High Range
Step 1 Play the "F" pitch, which is written on the fourth line of the trombone staff. Then play the following rhythmic pattern with approximately one second per beat: half note, half note and whole note. Then rest for four beats without moving the position of your embouchure. Breathe only through your nose.
Step 2 Perform a pitch a half step higher to play an F sharp. Use the same rhythmic pattern from Step 1, and do not remove the mouthpiece from your face.
Step 3 Continue ascending the chromatic scale until you can't play any higher. Take a 15-minute break and play the exercise again. This time, start a fifth below your highest pitch.
Low Range
Step 1 Play a B flat, which starts on the second line of the trombone staff. Hold the note for four beats, with each beat lasting about one second. Slur down a minor second and hold that note for four beats, then ascend back to the original pitch and hold for four beats.
Step 2 Perform the same exercise from Step 1. This time, slur down one whole step so that you are slurring from B flat to A flat and then back to B flat. Follow the same whole note pattern, and hold each beat for one second.
Step 3 Continue to slur, each time starting on B flat and adding a half step to each progressive slur. Stop when you hit the lowest note on your trombone.
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