The session today makes use of Chris Gekker’s book Endurance Drills for Performance Skills and the Schlossberg book again. If you don’t have the Gekker book you could find similar approaches in Clarke, Shuebruk, and Nagel. I just really like the Gekker book, it is also a nice way to take a step back from the Clarke book and let that refresh itself.
Once we hit our stride this becomes a back and forth of technical and flow/flex. Also pay close attention to the concepts of the Gekker book and what is being worked on, spoiler, it isn’t speed.
The Routine
Breathing exercises - Flow but focusing on expanding the breath (so instead of working to in for 1 out for 1, work your way up to something like in for 16 out for 16 with a metronome at 52 bpm. Great one to use a breathing tube with)
Schlossberg no.6 down an octave. This is just so we start on Harmonic 4 instead of 8.
Schlossberg no.12 (as written)
Schlossberg no.21 and ascending on the Bb horn.
Gekker no.1 going as high as can be controlled. No tension or straining in the Gekker exercises.
Schlossberg no.15
Gekker no.3
Schlossberg no.25 (same was as in the Schlossberg session starting on the harm 4 C)
Gekker no.7
Schlossberg no.52 (following procedures from the Sclossberg session)
Gekker no.10
Etude of choice, I’d go with Kopprasch or Kling, something focusing on articulation and moving around the horn to reinforce what we worked on.
That is it. It is a focused session and heavy work. If you start losing the ability to keep it in control, jump to the etude after a 5 minute break and call it.