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Looking for a flow study etude book, but tired of the lack of
variety in the market place?
While there are other
flow study etudes available, Go With The Flow breaks from
the norm by compiling twenty-one, modern-sounding flow study etudes into a single compilation.
Most available etudes are
very traditional sounding, and are rooted in simple, tertian harmony.
Many date back more than a hundred years and their maturity is clearly
linked to their sound.
Although
Go With The Flow does not break from the “moving long tones” concept
(“moving long tones” is an alternative term for “flow study”), it does
take the musical aspects a step further than other existing studies do.
The etudes in Go With The Flow are skillfully composed to
reflect modern times, making them easier to identify with and a more
natural choice for today's musician.
For something as commonly used and with so little material to draw from
as flow studies, Go With the Flow offers a convenient way to add some
much-needed variety to the musician's daily
routine. It is highly recommended for classical musicians
seeking fresh material.
This 43-page book is spiral-bound for
easy reading and comfortable use on a music stand.
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Interesting facts related to this book:
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Flow
Studies, also called “Moving Long Tones”,
are commonly used to develop the trumpet student’s sound and
phrasing. The tradition can be traced back to Herbert L.
Clarke, and was made popular with modern trumpet players by
people like Vincent Cichowicz and Arnold Jacobs.
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A flow study etude is characterized by primarily
stepwise motion and slurs. In practice, the student is
asked to support the airstream as if playing a single
sustained note. In this way, the airstream consists of
one steady flow while the fingers and lips work together to
move gradually from one register of the instrument to the
next.
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The intended
result of practicing flow studies is to develop a cleaner,
more musical sound.
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Go With
The Flow can be used as a warm-up. For trumpet
players who use the
Daily Routines or
The Physical Trumpet Pyramid:
buzz the first two etudes, mouthpiece buzz the third and
fourth etudes, then add tonguing at Etude No. 12.
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Etude No. 13
was orchestrated for jazz combo (with four horns) and was used
as a prelude to an African 12/8 tune by the jazz combo,
Living Rhythms.
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The flow
study etudes in Go With The Flow cover every
major key.
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