Warmups For Trombone - Carol Rinke

Warm-up exercises are an essential part of any musician's practice routine. They help prepare the body and mind for playing and ensure a smooth and enjoyable playing experience. Trombone players, like any other brass instrument players, need to pay particular attention to their warm-up routine. Carol Rinke, an accomplished trombonist, shares her insights and tips on warm-up exercises for trombone players.

Carol Rinke is a renowned trombonist known for her rich tone and expressive playing. With years of experience performing in orchestras and chamber ensembles, Rinke understands the importance of a proper warm-up routine. For trombone players, she emphasizes the need to focus on breath control, flexibility, and range.

The Importance of Breath Control

Breath control is fundamental to playing the trombone. Rinke suggests starting the warm-up routine with breathing exercises. She advises finding a quiet space and standing up straight. Begin by taking slow and deep breaths, focusing on filling your lungs completely. Hold the breath for a few seconds, then release it slowly. Repeat this exercise several times, gradually increasing the duration of the breath-hold. This exercise helps strengthen the diaphragm and improves breath control, enabling trombonists to play longer phrases with better dynamic control.

Warmups for Trombone

by Carol R. Rinke(Kindle Edition)

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Flexibility Exercises

Flexibility is crucial for trombone players to navigate through various registers and execute smooth transitions between notes. Carol Rinke recommends incorporating lip slurs into your warm-up routine. Lip slurs involve playing a series of notes using only the embouchure muscles without changing the position of the slide. Start with simple slurs, such as going from low C to G, and gradually increase the difficulty by extending the range. Rinke advises focusing on producing a consistent and controlled sound while maintaining smooth transitions between the notes.

Expanding Your Range

Developing a wide range is essential for any trombone player. Carol Rinke suggests using long tones exercise to expand your range. Start with a comfortable note in the middle register and play it with a steady breath stream. Hold the note for as long as possible, focusing on maintaining a pure and clear tone. Rinke recommends gradually increasing the range by playing successively higher and lower notes, always aiming for a controlled and centered sound. This exercise helps improve embouchure control and fosters the development of a wide and well-supported range.

Putting It All Together

Once you have gone through the individual warm-up exercises, it's essential to practice integrating them into a more comprehensive routine. According to Carol Rinke, this can be done by playing long tones followed by lip slurs, and then incorporating the breath control exercises in between. This approach ensures that you're warming up all aspects of your playing and gradually preparing your embouchure, breath support, and flexibility for more demanding pieces. Rinke suggests varying the tempo and dynamics throughout your warm-up routine to challenge yourself and further enhance your playing skills.

Warm-ups for trombone are not something to be taken lightly. Following a well-structured and consistent warm-up routine can greatly benefit trombone players, enabling them to play with ease, maintain good tone quality, and prevent potential injuries. Carol Rinke's recommended warm-up exercises, focusing on breath control, flexibility, and range, provide a solid foundation for trombonists to build their practice routine upon. By incorporating these exercises into your daily practice, you will notice improvements in your playing and enjoy a more fulfilling musical experience.

Warmups for Trombone

by Carol R. Rinke(Kindle Edition)

5 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	61460 KB
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Below is a description by Professor Johansen of his new book, Warmups for Trombone.

As most trombone authorities agree, warming up is an inevitable part of all brass players' daily life!

Most prominent teachers stress the importance of thinking of warming up rather as daily routines or maintenance rather than a necessary ceremony before your daily work.

I am a firm believer that having a routine is important for all brass players and changing that routine quite often as well.

That means that you should build up a “mental library” of exercises that you know work for you – exercises that you are working with and trying to get into your “library”.

Warmups for Trombone is a compilation of exercises I have made for students over the years. Some are made for very young players (only 10-15 minutes) and some for Academy students and professionals.

Included are also scale exercises and a large portion of the father of Danish trombone tradition Anton Hansen's exercises which have long been out of print.

Niels-Ole Bo Johansen is a full professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus Denmark where he has been teaching since 1989. Besides his teaching activities he has recorded extensively (more than 15 solo CDs),arranged and researched contemporary music as well as older Danish music. Before pursuing a full-time career as a teacher and administrator he had a 20-year tenure as a trombonist in military bands and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. He is currently trombonist in the Aarhus Sinfonietta.