Drill of the Week #20, "Peanut Butter and Jelly"

A long-tone study similar to the popular DOW #2, but structured to help put focus and center in your tone. This explores multiple registers but is always visiting the middle octaves as a way to "remind" your ear what type of focus you should be listening for when playing in all registers...but especially the "cash register".

[@kenapplegate904]

Hey Chris. Merry Christmas and thanks so much for posting these drills. They really are a treat-and-a-half. Can't wait to give this one a go!

[@jasonwall6991]

Keep em coming Chris! Very helpful, inspirational to all

[@knowncoder7119]

hey Chris i am Tyler and i am a music education major at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and i am a big fan of all the drills you release to work on various aspects of my playing. a lot of which made it into my everyday warm-up routine. i was wondering if you ever if you ever considered writing a book with all these exercises in them. this would be something i would be very interested in owning if it were ever a think. thanks -Tyler

[@anthonytran1135]

How well do you think these drills would work on bass trombone?

[@cheers623]

A number of bass trombonists I know use them all the time.

[@jamesliu1001]

This great! But my biggest problem with this exercise isn't the flexibility, but the air -- I always run out of air before finishing a slur, any advice for that? Will it ruin the drill if I break up the slur and take a breath in the middle?

[@cheers623]

Breathe as needed, but keep trying to extend your ability to play it in one breath

[@alfdlgnaat]

Is there any sheet music for these drills of the week

[@kenapplegate904]

He and a few people close to him are working on typesetting the drills. I believe his video for drill #19 goes into detail about his plans for this. 8)

[@cheers623]

Working on that! Merry Christmas!

[@tubajistagaspoy]

hi sir chris good day

[@tubajistagaspoy]

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