats per minute (metronome setting) –
  • 12/3 – #13 – Giocoso > 60bpm > clap and count the tie
  • 10/9 – warm up with exercise 1-4. Pick two
  • 10/9 – Page 7, #12. Grazioso (Gracefully) > 54-60 bpm

Pares Scales

  • Gmajor –  10/8
  • Cmajor

MAJOR SCALES

  • USING THE GRAND MASTER SCALE SHEET
      • OPTION #1:  Pattern: 121 – 12321 – 123421
          • July 16:  G to Eb Major
      • OPTION #2:  Modes & Chords > PDF

BLUES SOLO

  • G, Bb, C, C#, D, F, G
  • BACKING TRACK 1 – SLOW > YouTube
  • BACKING TRACK 2 – MED/SWING > YouTube
  • BACKING TRACK 3 – BAR BAND/SHUFFLE > YouTube
  • BACKING TRACK 4 – ANOTHER SHUFFLE > YouTube

MOVIE & THEATRE SONGS

 

STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE > JAZZ METHOD

 

SAXOPHONE MUSIC TOOLS

 

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