From: Bbtrumpet@webtv.net ('Pops')
Subject: Re: Arbans.... how to work through?

How to practice the Arban, Clarke, Schlossberg books.
 

The Complete Arban is broken into sections :

First studies from pages 11-22
  (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Syncopation 23-36
     (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Slurs 39-56
  (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Scale studies 59-87
    (Play 2 pages daily for a week)

Turns,trills,shakes..... 91-122
     (Play 2 pages daily for a week)

Intervals,Triplets & sixteenth notes   125-141
          (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Chords   142-152
     (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Triple Tonguing   155-174
     (Play 1 page daily for a week)

Double & Applied Tonguing 175-190
     (Play 1 page daily for a week)

After some of the smaller sections of the Arban are complete and you are used to this you can start working on :

One of the 14 Characteristic Studies   Pages 285-299 and/or

One of the 12 Fantaisies & variations pages 301-347.


Clarke Technical Studies is broken into 10 lessons. You should start with lesson 1 and work it every day until it is perfect.

After that is perfect in 2-4 weeks go to lesson 2. This will take 5-10 months to go through the book.


Max Schlossberg Daily Drills is also divided into sections.

Long tones exercises 1-37
     (Play 2 exercises daily for a week)

Intervals   38-48
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

Octave drills 49-58
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

Lip drills 59-69
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

Chord studies 70-88
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

Scales 89-115
  (Play 2 exercises daily for a week)

Chromatics 116-128
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

Etudes 129-156
  (Play 1 exercise daily for a week)

If you are reviewing this material then you can change exercises daily instead of weekly.  I hope this helps.

    Pops