Young Ensemble Warm-Ups
Easy - Medium Easy
Easy - Medium Easy
Below is the 2020 Edition to the Young Ensemble Warm-Ups. I've made extensive revisions... They are a little more difficult in places, so this may be a good "next step" from the first edition.
**Note: the original version has the horn offset a fifth during long tones and flexibility to put it in a more comfortable range. I had doubled those pitches with the alto sax and tenor sax parts to give horn players reference pitches for helping find partials. If you would prefer to have all the parts in unison, use the adjusted set below **
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Long tones and lip slurs are
only the beginning. Scroll down for more resources and ideas. Great fundamentals = Great music making |
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Register Stretching
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"Register Stretching" is based off of exercises for clarinet players to practice crossing the break. There's a multitude of exercises to practice the fundamentals in different circumstances. This set allows for the full band to play along and work on varying fundamentals as well. Hopefully the cinematic accompaniment can make it fun to work on this important technique!
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Ensemble Singing
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Many, many directors will tell you that singing within the concert band rehearsal is a game changer. I agree! However, sometimes when students get behind the instrument, they want to hide that singing voice. "I play an instrument so I don't have to sing." This resource is designed to help students through the singing process, making it more comfortable. It goes step by step, and needs nothing other than the ensemble seated in front of you. Try it out and see! Singing in band is a very good thing!!!
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