(Such a technique is also needed to accomplish trills.) Arban devotes half of this whole section, though, to lip slurs. He suggests pronouncing "taw-ee" while playing. The editor recommends adding little more air on the top note. He begins with simple slurs that are accomplished by the variation of valves.
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Professor Arban devotes the next section of his vast method to slurring or legato playing. II.Playing Methods: Slurring or Legato Playing He ends the First Studies with 10 studies on the 6/8 meter. Next, Arban focuses on the dotted eighth-sixteenth and eighth-double sixteenth rhythms.
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In the next section, which is devoted to syncopation, goes from a simple quarter-half-quarter rhythm to a sixteenth-eighth-sixteenth repeated rhythm. The next studies (11-50) familiarize the student with fingerings, develop his or her range, and instill a habit of precision in attacking the notes. He uses the "tu" pronunciation, in contrast with modern authorities, which often use "tee." Arban concludes with proper breathing technique (see diaphragmatic breathing)Īrban then begins his method with a focus on tone (Studies 1-10). (Herbert Lincoln Clarke recommends the mouthpiece to rest half upper lip and half lower lip.) Arban then stresses the proper "attack" technique. Arban states his opinion that the mouthpiece should be two-thirds on the lower lip and one-third on the upper. He also details alternate fingerings and describes the use of the tuning slide. Arban covers the range of the cornet (trumpet).
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