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CSD Buzzing Exercises
CSD Buzzing Exercises
CSD Buzzing Exercises
Colin Dorman
Pre-Warmup Buzzing
Buzzed notes are indicated by circles with Xs inside.
The pitches indicated in this exercise are approximate.
All glissandos should be smooth and buzzy, and ONLY GO as high and low as a good buzz can be maintained!
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Hold 4-8 seconds Gliss up 4-8 seconds
Gliss down 4-8 seconds Gliss up and down 4-8 seconds
Scale Studies
Tuner pitches are indicated with square noteheads.
Try to blend your buzz into the tuner's note.
A sample five note scale. Since fingerings are irrelevant, start on all comfortable notes.
Both 3, 5, and 8 note scales should be done.
The whole notes are the drone - ascend slowly! Try arpeggios as well!
Do not exceed a 3rd-space C while free buzzing, but feel free to go as low as you are able to.
Free buzz Mouthpiece buzz