Andrew Bain Routine
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BUZZING
- Breath low and relaxed
- Free Air-flow
- Stable Corners
- Maintain the same mouthpiece position on the lips
- Increase airflow to lower notes
= 60
1
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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= 60
2 gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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= 60
3
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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= 60
4 gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss. gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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DESCENDING CHROMATICS
- Increase airflow into lower register
- All on F Horn
- First time piano and repeat twice
= 80
1
1. x Legato-p
2. x Flattertongue-f
3. x Huffing-f
4. x Articulated-f
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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= 90
2
1. x Legato-p
2. x Flattertongue-f
3. x Huffing-f
4. x Articulated-f
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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REPEATED NOTES
4X4
- Air travels at the same speed and amount from beginning to the end of note
- Same air for all notes
- Coordinate tongue with beginning of air
- Start on Bb-Horn
= 60 Air Attack
Articulated
Air Attack Articulated
Air Attack Articulated
Air Attack Articulated
Air Attack Articulated
Air Attack Articulated
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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REPEATED NOTE PATTERN
- Air constantly flowing
- Chin stable
- Tongue only cuts air-stream
- Coordinate airstream with tongue
- Airstream stays the same throughout each group
- Start on Bb-Horn
= 60
3 6 3
3 6 3
3 6 3
3 6 3
3 6 3
3 6 3
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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GLISSANDO
- Release air right from the beginning
- Increase air-flow through glissando
- Stable corners
- Jaw - down and forward
- Articulate 1st note of the excercise, it is possible to rest and breathe after 1st interval
- Start on Bb-Horn, then from the middle C on F-Horn
= 60
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
gliss.
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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REPEATED NOTE SCALE
- Constant flowing air
- Maintain airstream through repeated articulations
- Increase speed of articulation
= 80-120
3 3
3
3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3
Repeat down one semitone as low
as possible then from middle C up
one semitone until the top of range
Keep repeating the rhytmical pattern through out all the scales.
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HUFFING
- The sfz as fast as possible from diaphragm area
- Keep the diaphragm area flexible
- Blow lips forward inside mouthpiece
- Stable, forward corners
- The sfz accent only with diaphragm "kick"
= 90
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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REPEATED AIR ATTACKS
- Bouncing from diaphragm area
- Keep relaxed
- Keep air flowing and forward
- Lips forward
- Strong corners
- Articulation only with diaphragm area "kick"
= 90
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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ARPEGGIOS WITH AIR ATTACKS
- Constant free air flow and support
- Chin stable
- Keep corners very stable
- Blow this excercise through the back of the mouthpiece first the match blowing with playing
= 90
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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HECTOR NR. 2+
- Flowing relaxed air
- Keep air forward
- Chin stable
- Utilize air-speed to ascend and increase air-flow when descending
= 112-140
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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TWO OCTAVES CHROMATIC SCALE
- Constant relaxed flowing air
- Tongue returning to same place for articulation
- All tongued
= 80-120
Repeat up one
semitone as high
as possible
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LOW REGISTER REPEATED NOTES
-Keep air supported and relaxed
- Consistent air flow through each note at every dynamic
- Tongued or air attacks
- Primarily for the lower register but can cover the entire range
= 60
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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ALAN MANN'S FLEXIBILITY EXERCISES
- Constant airstream
- Solid corners
- Keep air and lips forward
= 80-140
3 3 3
3 3 3
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3 3 3
3 3 3
Repeat down one
semitone to F-Horn
2+3 combination
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SCALE PATTERN
- Maintain stable corners and same mouthpiece contact point throughout
- Increase air speed in upper register
- Increase air volume in lower register
= 80-140
1
Repeat up and down
1. x Huffing
to cover the entire range
2. x Staccato
3. x Accents
= 80-140
2
1. x Huffing Repeat up and down
2. x Staccato to cover the entire range
3. x Accents
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LOW REGISTER BUILDER
- Move the air relaxed and free
- Increase flow for crescendo
- Keep supporting through the diminuendo
- Tongue or air attacks for the first note
= 80
Repeat from lower note and
continue as low as possible
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ARPEGGIOS
- Constant flowing supported air
- Stable corners and same mouthpiece contact point throughout
- Support between intervals
= 90
3
3 3
3
1. x Huffing
2. x Staccato
3. x Accents
1. x Huffing
2. x Staccato
3. x Accents 3
3 3
3
1. x Huffing
2. x Staccato
3. x Accents 3
3 3
3
1. x Huffing
2. x Staccato
3. x Accents 3
3
3 3
Repeat up and down
to cover the entire range
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PU or POO EXERCISE
- Start each note with the syllable Pu or Poo
- Become slightly louder and longer with each repitition
- Feel the buzz being started completley relaxed and the inner part of the lips moving forward
- Play on Bb or F Horn ascending and descending by semitones
= 80
Repeat up and
down
to cover the
entire range
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STAMP EXERCISES
- Aim to support air stream through descending intervals, connect between notes
- Piano and Mezzo-Piano
- Can also be done with soft articulations
= 80
3b
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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= 80
3a
Repeat down one
semitone as low
as possible
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HECTOR EXERCISE
- All open partials on the Bb Horn
- All slurred except when rearticualting repeated notes
- Flowing relaxed air, keep air forward, corners stable
- Play in one breath if possible
- Hold last trill until out of air (trill is the indicator of relaxed air)
= 80-140
Continue down one
semitone as low
as possible staying in
the natural horn (T2,T1,
T12, T23, open, 2, 1, 12,
23, 13, 123)
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SENSITIVITY
- Play all open partials starting on F horn 23
- Focus on stable corner and forward air with as little movement as possible
- Pianissimo to Mezzo Piano
= 80-120
Repeat up and down
to cover the entire range
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ELEPHANT EXERCISE
- Utilize air-speed to get to top note
- Combine huffing and tongue for accents
- Increase air-flow and keep corners stablefor descending intervals
- Keep Diaphragm area flexible
= 80
ss.
ss.
ss.
gli gli gli
ss. ss. ss.
gli gli gli
ss.
ss.
ss.
gli gli gli
ss. ss. ss.
gli gli gli
gli
ss.
gli
ss.
gli
ss.
Repeat up from the C
one semitone in Bb Horn
until T-0
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SLOW SCALES
- Constant air-flow
- Keep tongue position/articulation point consistent throughout
- Sustain end of quarter note into 16th notes
= 80-120
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