Description
Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up
by Eddie Lewis
We are offering this PDF warm-up as a free download. It is designed to provide all of the elements of the Physical Trumpet Pyramid, but in a minimum number of exercises.
This version of the warm-up is for trumpet players with a range up to G above the staff. That is the range for our Trumpet Player skill level.
How to Use the Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up
There are several circumstances that will lead someone to do this Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up. The most common reason someone will use it is because they are short on time. If you are someone who commonly uses my routine books, Daily Routines, Chops Express, or any of the from the Trumpet Chops series, then you can still get the Physical Trumpet Pyramid structure in your warm-up, even if you don’t have a lot of time.
The objective of the Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up is to get all of the elements of the Physical Trumpet Pyramid done very quickly. So it’s important not to drill any of the exercises. Just get through them. If there are mistakes, keep that in mind, make a mental note, and correct those mistakes next time you do the warm-up.
Another circumstance leading to people doing the Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up can be related to the schedule talked about in the One Range book. Trumpet players who need more rest than even what the Chops Express book provides can do the Trumpet Player Quick Warm-up to save their chops on that day.
Warm-ups vs. Routines
All of our trumpet routine books have warm-up properties built into them, but they are not warm-ups. They are routines.
A warm-up is what you do to prepare to play. We do warm-ups on trumpet for the same reasons why athletes do warm-ups in their sport. Warm-ups prepare them for performance both mentally and physically. It gets your mind and your muscles into the condition necessary to perform.
Another reason for a warm-up is to prevent damage or injury.
Routines, on the other hand, are collections of exercises that you do on a daily basis because doing those exercises makes you a better player over time.
There is a lot of overlap between routines and warm-ups. The exercises you do can be very similar. The biggest difference between routines and warm-ups is how long they should take. A routine can take anywhere from fifteen minute to two hours. How long your routine should take depends on how much time you have to practice. I teach that exercises should be less than half of your practice time for the day. If you only have two hours to practice, then your routine should not take two hours to complete.
A warm-up, in my opinion, should never take more than a few minutes. If you are my student, or using my methods, and you NEED a thirty minute warm-up, then there is something wrong with your approach to the trumpet and we should talk about that.
One last thing about warm-ups and routines. Because my routines have warm-up properties in them, you don’t ever have to do a warm-up after you’ve done a routine for that day. For example, if you played a routine in the morning, put the horn away for a few hours, then had a rehearsal, then there’s no need for a formal routine. You can simply play a few notes and you should be ready to rehearse or perform.
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